1 woman dead, 2 hurt in wrong-way crash on I-280 in Woodside; driver arrested, CHP says

Sunday, April 23, 2023

1 woman dead, 2 hurt in wrong-way crash on I-280 in Woodside, CHP says

One woman is dead and two are injured after a wrong way crash on I-280 southbound in Woodside Saturday afternoon, California Highway Patrol said.

WOODSIDE, Calif. (KGO) -- One woman is dead and two are injured after a wrong way crash that occurred on I-280 southbound in Woodside Saturday afternoon, California Highway Patrol said in a series of tweets.

Police said a white Ford sedan driving north in the southbound lanes crashed head-on into a black BMW SUV about 2:38 p.m. in the #4 lane.

The BMW's driver, a 54-year-old San Francisco woman whose name was withheld by police, was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency personnel, the CHP said.

A 14-year-old boy, who was in the front passenger seat of the SUV, was taken to Stanford Medical Center with major injuries, the police said. His name was not disclosed.

The driver of the Ford, Constellatia A. Martin, 24, of Campbell, was arrested and taken to Stanford Medical Center with major injuries, police said.

Police say that it is unknown if drugs or alcohol were involved at this time.

Bay City News contributed to this report.

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