Police Investigate Fatal Collision

Published on September 28, 2025

Palo Alto, CA – Police are investigating a fatal solo-vehicle collision that occurred last night on Alma Street at the University Avenue overcrossing.   

On Saturday September 28, 2025, at about 11:57 p.m., our 24-hour dispatch center received a call reporting a major injury collision that had just occurred on Alma Street near the University Avenue overcrossing.  Officers and personnel from the Palo Alto Fire Department responded immediately and located a man in his forties unconscious in a pickup truck.  The man was extricated from the vehicle and transported to a local hospital by personnel from the Palo Alto Fire Department.  The man succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.     

The preliminary investigation revealed that the pickup truck was traveling northbound on Alma Street when the truck left the roadway and collided with the elevated median.  Personnel from the Specialized Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) team responded to the scene to continue the investigation.  At this time, it is unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor, and the cause of the collision remains under investigation.  Police do not believe any other vehicle was involved.  The roadway was closed for about three hours so officers could safely investigate the collision.

Police are not releasing the victim’s identity; that information can be obtained from the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call our 24-hour dispatch center at (650) 329-2413.  Anonymous tips can be sent via text message or voice mail to (650) 383-8984, or submitted using the “TipNow-Palo Alto” app, which is available via the App Store or Google Play.