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A man in his 20s was killed on Wednesday afternoon after the motorcycle he was riding collided with a vehicle near Stanford Shopping Center.
The collision occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m., on the 100 block of El Camino Real, near Sand Hill Road. According to the Palo Alto Police Department, the sedan was traveling north on El Camino and was making a left turn when it collided with a motorcycle, which was traveling southbound.
The driver, a woman in her 20s, remained at the scene and cooperated with police, who closed the roadway for about three hours as they investigated.
The victim in the Aug. 19 crash was later identified by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office as Pedro Armando Garcia Hernandez, 24, of Redwood City. Police said he was transported by the Palo Alto Fire Department to a local hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the department’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413 or to send a text with the keyword PAPD to 847411.
Editor’s Note: This story was updated with the victim’s identity.
