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The California Highway Patrol has reported the death at about 12:45 p.m. on Tuesday (Oct. 14) of a 17-year-old Woodside girl who, witnesses said, jumped from the Sand Hill Road overpass at Interstate 280 and was struck by a vehicle driving north on the freeway.
The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office has identified the girl as Shelby Lauren Drazan.
CHP officers were enroute to the scene after witnesses reported a girl standing on the guardrail of the westbound lanes of the overpass, Officer Art Montiel said.
Medics pronounced the girl dead at the scene.
The vehicle that struck the girl was a 2007 Toyota SUV driven by a Santa Clara resident. The driver was not injured, the CHP said.
Officers rerouted northbound traffic via the off- and on-ramps at Sand Hill Road and traffic was backed up to just south of Alpine Road, the CHP said. The freeway section was reopened to traffic at about 2:55 p.m., the CHP said.
The CHP is asking witnesses to contact Officer William Torr at (650) 369-6261.
By Dave Boyce
By Dave Boyce
By Dave Boyce
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So incredibly sad. As a parent of a 17yr old daughter my heart aches for the girl, the family and her loved ones. Ugh, such pressure on these kids. So sad…
There are no words…I only hope this family and all who cared about ****** will someday heal knowing she is not suffering any more. Absolutely tragic and heartbreaking. I’m so sorry for your loss.
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of this young lady. Wish there was more we could say. Bless you all.
First of all my condolences to the Drazan family, second my deepest compassion to the driver of the SUV, what a devastation on all parts. My deepest wish (looking back) is that I had been on Sandhill Road, 17 minutes earlier, and have had the chance to talk Shelby into a better solution. Unfortunately, I got there at 1:02 pm, police cars still arriving. As there were no car collision on 280 under the bridge, about 8 emergency vehicles, and a yellow tarp on the pavement (encompassing a body), and the SUV plus one other car just a bit up further from the scene….. It was pretty clear, that someone had made a sad final decision on their life.
My mind keeps drifting back to, what could have gone so wrong, in such a young girls life? And how would any one of us cope with hitting a person jumping from a bridge, and living with that terrible sence of maby being a part of killing someone?
May this tradegy, remind us all to slow down, be there for one another, listen, care and realize LIFE is found in LOVE, not things or prestigious titles, nor possessions. There is no U-Haul to Heaven, we only have NOW.