[02-01-2023] Santa Clara County, CA – One Killed, Another Injured After San Jose Multi-Vehicle Collision

A man was killed and another was injured and hospitalized following a multi-vehicle collision in San Jose, Santa Clara County, on Wednesday morning, February 01, 2023.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the fatal chain-reaction car crash occurred at around 5:55 a.m. along the US-101 northbound side, north of Story Road.

A 39-year-old Gilroy man was traveling on the highway’s first lane in his 2007 Toyota at about 65 mph when a 2017 Toyota driven by a 19-year-old Gilroy man rear-ended him. The impact sent the 2007 Toyota to hit the back of a 2004 Toyota, which in turn smashed into a Freightliner big rig that was moving in the number three lane.

The 39-year-old driver of the 2007 Toyota was killed in the collision, while the driver of the 2004 Toyota was transported to San Jose Regional Medical Center after sustaining moderate injuries.

All parties involved reportedly remained on the scene and were cooperative with the authorities in the investigation that closed the highway’s northbound lanes for roughly an hour.

No other information was readily available, but CHP said there was no indication that drugs or alcohol were involved.

Fatal Multi-Vehicle Accident Statistics

According to estimates, at least 3,847 people lost their lives in car accidents in California in 2020. A total of 2,260 people (59% of the total) were killed in single-vehicle accidents, while 1,587 people (41% of the total) were killed in incidents involving two or more vehicles. There were 1,378 fatalities in automobiles (36%), 674 in pickups and SUVs (18%), 25 in heavy trucks (1%), 539 on motorbikes (14%), 986 as pedestrians (26%), and 129 on bicycles (3%).

An alternative analysis found that collisions involving several vehicles accounted for 41% of all traffic-related fatalities in the US in 2020. 77% of injuries, 71% of injury crashes, and 72% of all accidents occurred in this crash type, although making up less than half of all incidents. About eight thousand people were killed or injured in angle-collision car accidents in 2020.

When three or more cars collide, it’s called a “multi-vehicle crash.” According to statistics compiled by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 13,000 persons lost their lives in crashes involving four or more vehicles in 2010 nationwide.

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