Crash on University Av at Bell St, East Palo Alto, California

Saturday, April 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM

Injury crash3 vehiclesHit and run
Report number
25-1086

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

Where and when

Location
University Av at Bell St
City, county
East Palo Alto, San Mateo County
Collision type
Broadside
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Pedestrian action
Not in Road
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions - no Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
Yes
People involved
5
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 1999 Ford

Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 43Restraint: Occupant Unknown. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury
  • Passenger, male, 62Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2025 Mercedes-Benz

Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, maleRestraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2003 Audi

Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
West
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, male, 68Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Serious injury
  • Passenger, male, 69Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
23153Aas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - 23152 A / OTHERas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas recorded on the report
Unit 3 driver condition
CELL PHONE USE UNKNOWNas 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

28 crashes recorded on University Av in East Palo Alto in the last 12 months, 10 with injuries.

All East Palo Alto crashes, April 2025

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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