Crime & Safety
Update: Coroner Identifies Hwy. 92 Crash Victim
The fatal crash occurred shortly before 6:00 a.m. Monday near Pastorino Farm near Half Moon Bay.
By Bay City News
Update: Monday 4:50 p.m.
The driver of a Volkswagen Jetta who was killed in a head-on crash on state Highway 92 near Half Moon Bay this morning has been identified as Ishan Tejpal, 20, of Tracy, according to the San Mateo County coroner's office.
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The crash was reported at 6:05 a.m. near Pastorino Farms, CHP Officer Amelia Jack said.
She said it appears that Tejpal was driving west behind a big-rig and decided to pass it by crossing into eastbound lanes. He crashed head-on into an oncoming Dodge Ram pickup truck, she said.
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Tejpal died in a medical helicopter that was flying him to a hospital, Jack said.
The driver of the Dodge Ram was taken by ground ambulance to Stanford Hospital with minor injuries.
Jack said the crash remains under investigation but that it does not immediately appear that alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision.
The crash shut down Highway 92 in both directions until shortly after 8 a.m.
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Original story: Monday 8:30 a.m.
The driver of a Volkswagen Jetta was killed in a head-on crash on state Highway 92 outside of Half Moon Bay this morning, a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman said.
The crash was reported at 6:05 a.m. near Pastorino Farms, CHP Officer Amelia Jack said.
She said it appears that the driver of the gray Jetta, a man in his early 20s, was driving west behind a big-rig and decided to pass it by crossing into eastbound lanes.
He had apparently not seen an oncoming eastbound Dodge Ram pickup truck, and crashed into it head-on, Jack said.
A medical helicopter was dispatched to the scene to airlift the Jetta's driver to a trauma center, but he died on the way to the hospital, she said.
The driver of the Dodge Ram was taken by ground ambulance to Stanford Hospital with minor injuries.
Jack said the crash remains under investigation but that it does not immediately appear that alcohol or drugs played a role in the collision.
The crash shut down Highway 92 in both directions until shortly after 8 a.m.
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