Crime & Safety

Menlo Park Teenager Dies In San Mateo County Crash

The teenager was killed when a car he was in went down an embankment off of Skyline Boulevard.

MENLO PARK, CA -- One of the three teenagers who was found dead Wednesday morning from a car crash was identified as a Menlo Park resident.

Andrew Gonzales, 18, of Menlo Park, alongside Matthew Cruz, 18, and Ricardo Torres, 19, of Redwood City, were found in the wreckage of a crash off Skyline Boulevard in unincorporated San Mateo County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP officers responded to the incident around 7:49 a.m. Wednesday and found a 2010 Hyundai occupied by the three teenagers had crashed at some point overnight.

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The car was traveling south on Skyline, left the west side of the roadway, struck a tree and came to rest on its wheels about 50 feet down the embankment, CHP officials said.

All three occupants died in the crash.

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Anyone with information about the case is encouraged to contact CHP Officer Brian Wester at (650) 369-6261.

--Bay City News contributed to this report/Photo via Shutterstock

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