Crime & Safety

Foster City Man Found Dead in Car Off Highway 101

The driver apparently suffered a "medical emergency," and the car's headlights and motor were still on when police arrived.

A man found dead in his Mercedes off a U.S. Highway 101 embankment early Wednesday morning has been identified as Martin McGinn, 55, of Foster City, according to a report from the Mercury News.

McGinn apparently suffered a "medical emergency," police said. An officer spotted the car crashed off the southbound side of the highway just south of the Hillsdale Boulevard exit around 4:05 a.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Art Montiel said.

The car's headlights and motor were still on when police found the car. Emergency personnel pronounced McGinn dead at the scene. 

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Montiel said it appears McGinn died due to a "medical emergency" and not because of the crash, though no final cause of death has been determined and the wreck remains under investigation.


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