Crime & Safety
Coroner IDs Woman Killed in Foster City Crash
The driver, a San Mateo resident, died in the crash Wednesday afternoon.
A woman killed in a solo-vehicle crash in Foster City on Wednesday afternoon has been identified by the San Mateo County coroner's office as 84-year-old Johanna Von Eitzen.
Von Eitzen was driving east in the 1000 block of Metro Center Boulevard when her car veered off the roadway and crashed in front of the Orchard Supply Hardware store around 3:50 p.m., according to police.
Paramedics pulled her from the car and she was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. The cause of the crash is still under investigation.
Anyone who witnessed the crash is asked to call Foster City police at (650) 286-3300.
Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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