Fatal South Bay Solo-Vehicle Crash Under Investigation

SAN JOSÉ, CA — A man was killed early Wednesday morning in a solo-vehicle crash, San José police said.

Officers at around 2 a.m. Wednesday responded to the area of Capitol Expressway and Seven Trees Boulevard on the report of a solo vehicle traffic collision, police said.

A preliminary investigation determined a 2002 Acura driven by an adult male was traveling eastbound on Capitol Expressway at a high rate of speed when the vehicle left the roadway and collided with a palm tree in the center median, south of Seven Trees Boulevard, police said.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.

This is the South Bay city’s 62nd fatal collision of 2022, and the 64th traffic fatality of this year.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to contact Detective O'Brien #3527 of the San José Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at 3527@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4654.

Tips can be submitted anonymously by using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at (408) 947-STOP, or on www.svcrimestoppers.org.

Anyone who submits information that leads to an arrest is eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers Program.