UPDATE: A woman who was killed Monday morning when her car flipped over the center divider of Interstate 280 near Palo Alto was identified Tuesday as 47-year-old Los Gatos resident Gina Whitson, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.
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A 47-year-old Los Gatos woman died this morning after her car crashed into a cement wall on northbound Interstate 280 near Palo Alto, overturned and landed on its roof.
Around 9:05 a.m., California Highway Patrol officers responded to a report of an overturned vehicle that crashed into the center divider on northbound I-280 just south of Page Mill Road, according to the CHP.
A black Hyundai Sonata crashed head-on into a cement center divider. The car then overturned and went over the divider, CHP Officer Art Montiel said.
The car landed on its roof in between the highway’s northbound and southbound lanes. Grass near the vehicle caught fire but the car did not burn, Montiel said.
Other motorists stopped and were able to pull the woman out of the vehicle, but she was pronounced dead at the scene, Montiel said. Her name has not yet been released.
The vehicle was allegedly speeding before the crash. There were no other passengers inside the car and no other vehicles were involved in the crash, Montiel said.
At 9:46 a.m., CHP officers issued a Sig-Alert for the highway, closing at least two northbound lanes while officers investigated the incident. By 2 p.m., the lanes reopened, CHP officials said.
By Bay City News Service
By Bay City News Service
By Bay City News Service
Darwin wins.
@ Joe Blow
In light of this weekend’s tragedy in our town – you know, the one where we lost a young life, this comment is wildly cruel. This callous comment reminds me of Donne’s cautionary insight, “do not send to know for whom the bell tolls / It tolls for thee.” We are all part of one piece – act like what you say and do matters. Or, if not, don’t say anything at all.
gb
Hyundai.. Not a very safe car. German engineering, or Lexus/Infiniti for tank-like safety.
I think the key take away here is “The vehicle was allegedly speeding before the crash”. Something obviously happened that made her lose control of the car. If it was speed and something else (intoxication, texting, lack of ability) then I would say that it is just good she didn’t kill someone else.
As for the Hyundai Sonata, they are not unsafe vehicles and are rated as high as some of the “German engineered” cars you mention.
The victim was not drunk or on drugs, she was on her way to work. She was a professional and a wonderful person. Words cannot describe the loss her family and community is feeling today.
Cannot believe the snarky comments in a case where someone died, and if she was driving in an unsafe manner, she’s paid the price. Luckily no one else was killed or injured. I see many driving too fast on 280, 75-80+ where posted limit is 65.
To Gina’s family I’m so sorry for your lost. I was the last person to see her face before she lost control of her car. She made a horrible decision and ultimately took her own life. She was behind me driving erratically. I wanted to hit my brakes to make her slow down but I was afraid she was going to clip me and send me flying into the other lanes so I decided not to and after that thought she got over to the shoulder doing over 90 and immediately lost control of her car. I would never forget her face. I really feel so bad but everything was her own fault she had no business driving like that. I have a husband and child that I just left imagine me not coming home because of someone else’s poor decisions. I’m so happy others were not involved.
My prayers.
Sorry for the loss.
respectfully