Good Samaritan Killed Helping Hurt Motorist In San Mateo: CHP

SAN MATEO, CA — A motorist who pulled over to help another person involved in a crash along Highway 101 in San Mateo early Friday morning was struck and killed by a vehicle that then fled the scene, the California Highway Patrol reports.

The good Samaritan was hit around 2 a.m. on the southbound side of the highway, near the Third Avenue offramp, according to preliminary CHP logs.

It all started at 1:54 a.m. when a single car, a Scion, crashed into the center median and ended up blocking the number one lane, according to the CHP. Two other cars, a Ford and a Mercedes, then hit that stalled Scion.

"Once CHP Officers arrived on scene, they observed an uninvolved BMW blocking the #1 and #2 lanes, with its lights on and hazard lights activated," the CHP said in a news release. "The driver of the BMW, Good Samaritan, was located at the collision scene and sustained fatal injuries."

The good Samaritan — a 31-year-old South San Francisco man — was declared dead at the scene, while the person who had been driving the Scion was rushed to the hospital with major injuries, the CHP said.

Whoever hit the man fled the scene, the CHP said.

"Witnesses on scene reported seeing the Good Samaritan struck by a blue or green box shaped SUV, possibly a Toyota or Subaru," the agency said. "The vehicle that hit the Good Samaritan fled the collision scene and has not been located at this time."

Officials are asking that if anyone has information related to the deadly crash to call Officer Castro at (650) 369-6261.

The southbound side of Highway 101 was closed for several hours following the incident.