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Ryan Ferrari, 21, of Woodside killed in car crash

by Andrea Gemmet

Ryan Ferrari, a 21-year-old Woodside resident, died in a car accident early Saturday morning, Nov. 28, after the vehicle he was driving hit two trees and another vehicle before flipping over.

Mr. Ferrari was headed home at about 2:30 a.m. when he crashed in the 200 block of Woodside Drive, said Sgt. Wes Matsuura of the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

He lost control of his vehicle, went into the opposite lanes and hit a tree. He then hit another tree and crashed into an oncoming car driven by a Redwood City resident, according to Sgt. Matsuura.

The vehicle spun out and flipped, and Mr. Ferrari was pronounced dead at the scene. Toxicology test results are pending, but the preliminary cause of Mr. Ferrari's death is multiple blunt trauma injuries, said Robert Foucrault, the San Mateo County coroner, on Nov. 30.

The driver of the other vehicle, Jerad Tondino, was found to be under the influence and booked for DUI, Sgt. Matsuura said.

Mr. Tondino was not injured in the collision and it was determined that he was not at fault for the crash, the Sheriff's Office said.

Nearby resident Helen Steinberg said the accident occurred in front of the house of her Woodside Hills neighbors Shirley and Chuck Green. The noise of the crash woke them up and Ms. Green called 911 while Mr. Green rushed outside to help, said Ms. Steinberg.

Ms. Steinberg sent out an e-mail praising the Greens for taking action, and expressing sympathy for the Ferrari family's loss.

"It's a wonderful family," she told The Almanac. "The father, all he talked about was how lucky he was to have three wonderful boys."

The Greens could not be reached by The Almanac's press deadline Monday afternoon.

Funeral arrangements for Mr. Ferrari are pending, and are under the direction of Spangler Mortuary in Menlo Park.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.