Traffic & Transit

I-880 Fatal Crash Victim Identified

The crash occurred south of Dixon Landing Road in Milpitas at 5:49 p.m., according to CHP.

MILPITAS, CA — A 20-year-old Fremont man killed in a crash on southbound Interstate 880 at Dixon Landing Road Friday night was identified as Braxton Kiester, the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office reported.

Kiester attended John F. Kennedy High School and the University of Nevada, Reno, according to his Facebook profile. He played football in high school and was a Pittsburg Steelers fan.

"You were kind and raw and good and outgoing and bright and supportive and warm and brilliant and hilarious and had aspects about you that I will always envy," one person wrote on Facebook after his death. "You left a mark on every single person you met. You were
magnetic, magnificent, the type of person I will never have the privilege to
experience again in this life time," she added.

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—Bay City News contributed to this report.

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