Crash on SR-9 at Brackney Rd in Santa Cruz County, California

Saturday, September 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM

Fatal crash2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP Santa Cruz Area
Report number
9720-2025-01383

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

Where and when

Location
SR-9 at Brackney Rd
City, county
Santa Cruz County
Collision type
Head-On
Motor vehicle involved with
Other Motor Vehicle
Posted speed limit
35 mph
Primary collision factor cited
No
Weather
Clear
Light
Daylight
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
2
Injured
0
Killed
1

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 1967 Volkswagen Beetle

Red Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
North
Maneuver
Xing Into Opposing Lane
  • Driver, female, 80Restraint: Occupant Lap Belt Not Used. Airbag: Not Required
    Fatal
Damage area not recorded

Unit 2: 2006 Toyota Sequoia

Silver Sport Utility Vehicle

Damage recorded
Vehicle towed
Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Proceeding Straight
  • Driver, female, 24Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Not injured

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 21460(A) VEH CROSS DBL SOLID LINEas recorded on the report
Unit 1 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.

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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
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