CHP searching for driver involved in deadly Peninsula hit-and-run

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (KTVU) - The CHP is looking for the driver of a brown van, involved in a deadly hit and run on the Peninsula.

The crash happened on Highway 101 in Redwood City, south of Woodside Road, at about 1 p.m. Wednesday.

Investigators say the van clipped a silver Scion, which caused it to spin out, hit the center divide, and overturn several times.

The driver of the van may have known there was a collision," said Officer Art Montiel, California Highway Patrol.

"Basically they were driving recklessly, they were driving at a high rate of speed."

The Scion driver was a 58-year-old man from New Hampshire.

He had his seatbelt on, but suffered major injuries.

He was rushed to Stanford Medical Center, but died a short time later.

Witnesses say the van, may have been a 2000 light brown Toyota Siena that was speeding.