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Palo Alto Car Accidents & Crashes

Palo Alto County has recorded 923 traffic crashes since 2024, including 3 fatal incidents. In the last 24 hours, 0 new crashes were reported. Crash volume is highest on US-101 S/B and US-101 N/B.

Data is sourced from the California Crash Records System (CCRS), maintained by the California Highway Patrol and updated daily, and the CA 511 live incident feed, refreshed every 15 minutes. CCRS records include party details, injury severity, vehicle information, and precise geographic coordinates. Last updated Sept. 28, 2026.

Breakdown by type: 19 accident.

19

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3

Fatalities

Fatal injury reports

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showing most recent 16 incidents with location data · click a marker to view details

Crash Records

Palo Alto Incidents 19 results

19 accident

Injury crash — 3 injured, broadside on CHANNING AVE

CHANNING AVE 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, rear-end on MIDDLEFIELD RD

MIDDLEFIELD RD 3 months ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, rear-end on US-101 S/B

US-101 S/B 4 months, 1 week ago

Injury crash — 4 injured on US-101 S/B

US-101 S/B 4 months, 3 weeks ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, rear-end on US-101 N/B

US-101 N/B 7 months, 2 weeks ago

Fatal crash — 1 killed — hit and run, pedestrian involved on US-101 S/B FROM EMBARCADERO ROAD E/B

US-101 S/B FROM EMBARCADERO ROAD E/B 9 months ago

Injury crash — 5 injured — hit and run on US-101 S/B

US-101 S/B 9 months, 1 week ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, rear-end — hit and run on US-101 S/B

US-101 S/B 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Injury crash — 3 injured on US-101 S/B

US-101 S/B 10 months ago

Injury crash — 4 injured on US-101 N/B

US-101 N/B 1 year, 7 months ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, rear-end on US-101 S/B

US-101 S/B 2 years, 2 months ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, rear-end on US -101 S/B

US -101 S/B 2 years, 2 months ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, broadside on U.S. 101

U.S. 101 2 years, 4 months ago

Fatal crash — 1 killed, rear-end on US-101 N/B

US-101 N/B 2 years, 4 months ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, rear-end on US-101 S/B

US-101 S/B 2 years, 5 months ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, rear-end on US-101 S/B

US-101 S/B 2 years, 7 months ago

Fatal crash — 1 killed, rear-end — hit and run, bicycle involved on EMBARCADERO RD

EMBARCADERO RD 2 years, 8 months ago

Injury crash — 4 injured — hit and run on US-101 N/B

US-101 N/B 2 years, 8 months ago

Injury crash — 3 injured, rear-end on US-101 S/B

US-101 S/B 2 years, 8 months ago