[06-08-2023] Santa Clara County, CA – 18-Year-Old Female Passenger Dead After Being Ejected from Vehicle in San Jose Crash

An 18-year-old female passenger was killed in a solo-vehicle crash after being ejected from a vehicle near the Milpitas and San Jose border on Thursday morning, June 8, 2023.

According to the California Highway Patrol, the incident occurred on northbound Interstate 880, north of Montague Expressway, at around 12:50 a.m.

A 2007 Dodge Caliber was heading north at 65-75 mph on the interstate when the 18-year-old driver lost control while making an unsafe left turn.

As a result, the driver overshot the turn and hit the center barrier before bouncing off all the way to the right side of the highway, hitting a raised strip, overturning the vehicle, and slamming into a wall.

The woman was ejected after not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision. She was pronounced dead at 1:10 a.m.

There was no more information regarding the condition of the male driver or whether drugs or alcohol were a factor in this incident.

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Car crashes can occur anywhere and at any time. We should therefore be prepared for anything at any time. Preparedness is essential for those who have experienced car accidents. With this newfound awareness, you can take the necessary precautions to protect yourself.

• Collecting as much information as possible is essential at the scene of an accident. Exchange information with the other parties involved, if applicable.
• Immediately report this to the authorities and do not admit fault. A copy of the accident report can be obtained from the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) or the police station where the report was filed within a few days. You must submit it together with your claim.
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Fatal Single-Vehicle Accident Statistics

Thousands of Americans are killed yearly in car accidents, and countless others are injured. Annually, two million people die, and ten times as many are injured as a result of motor vehicle accidents.

National Safety Council says traffic accidents killed 8.3 percent more people in 2020. There had been a decline for three years before that increase. Thirty-nine thousand one hundred-seven people were killed in car accidents in 2019. By 2020, the number had risen to 42,338.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) also reports that in 2020, 3,847 people died in California vehicle collisions. There were 1,587 deaths in car accidents involving two or more vehicles or 41% of all fatalities. More than half of the deaths were caused by single-vehicle accidents (59%).

Most accidents and collisions leading to injuries involved at least two vehicles, and 77% of all injuries involved at least two vehicles. It is estimated that angle collisions caused about 8,000 deaths and injuries in 2020.