Police Investigate Late Night Fatal Vehicle Collision

Published on June 26, 2025

Palo Alto, CA – Police are investigating a fatal solo-vehicle collision that occurred last night on San Antonio Road. 

On Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at about 11:55 p.m., our 24-hour dispatch center received a call reporting a major injury collision that had just occurred on San Antonio Road near the intersection of Alma Street.  Officers and personnel from the Palo Alto Fire Department responded immediately and located a man in his fifty’s 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 westbound on San Antonio Road when the truck left the roadway and collided with a tree. A witness reported seeing the vehicle swerving across multiple lanes of traffic prior to leaving the roadway.  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 two 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.