Crash on US-101 S/B at University Avenue, East Palo Alto, California

Sunday, May 10, 2026 at 4:15 PM

Property damage only3 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Redwood City Area
Report number
9330-2026-01291

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
US-101 S/B at University Avenue
City, county
East Palo Alto, San Mateo County
Collision type
Hit Object
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Object
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
5
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2001 GMC New Sierra

Gray Pickups and Panels

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 51Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, male, 21Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2018 Acura Mdx

Gray Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 55Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
  • Passenger, female, 79Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2017 Lexus NX 200T

White Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 33Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Unit 1 contributing factor
DEFECTIVE VEHICLE EQUIPMENT - VC 24002(a) UNSAFEas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

25 crashes recorded on US-101 S/B in East Palo Alto in the last 12 months, 12 with injuries.

All East Palo Alto crashes, May 2026

About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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