Half Moon Bay burglary suspect dies in deadly collision on San Mateo Bridge
SAN MATEO -- A Half Moon Bay residential burglary suspect was killed early Wednesday when he abandoned his stolen car on the San Mateo Bridge in an effort to evade capture and was fatally struck by another vehicle.
The deadly collision forced the closure of all eastbound lanes near of the toll plaza on the Hayward side of the span backing up traffic on Highway 92 into San Mateo County.
According to officer Chris Barshini of the CHP's Redwood City office, the incident began around 4 a.m. when San Mateo Sheriff's deputies spotted a stolen white Ford Mustang on northbound Highway 1 in Half Moon Bay.
Deputies followed the suspect into Pacifica and continued on to southbound I-280 and then eastbound 92.
A short time later, Barshini said the California Highway Patrol received calls of a vehicle versus a pedestrian collision on the bridge.
"That person was the driver and the suspect," Barshini said. "It appears the white Mustang ran out of gas. The suspect exited the vehicle and was struck by another vehicle. It's under investigation but it appears that just one vehicle struck the suspect."
The suspect was died of his injuries at the scene. His name of the suspect was being withheld pending notification of next-of-kin.
Barshini said the Mustang was stolen during a residential burglary in Half Moon Bay. The incident remains under investigation.
The CHP was advising drivers to seek other eastbound crossings of the San Francisco Bay. All eastbound lanes on the bridge finally reopened around 8 a.m.
