Partly cloudy this morning. Increasing clouds with periods of showers this afternoon. High around 60F. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 50%..
Showers early, becoming a steady rain overnight. Windy. Potential for heavy rainfall. Low 54F. Winds S at 25 to 35 mph. Chance of rain 100%. Rainfall near a half an inch.
Updated: December 24, 2025 @ 8:10 am
The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office identified a man who died in a solo-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon in the unincorporated part of the county as Phillip Restivo, 18, of San Martin.
Restivo was the front seat passenger in a gray 2001 BMW that went down an embankment and slammed into at least one tree in the Santa Cruz Mountains near the San Mateo/Santa Clara county line, California Highway patrol officials said.
CHP officers responded at about 2:10 p.m. to reports of a smoking vehicle with an occupant still trapped inside off Skyline Boulevard near Page Mill Road.
It appears the driver was speeding south on Skyline when he lost control of the car, veered into the northbound lane and then crashed down an embankment on the opposite side of the road, according to CHP Officer Art Montiel.
The car hit a tree 15 feet from the road and then landed on its wheels about 40 feet from the road. CHP officials initially said Restivo died at the scene but since changed that to say that he died on the way to the hospital.
A rear passenger, a 19-year-old man, suffered major injuries and was taken to Stanford Hospital. The driver, a 17-year-old San Jose resident, suffered only minor injuries, Montiel said.
It does not appear either drugs or alcohol caused the crash. The most likely cause was speed, but the investigation is not complete and investigators are evaluating all possible causes, Montiel said.
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