Update: DUI driver suspect arrested in fatal crash on E. Capitol Expressway in San Jose
A crash involving a DUI driver left one person dead and early Thursday closed a portion of East Capitol Expressway in San Jose.
The collision between two vehicles happened at about 1:11 a.m. San Jose police said a man driving a 2006 Nissan SUV was headed westbound on Capitol Expressway when he ran a red light through the Snell Avenue intersection, hitting a 2006 Scion sedan heading south on Snell.
The two men in the Scion were ejected from the vehicle and taken to hospitals with life-threatening injuries, police said. One of the men was later pronounced dead; the second victim was stabilized but was listed in critical condition.
The unidentified driver of the Nissan remained at the scene and was arrested for felony driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter.
The crash closed East Capitol Expressway in both directions between Snell Avenue and Vistapark Drive.
The victim's identity will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office after his family members are notified.
It was the city's 27th fatal collision and the 28th traffic death of 2023.
Anyone with information on this crash was urged to contact Detective Bowen #4461 of the San José Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at 4461@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4654.
