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A fatal crash involving a motorcycle was reported Thursday morning, Aug. 20, on southbound U.S. Highway 101 in East Palo Alto, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The victim in the crash was later identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office as Irma Elizabeth Oxlaj Vargas, 38, of Redwood City.
The crash was reported shortly after 6 a.m. on southbound Highway 101 near the University Avenue on-ramp.
The two right lanes of the highway were still blocked two hours later. More details about the case were not immediately available.
Editor’s Note: This story was updated with the victim’s identity.
Just yesterday, I was driving on 101; watching cyclists weaving in and out of lanes, speeding, ignoring common sense. I’ve never seen one get a traffic ticket …