Overview
- The crash happened early Saturday around 1:30 a.m. when a gray Chevrolet Camaro clipped a Recology semitruck near the eastbound I-80 7th Street off-ramp and was launched over the freeway railing into an SFPD impound lot.
- A 17-year-old rear passenger was pronounced dead at the scene and three other teen occupants were taken to hospital with moderate to major injuries.
- Authorities say the deceased passenger was not wearing a seat belt while the three survivors were restrained, and firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools to extricate victims from the wreckage.
- CHP spokespersons reported that the Camaro made an unsafe turning movement into the truck, that neither drugs nor alcohol appear to be factors, and that both drivers remained on scene and cooperated with investigators.
- The vehicles struck sand barrels and the impound lot’s parked cars during the crash, lanes and the off-ramp were closed for several hours, and a formal collision reconstruction is pending to clarify speed and exact fault.