Fatal Peninsula Freeway Crash Victim ID’d

SAN MATEO COUNTY, CA — The victim of a fatal Peninsula crash Monday morning has been identified as Ricardo Berroya, 67 of Daly City, the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office said.

The collision involving multiple vehicles was reported shortly after 5 a.m. in the northbound lanes of Highway 1 near Interstate Highway 280, where there was heavy fog in the area, the CHP said.

Berroya was the driver of a silver Nissan sedan that crashed into a wall along the freeway, according to the CHP. He was fatally struck by a gray SUV after he exited his vehicle, the CHP said, and at least one other vehicle also collided with the first two cars.

Berroya died after he was taken to a hospital, authorities said.

Northbound traffic on the highway was blocked following the crash and lanes reopened shortly after 7 a.m.

— Bay City News contributed to this report