Man killed, woman injured in Potrero Hill crash

The Brief

  • The California Highway Patrol began receiving reports just after 7:10 a.m. of a crash off Interstate 280 near the Cesar Chavez Street off ramp.
  • Paramedics at the scene rescued a male passenger and a female driver from the car.
  • The man was pronounced dead at the scene, and the woman was taken to a hospital with serious injuries.
  • Drugs and alcohol were ruled out as factors in the crash, though the CHP noted speed may have been a factor.

SAN FRANCISCO One person was killed and another was hurt in a solo-vehicle crash just off Interstate 280 in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood on Saturday morning.

The California Highway Patrol began receiving reports just after 7:10 a.m. of a crash off the freeway near the Cesar Chavez Street off ramp, the department told KTVU.

At the scene, CHP officers discovered that a black Hyundai Ionic had left the roadway and crashed in the center median.

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