Crime & Safety
Fatal Hit-and-Run on Hwy 101
Crash near Menlo Park Sunday kills one and blocks traffic on southbound U.S. Highway 101 for three hours.
A Daly City woman was killed in a collision on southbound U.S. Highway 101 Sunday morning in Menlo Park, and the California Highway Patrol is searching for a pickup that fled the scene.
The crash occurred around 5:30 a.m., when a red Honda civic was rear-ended by a 1960s-'70s-model pickup, according to CHP Public Information Officer Art Montiel. The Honda was struck a second time by a taxicab and sustained severe damage.
The San Mateo County coroner's office has identified the driver of the Honda who was killed as Jacqueline Thompson, 37, of Daly City.
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The driver of the pickup fled the scene. It was described as an older model Ford, tan or rust in color, with significant front-end damage.
The crash blocked southbound 101 for nearly three hours. Anyone with information on this crash or the pickup is asked to call 911.
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