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Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Crash Shuts Down Highway 92

Sheriff's Office said it appears the driver of the car intentionally drove off the road and into an embankment.

UPDATED 4:30 p.m.:

The California Highway Patrol has reopened all lanes of state Highway 92 after an investigation into a single-vehicle crash that blocked the roadway west of Interstate Highway 280 for nearly two hours this afternoon, CHP Officer Marc Johnston said.

Officers responded to reports of a vehicle down an embankment west of Skyline Boulevard at about 1:25 p.m., Johnston said.

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No one was injured in the crash.

The San Mateo County Sheriff's Office said it appears that the driver intentionally drove the vehicle off the roadway.

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Portions of Highway 92 were blocked until about 3:30 p.m. while the vehicle was retrieved and an investigation was conducted.

- Bay City News Service

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A traffic accident has forced the closure of Highyway 92 west of the Highway 92/Lower Skyline intersection in both directions, authorities say.

Drivers are advised to use alternate routes.

Patch will update this story as soon as more information becomes available.  

 

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