October 4, 2023

SAN JOSE – A person died Sunday morning after he crashed a stolen Kia sedan into Canoas Creek in South San Jose, police mentioned.

The solo-vehicle collision occurred round 8:30 a.m. close to the intersection of Velasco Drive and Avenida Arboles, in line with the San Jose Police Division.

Previous to the crash, officers noticed the automobile flip right into a residential neighborhood west of Snell Avenue, police mentioned. They didn’t attempt to cease the automobile and overlooked it after coming into the neighborhood.

Officers discovered the automobile down a creek embankment close to Velasco Drive and Avenida Arboles.

An investigation revealed that the person was dashing westbound on Avenida Arboles when he crashed by way of a wood barrier and a series hyperlink fence and into the creek embankment, in line with police. The person was not sporting a seatbelt on the time.

The person died of his accidents on the scene, police mentioned. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Workplace will launch his identification as soon as it’s confirmed and his subsequent of kin is notified.

The dying marked the thirty third visitors fatality of the yr on metropolis streets. Right now final yr, police had investigated 44 roadway deaths.

Anybody with info associated to the crash can contact Detective Rachel Bowen at [email protected] or 408-277-4654. Ideas will also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or svcrimestoppers.org.

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