UPDATE: One Dead, Five Injured In Crash That Forced Highway 1 Closure

UPDATE 1:29 am: All lanes of state Highway 1 have reopened following a fatal crash in Pescadero on Tuesday evening, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The crash killed a 26-year-old woman and injured two others, forcing officials to close the roadway in both directions for more than two hours, the California Highway Patrol said.

The woman was driving a blue 1989 Honda Civic south on Highway 1 near Rossi Road when she turned left in front of a northbound black 2001 Chevy Suburban at about 6:30 p.m., CHP Officer Art Montiel said.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and two passengers in the Suburban were taken to Stanford Hospital, Montiel said.

CHP officers issued a Sig-alert and completely shut down Highway 1 at Whitehouse Canyon Road from about 7:10 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., when one side of the road was reopened to accommodate traffic going in both directions, CHP Officer Ralph Caggiano said.

The Suburban was driven by a 33-year-old woman and was carrying a grandmother and four children, Montiel said.

The grandmother, age 69, was airlifted to Stanford Hospital with moderate to major injuries, he said.

An 8-year-old boy was taken by ground ambulance to Stanford with minor to moderate injuries, and a 10-year-old girl and 6-year-old twin boys were not injured, Montiel said.

Extrication equipment was needed on scene, but it was unclear which passenger or passengers needed it, CHP Officer Peter Van Eckhardt said.

The Sig-alert was canceled at about 11:15 p.m. and all lanes were cleared approximately 20 minutes later, Van Eckhardt said.

UPDATE 10:43pm: A 26-year-old woman was killed tonight in a crash on U.S. Highway 1 in Pescadero that forced officials to close the roadway in both directions for more than two hours, the California Highway Patrol said.

The woman was driving a black 1989 Honda Civic south on Highway 1 near Rossi Road when she turned left in front of a northbound black Chevy Suburban at about 6:30 p.m., CHP Officer Art Montiel said.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, and two passengers in the Suburban were taken to Stanford Hospital, Montiel said.

CHP officers completely shut down Highway 1 at Whitehouse Canyon Road from about 7:10 p.m. to 9:30 p.m., when one side of the road was reopened to accommodate traffic going in both directions, CHP Officer Ralph Caggiano said.

The Suburban was driven by a 33-year-old woman and was carrying a grandmother and four children, Montiel said.

The grandmother, age 69, was airlifted to Stanford Hospital with moderate to major injuries, he said.

An 8-year-old boy was taken by ground ambulance to Stanford with minor to moderate injuries, and a 10-year-old girl and 6-year-old twin boys were not injured, Montiel said.

Extrication equipment was needed on scene, but it was unclear which passenger or passengers needed it, CHP Officer Peter Van Eckhardt said.

One-way traffic control was still in effect as of about 10:20 p.m.

UPDATE 9:39pm: Traffic is moving both ways on Highway 1 again. One fatality has been confirmed, said Officer Ralph Caggiano of the California Highway Patrol. 

Only one lane of the highway is open at this time, however, so motorists are advised to seek alternative routes if possible. 

U.S. Highway 1 has been shut down in both directions tonight following a potentially fatal crash in Pescadero in unincorporated San Mateo County, a California Highway Patrol officer said.

The coroner was en route at about 7:10 p.m. to the scene of the two-vehicle crash in response to one possible fatality, Officer Ralph Caggiano said.

The crash was reported at about 6:50 p.m. at Rossi Road.

According to early reports, two other vehicle occupants suffered major injuries and three suffered moderate injuries, Caggiano said.

A Sig-alert was issued at about 7:10 p.m., and it was unclear when Highway 1 would be reopened, he said.

The cause of the crash was not immediately known.

-- Bay City News