Motorist killed in crash near San Jose International Airport

A motorist was killed in a solo-vehicle collision on Airport Boulevard east of Coleman Avenue in San Jose about 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, San Jose police said.

SAN JOSE – A motorist was killed in a crash near San Jose International Airport on Thursday evening, police said.

The collision was reported on Airport Boulevard east of Coleman Avenue about 6:30 p.m., said San Jose police Sgt. Christian Camarillo.

Camarillo said an initial investigation revealed that a Honda CRV was traveling eastbound on Airport at a high rate of speed when the driver lost control and hit a tree. The Honda came to a rest in the Guadalupe River.

Paramedics pronounced the driver dead at the scene, said Camarillo, adding that there were no other occupants in the Honda. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release the driver’s identity once it has been confirmed and their next of kin is notified.

The death marked the city’s 31st traffic fatality of 2020.

The crash is under investigation and anyone with information can contact detectives at 408-277-4654.

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Author: Jason Green

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