SAN JOSE, Calif. — One man died and another man was hospitalized Saturday afternoon when the vehicle they were in careened off a road south of San Jose and into two trees, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened about 3:40 p.m. when the 2023 Tesla they were in barreled off of San Felipe Road near Metcalf Road, which is in unincorporated Santa Clara County, according to Ross Lee, a California Highway Patrol spokesman. The vehicle then slammed into two trees before coming to a rest.
The driver, a 22-year-old man from San Jose, was thrown from the vehicle during the wreck, Lee said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.