Crime & Safety
Woman Killed In Head-On Crash Near Gilroy Identified
The collision was reported around 11:15 a.m. Saturday along state Highway 152 east of Gilroy.
By Bay City News
GILROY, CA — A San Jose woman killed in a head-on crash on state Highway 152 east of Gilroy on Saturday morning has been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner's Office as 60-year-old Sandra Pantages.
The collision was reported around 11:15 a.m. Saturday along the highway, also called Pacheco Pass Highway, just west of Lovers Lane, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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The wreck happened when the driver of a 2015 Chrysler 200 headed west turned left for unknown reasons, drove over the yellow lines and crashed head-on into an eastbound 2009 Honda Fit, CHP officials said. The woman killed was a passenger in the Honda; the car's driver was hospitalized with minor injuries.
The driver of the Chrysler also suffered minor injuries in the crash.
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Alcohol or drugs are not suspected as factors in the collision, according to the CHP.
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