SAN JOSE — A driver died Sunday morning after his automotive hit a truck on Freeway 101, in response to the California Freeway Patrol.
The crash was reported at about 6:15 a.m on southbound 101 north of Capitol Expressway, CHP officer Ross Lee mentioned.
A 43-year-old man driving a blue Lexus in the fitting lane got here up behind a white field truck that was stopped attributable to heavy visitors. The Lexus driver crashed into the again of the truck as a result of he was touring at excessive pace and couldn’t cease in time, Lee mentioned
The Lexus driver had main accidents and was taken to Regional Medical Heart, the place he was pronounced lifeless round 10 a.m., Lee mentioned. His identification will likely be launched by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Workplace.
The 2 proper lanes of southbound 101 had been closed for 2 hours in the course of the investigation, police mentioned. No different accidents had been reported.