"SAN JOSE A driver died after crashing into a tree on Moorpark Avenue early Friday, police said. The deadly collision was reported at 1:39 a.m., and an initial San Jose police investigation determined that a man driving a black 2016 Subaru sedan was eastbound on Moorpark past Monroe Street when he veered right and hit a tree on the south side of the roadway."
"The driver, described only as a man, died at the scene, police said. His name was not publicly released pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office. Additional details were not immediately released Friday. The crash marks the city's 36th traffic death of the year; San Jose recorded 45 deaths at the same point in 2024. Anyone with information for investigators can contact SJPD Traffic Detective Rachel Bowen at 408-277-4654 or by email 4461@sanjoseca.gov."
The collision occurred at 1:39 a.m. when a man driving a black 2016 Subaru sedan was eastbound on Moorpark Avenue past Monroe Street. He veered right and struck a tree on the south side of the roadway. The driver died at the scene; his name was withheld pending formal identification and next-of-kin notification by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office. Additional details were not immediately released. The crash is San Jose's 36th traffic death this year, compared with 45 deaths at the same point in 2024. Anyone with information can contact SJPD Traffic Detective Rachel Bowen at 408-277-4654 or 4461@sanjoseca.gov.
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