The driver whose pickup truck collided with a car on Highway 152
today, killing both people in that Honda Civic, noted to
investigators after the wreck that he had lost control of the Ford
F350 and allowed it to veer into opposing traffic, according to the
California Highway Patrol.
The driver whose pickup truck collided with a car on Highway 152 today, killing both people in that Honda Civic, noted to investigators after the wreck that he had lost control of the Ford F350 and allowed it to veer into opposing traffic, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Two people died in the accident on Pacheco Pass Highway shortly before 10 a.m. today when the pickup truck crossed the yellow line and struck the car, sending it down an embankment and killing the Sunnyvale residents in the vehicle, according to the CHP.
The driver of the 2004 Ford F350 was westbound on Pacheco Pass, about five miles southwest of Dinosaur Point, when he crossed to the other side of the road and collided head-on with an eastbound 2002 Honda Civic, said Officer Jaime Rios, spokesman for the California Highway Patrol. The CHP in a press statement noted how he lost control and “allowed his vehicle to veer into opposing eastbound lanes of traffic.”
The pickup truck driver was 45-year-old Martin Teeling of Aptos. Teeling was uninjured in the accident and was talking to an investigator as authorities examined the area.
The CHP identified the victims as a 29-year-old woman from Sunnyvale and a 32-year-old man from Sunnyvale. Her body was covered on the grass outside of the car, which faced the road after rolling down the hill.
The accident occurred on the Santa Clara County side of the highway. Calfire and San Benito County fire responded as well.
The CHP noted how it does not appear alcohol or drugs played a part in the accident and that the agency still is investigating it.
Today’s accident adds to a bad couple of weeks on the roads for the area. There were two fatal accidents on Highway 101 just six days apart, the first one two weeks ago. Also on Tuesday, another death occurred on Highway 156. A total of five people have been killed during the recent span.
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