Fairly amazing that a automobile flipped at freeway speeds and no one was critically harm. Are any fees pending in opposition to the horse proprietor? I do not want to cast aspersions with out proof, so I will not identify the enterprise, but it surely seems fairly apparent a guess that the horses had been at a sure ranch and escaped. If so, the homeowners possible board them there and the duty belongs with the ranch. Might not be the proprietor's/homeowners' fault. Yes, nearly all of horses in the realm are boarded, not stabled on horse proprietor property. Fairly horrible time for these drivers, though. This is awful, & it may've been even worse. The property on each sides belongs to Stanford U. PVEC is a bunch of sub-barns and there's no less than one if no more extra operations outdoor horse statues for sale farther up Ansel Lane. 280 the horses would have come from. Could you imagine that someone meant their horses to be killed on the freeway? Too bad it took the CHP an hour to forged the SIG alert - it appears they did not react in time to prevent continuing tragedy? Only for the file they didn't come from PVTC! So solid all the aspersions you like! I did not "blame" anyone, nor did I "imagine" somebody wished hurt, word my use of the phrase "escape". I still doubt that would be the case. I was referring to @amazing that thought the house owners would be liable. As for my guess, after wanting on the map, I am glad I didn't say the name, the one I was guessing is on the south aspect of 280, with the long lease. You'd need greater than a handful of fingers to count. My error stems from being a north peninsula gal, I nonetheless think of 280 as north/south! The information reported this morning that they bought loose from Webb Ranch. I am more accustomed to the south aspect stables; I do not know which is the most obvious (ie.. Someone thought that they had latched a gate, however hadn't. The SJ Mercury Information reports that they wandered a mile from the corral where a gate was left loose. Mea culpa -- I used to be reacting defensively in safety of the ranch I rode at as a kid (WR) which is on the "south" facet of 280. From what I do know, all their horses are also on the alternative facet of the creek from the 280 north on- ramp. There are going to be a variety of unhappy children in addition to us grownup horse lovers. I'm feeling very unhealthy for the ranch and all the kids who rode those horses in lessons. I'm not feeling as dangerous for the ranch house owners & youngsters who rode the horses as I'm feeling for the horses themselves & the poor individuals who hit them. Glad no human lives had been misplaced and very unhappy for the loss of the horses. Sorry for my reactivity in earlier publish. Shocked anyone would blame the horse owners. Hazards like deer (and, in the past, horses and cattle and even pedestrians and stalled automobiles) seem on 280. I strive to not drive within the shoulder lane, especially at night, to give myself extra room to maneuver ought to a deer sure into the roadway. Many people use 280 as a speedway! What are they going to do in the event that they hit a deer - sue the deer? I am a very long time Woodside and Portola Valley Resident. For the past 15 years I've had cause to be on the 280 between the hours of 4:30-6:30am and i can let you know not many maintain the speed restrict. Pace and over driving the reach of headlights are possible culprits, so please do not blame the poor horses and their house owners. It's as if drivers suppose that few drivers on the highway make it the Autobahn! They should deal with it as though they're driving in icy situations - Slow down. The speed restrict is about as the protected speed below best circumstances, which incorporates daylight, anything lower than supreme requires slower speeds. Perhaps if the CHP would spend more time in the early hours monitoring visitors we'd have less gridlock that begins with wildlife (or comparatively just lately domesticated animals) being hit and killed.
