Crime & Safety
Driver Killed In Solo Crash On Foothill Drive: CHP
Police said the driver was not wearing a seatbelt, and they saw an alcohol bottle in his car.
SUNOL, CA — A man died in a solo crash on Foothill Road in Sunol Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol.
At around 10:25 p.m., CHP officers responded to reports of a 2005 Chevrolet Silverado crashed into a tree. The driver was found unresponsive in the driver’s seat, without a pulse. Paramedics arrived and declared the driver, a 39-year-old man from Stockton, dead on the scene.
The man was not wearing a seatbelt, and police say they saw an alcohol bottle in the car. The crash remains under investigation.
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No other cars or vehicles were involved, CHP said.
Foothill Road has been the site of numerous solo crashes with trees, notably in April when an electric vehicle crashed into a tree, killing an entire family.
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