Crime & Safety
Update: One Killed in Three-Car Crash on Highway 17
Accident occurred at around 10:40 a.m. Monday; severe traffic alert is in effect on northbound Highway 17.
Update: 1 p.m., April 29: The California Highway Patrol has reopened all lanes of Highway 17 after closures prompted by a fatal crash on the highway near Los Gatos this morning.
The crash was reported at about 10:40 a.m. on northbound Highway 17, CHP Officer Kevin Bartlett said.
Preliminary information indicated that the driver of a red sedan traveling south struck two cars on the southbound side and flipped over onto the northbound side.
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The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the coroner is responding, Bartlett said.
At least one northbound lane remained closed as of 11:30 a.m.
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A severe traffic alert was in effect on northbound Highway 17 at The Cats Restaurant and Tavern, 17533 Santa Cruz Highway, due to the accident.
The right lane is blocked.
Motorists are advised to expect delays and avoid the area.
—Bay City News Contributed to this report
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