Crime & Safety
Man Dies In Solo Car Crash Believed Caused By Speed: SJ Police
The crash occurred on Hellyer Avenue on Saturday night when the driver of the vehicle lost control and hit a light pole.
SAN JOSE, CA — A man was killed late Saturday night in a solo-vehicle accident in which San Jose police believe speed was a major factor.
He was identified as 39-year-old Victor Ramirez Esquibel of San Jose.
The accident occurred about 10 p.m. Saturday at Hellyer Avenue and Embedded Way in South San Jose, said police Officer Gina Tepoorten. The driver's 2005 Honda Accord was headed north on Hellyer at "a high rate of speed" when the driver apparently lost control, crossed the median strip and crashed into a light pole.
Find out what's happening in Campbellfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
The driver, the only person in the car, was pronounced dead at the scene.
This was San Jose's 17th fatal traffic collision of 2019, Tepoorten said.
Find out what's happening in Campbellfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Anyone with information about this accident or what led up to it is asked to call Detective Troy Sirmons of the San Jose Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at 408-277-4654.
—Bay City News
