A 35-year-old Gilroy man died in a traffic accident in Morgan Hill early Sunday morning, according to police.
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The accident happened about 1:30 a.m. Dec. 19 on the southbound side of U.S. 101 north of Cochrane Road, reads a press release from the California Highway Patrol. When officers arrived at the scene, they saw a gray Scion TC resting on its roof, down an embankment on the west side of U.S. 101.
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The preliminary investigation found the Scion was driving south on U.S. 101 at a “high rate of speed,” police said. For an unknown reason, the driver made an unsafe turning movement and collided with a green Honda Civic.
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The Scion then left the roadway and overturned, coming to rest on its roof, police reported. The vehicle had three occupants. One of the passengers, a 35-year-old man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office identified the deceased passenger as Alberto Hernandez Gomez of Gilroy.
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The second passenger, a 23-year-old Gilroy man, was transported to San Jose Regional Medical Center with major injuries, according to police.
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The driver of the Scion, another 23-year-old man, was released at the scene with no injuries, police reported.
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None of the three occupants of the Honda Civic—all Morgan Hill residents—suffered any injuries in the accident, police said.
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The number four southbound lane on U.S. 101 was closed for about 3.5 hours as emergency personnel cleared the scene and investigated, the CHP said.
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Anyone who witnessed the accident can call the CHP at (408) 467-5400.
