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Driver dies after vehicle hit by lumber truck on Highway 280 in Woodside

Original post made on Jun 24, 2020

A Freeway Service Patrol driver died Tuesday afternoon in a crash on southbound Interstate Highway 280 in Woodside, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol said.

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Comments (6)

Posted by resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jun 24, 2020 at 10:43 am

If the driver wasn't impaired, he or she surely was distracted to rear-end a parked tow truck.


Posted by Menlo Voter.
a resident of Menlo Park: other
on Jun 24, 2020 at 2:24 pm

"If the driver wasn't impaired, he or she surely was distracted to rear-end a parked tow truck."

Or the truck had a mechanical problem.


Posted by resident
a resident of Menlo Park: Downtown
on Jun 24, 2020 at 3:09 pm

@Pat MyGroyn - a lumber truck is a commercial vehicle. I would be surprised if the driver did not have a commercial drivers license.


Posted by James Madison
a resident of Menlo Park: Central Menlo Park
on Jun 24, 2020 at 4:33 pm

The lumber truck "left the road." What was the excuse for that?


Posted by pearl
a resident of another community
on Jun 24, 2020 at 4:35 pm

This is the first time I've ever heard of the Freeway Service Patrol. Is this a new service to motorists driving on the freeway? Seems it would be a godsend if you were to run out of gas or have a flat tire while driving on the freeway.


Posted by pearl
a resident of another community
on Jun 24, 2020 at 4:45 pm

An Internet search provides this interesting information about the Freeway Service Patrol:
Web Link


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