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Major injury car crash closes part of Central Expressway on Sunday

Road was closed between Shoreline Boulevard and Farley Street for hours

The Mountain View Police Department logo on a motorcycle. Photo by Michelle Le

Update: Central Expressway was reopened as of 4:44 p.m., according to the Mountain View Police Department.

Police have shut down Central Expressway in Mountain View between Shoreline Boulevard and Farley Street after a solo car crash that resulted in serious injuries.

The Mountain View Police Department responded at around 6 a.m. Sunday morning, March 13, to reports that a car had hit a tree and rolled. The driver of a white SUV was ejected from the vehicle and has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to a police department press release. No one else was inside the car.

The cause of the crash is under investigation and police expect the road will remain closed for several hours.

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Major injury car crash closes part of Central Expressway on Sunday

Road was closed between Shoreline Boulevard and Farley Street for hours

Update: Central Expressway was reopened as of 4:44 p.m., according to the Mountain View Police Department.

Police have shut down Central Expressway in Mountain View between Shoreline Boulevard and Farley Street after a solo car crash that resulted in serious injuries.

The Mountain View Police Department responded at around 6 a.m. Sunday morning, March 13, to reports that a car had hit a tree and rolled. The driver of a white SUV was ejected from the vehicle and has been taken to the hospital with serious injuries, according to a police department press release. No one else was inside the car.

The cause of the crash is under investigation and police expect the road will remain closed for several hours.

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Steven Nelson
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Cuesta Park
on Mar 15, 2022 at 11:10 am
Steven Nelson, Cuesta Park
Registered user
on Mar 15, 2022 at 11:10 am

I hope this driver survives and heals. If the car/SUV had faulty passive passenger restraints (seat belts) I hope the car company gets throughly sued. If the passenger was not wearing seat belts? ...

Oh well - some people who can get COVID vaccinations don't believe in that science either.


Steven Nelson
Registered user
Cuesta Park
on Mar 15, 2022 at 11:12 am
Steven Nelson, Cuesta Park
Registered user
on Mar 15, 2022 at 11:12 am

VOICE reporters - could you check the police reports to see if seat belts were used or failed? (which I guess may not be clearly evident?)


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