Stanford Resident, 25, Dies In Skyline Blvd. Crash

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA - A 25-year-old Stanford resident died when his SUV crashed into a tree on Skyline Boulevard south of Portola Valley in San Mateo County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP officers responded at 3:58 a.m. to a report of a crash on Skyline Boulevard, also known as state Highway 35, south of Page Mill Road near the county border with Santa Clara County, CHP officials said.

Investigators determined a silver 2005 Nissan SUV traveling south went off the roadway and struck a tree. The driver, the lone occupant of the vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene and his name has not yet been released by the San Mateo County coroner's office.

The crash remains under investigation.

Anyone who may have witnessed it is asked to call Officer J. Wakeman at (650) 369-6261.

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