A crash closed Highway 101 Sunday morning, according to CHP. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)
SAN JOSE — A 46-year-old San Jose man was killed Wednesday morning in San Jose when he drove off Highway 101 and hit a tree, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The solo-vehicle crash happened around 11:50 a.m. north of Blossom Hill Road, the CHP said in a news release.
The man was driving a 2000 Honda Accord southbound at an undetermined speed when he “traveled off of the roadway … and crashed into a tree,” according to the CHP.
The CHP said the man died of his injuries at the scene. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release his identity once it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact the San Jose CHP area office at 408-961-0900.
Check back for updates.
Originally published at Jason Green