This week, the Sheriff’s Office didn’t have to look to far to track down their men. One rammed his car into a deputy’s car, another was on probation and a third was already in jail. There was one scary assault with a deadly weapon we already covered, three thefts, and a broken window at Pizzeria del Sol a couple of doors

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A very brief high-speed chase concluded with a crash in Montara at 8th Ave. and Highway 1 at 6:30am on Wednesday.

A man sped and through a red light (passing Sergeant John Gonzales of the San Mateo County Sheriff) at Highway 1 and Capistrano in El Granada on Wednesday morning.  “It wasn’t much of a high speed chase,” Lt. Steve Shiveley told me. “By the time they caught up with him, it only lasted about half a mile.”

At that point, in Montara, the driver suddenly changed direction and intentionally rammed Sergeant John Gonzales’s car.

At this point, says the County Times:

From the driver’s seat of a van he had crashed shortly after 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Eighth Avenue and Highway 1, Gregory Martin, 45, wildly stabbed at Deputy Timothy Frayne and Sergeant John Gonzales with a 6- to 8-inch knife as they attempted to open his door, police said.

According to sheriff’s reports, Martin then appeared crazed and repeatedly yelled “kill me, kill me” to the deputies. Martin continued to wield the knife from inside the van, stabbing himself in the chest and stomach, police said.

About 10 Pacifica police officers and sheriff’s deputies negotiated with Martin for an hour before he surrendered, police said.

This week: A realtor who was bitten by a dog, a DUI on Highway 92, a probation violation involving possession of a dog, vandalism with green paint Airport Road, a DUI in Princeton, a vandal in La Honda with a prodigious thirst for Coors Light, a temporarily missing teenager at Pomponio State Beach, and a suspicious man with a stuffed animal.

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This week features a warrant arrest, a breakin in Skylonda twarted by an alarm, a vandalized car in Montara, a DUI in El Granada, and an “incident” in Pescadero involving a temporary garage door, a VW beetle, and a freezer.

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Another serious accident, this time fatal, has resulted from a vehicle stopped to make a left-hand turn on Highway 1 between Montara and Moss Beach.

Wednesday night, at about 7:30pm, Sherre Smith, 56, of Half Moon Bay was killed when her northbound car was forced into oncoming traffic while waiting to turn left. In April, at nearly the same location, a southbound car waiting to turn left was struck and forced into the opposite lane where it was hit by another vehicle, injuring seven.

Smith traveling north on SR-1 in a red Acura Integra. North of 16th Street in Montara, She stopped, preparing to make a left turn. (In the CHP press release, this location is described as “north of 16th Avenue in Moss Beach").

While she was stopped, her car was struck from behind by a 1999 white Chevrolet Astrovan, driven by Brent Clark, 25, of Half Moon Bay. 

The force propelled the Acura forward and into the southbound lane of traffic on Highway 1.  As Sherre Smith’s Acura entered the southbound lane, it was broadsided by the gray 2004 Ford Taurus, driven by Carol Mitchell, 68, of El Granada. 

Sherre Smith was fatally injured in the collision.  Carol Mitchell, who struck her, sustained major injuries and was taken to Seton Hospital in Daly City.

This account is based on a press release from the California Highway Patrol. If you have any information regarding this collision please contact Officer Story of the CHP in Redwood City at (650) 369-6261.

This week, it’s graffiti, a concealed weapon at Pomponio State Beach, a theft from an unlocked car, a DUI arrested by Lt. Shiveley himself, and a DUI that just couldn’t get out of the way of the Sheriff.

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The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office is attempting to identify a body found in a cave at Pescadero State Beach by a jogger Sunday morning.  The body was not immediately identifiable because of decomposition, but the Coroner’s Office said it was a male. Sheriff’s deputies are investigating and according to the County Times, treat all such cases as homicides until the cause of death is determined.

A commercial salmon fishing boat ran aground about 1am Sunday near Venice Beach. The 47-foot “Jewel”, was totaled and spilled an unknown amount of diesel fuel, according to the Examiner.

The crew escaped unharmed from the Eureka-based boat. About a half-mile of the beach, reeking of fuel, was shut down and blocked off with yellow tape.

A vehicle fire on Pescadero Rd. in La Honda cut short a Newark family’s Fourth of July holiday. La Honda Volunteer fire fighters quickly brought the fire in this fully involved Ford Focus under control. Luckily the passengers were able to escape the fire without injury and were even able to save many of their personal possessions.

Vehicle fires in the San Mateo County Mountains pose a considerable threat as they can easily ignite the surrounding vegetation and have the potential to cause a far greater fire.

This week, it was auto vandalism (keyed car, broken window), two warrant arrests (including an AWOL soldier), drunkenness in public and behind the wheel, and a burglary. Click “read more” to see the details.