Crime & Safety
Driver Dies In Crash With Tomato Harvester Near Gilroy
According to the CHP, a Santa Clara man died after his vehicle hit a tomato harvester Tuesday east of Gilroy.
GILROY, CA — A 78-year-old Santa Clara man died Tuesday morning after the car he was driving collided with a tomato harvester that was trying to cross state Highway 152 east of Gilroy, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The man, whose name wasn't released, was driving east in a 2021 Toyota RAV4 east of Canada Road at about 7:30 a.m. when he collided with the front of the harvester and then came to a stop in a nearby field, according to the CHP.
A good Samaritan stopped to help and call 911 but the man was declared dead at the scene after emergency medical personnel arrived.
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His passenger, a 76-year-old Santa Clara woman, was taken to Natividad Medical Center with major injuries, CHP officials said.
The 22-year-old Coalinga man driving the harvester wasn't hurt in the crash.
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No arrests were made and CHP officials said it didn't appear as if drug or alcohol impairment were factors in the collision.
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