SAN JOSE – A 47-year-old woman and a 14-year-old boy were killed Monday afternoon when a wrong-way driver crashed into their car on Highway 85 in San Jose, authorities said.
The fatal collision occurred around 3:40 p.m. in the northbound lanes of the freeway south of Santa Teresa Boulevard, California Highway Patrol Officer Ross Lee said.
Before the crash, the CHP received reports of a 2024 Toyota Tacoma traveling the wrong way. Lee said the driver – a 39-year-old Orlando man – collided head-on with a 2021 Tesla Model Y before police were able to stop him.
The occupants of the Tesla – a woman and a boy from San Jose – were pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
The driver of the Toyota was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries.
A video posted on Reddit showed the Toyota traveling south on 85 near the Almaden Expressway exit.
It was not immediately clear whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the accident, Lee said.
The northbound lanes of Highway 85 were closed for an investigation and traffic was diverted to Highway 87.
Anyone with information about the case should contact the CHP office in San Jose at 408-961-0900.
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