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A woman was killed in a motorcycle crash on Thursday night, March 2, after she reportedly struck a pole while riding east on San Antonio Road in Palo Alto, near the Mountain View border.
The victim was a woman in her 20s, according to a news release from the Palo Alto Police Department. She was identified by the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office as 21-year-old East Palo Alto resident Leslie Buenrostro, died early Friday after succumbing to her injuries at a hospital.
Police are investigating the reasons for the crash and do not believe any other vehicles were involved.
According to the news release, police received multiple calls at about 10:15 p.m. about a motorcyclist down in the roadway on San Antonio, near Nita Avenue.
Police officers and paramedics from the Palo Alto Fire Department immediately responded to the scene, and the woman was taken by paramedics to a local hospital, where she died a few hours later.
The preliminary investigation indicated that the woman was riding a 2022 Kawasaki when the motorcycle left the roadway and struck a pole, according to the news release. The Specialized Traffic Accident Reconstruction (STAR) team responded to the scene to investigate, and the roadway was closed for about four hours on Thursday night and Friday morning.
It is currently unknown if drugs or alcohol were a factor, according to the news release, and the cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call the department’s 24-hour dispatch center at 650-329-2413. Anonymous tips can be emailed to paloalto@tipnow.org or sent via text message or voice mail to 650-383-8984.
Leslie was my closest friend. She was a beautiful person in every way possible. Her life was filled with tragedy after tragedy, but she always surrounded herself with light and beauty. She loved painting, cooking, and makeup, all of which she excelled at. We met in a college biology class as lab partners, and she was fiercely intelligent, initially intending to go to medical school and become a neurosurgeon. She was more than capable, but life was not kind to her. She had recently finished a real estate program, and was looking forward to what the world had to offer. Words can not describe the pain I feel. Since the day we met, she’s been there for me. Any problem I had, no matter how big or small, she would listen and give words of advice. She meant a lot to many people. I can not imagine what her family is enduring, especially her younger brother and boyfriend, both of whom she cherished. The world lost a beautiful soul. I hope she is somewhere peaceful with her dog Suki, who also passed too soon. Her dogs will never see their mom again, and never understand why. I wish we could share a tub of talenti and posole verde in my dorm one last time. Leslie Buenostro, may you rest in peace.