Crash on US-101 N/B to Embarcadero Rd at Embarcadero Rd, Palo Alto, California

Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at 12:56 PM

Property damage only2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Redwood City Area
Report number
9330-2026-01797

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

Where and when

Location
US-101 N/B to Embarcadero Rd at Embarcadero Rd
City, county
Palo Alto, Santa Clara County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Cloudy
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2013 Toyota Prius

/Whi Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 20Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2024 Ford Expiditon Max

/Blk Sport Utility Vehicle

Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Driver, male, 27Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 22350 UNSAFE SPEED FOR PREVAILING CONDITIONSas recorded on the report
Unit 1 driver condition
CELL PHONE HANDSFREE IN USEas 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

1 crash recorded on US-101 N/B to Embarcadero Rd in Palo Alto in the last 12 months, 0 with injuries.

All Palo Alto crashes, June 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

Were you involved and want this page removed?Request removal of this record