San Jose Police on Sunday released details on the cause of a Piedmont Road crash that left a woman dead and her passenger seriously injured on Saturday night.
Police said a 2008 Audi sedan driven by a woman with a female passenger was traveling westbound on Suncrest Avenue at a high rate of speed when the driver ran a red light at the intersection of Piedmont Road and hit a 2016 Honda that was southbound on Piedmont Road.
The Audi left the road and struck two trees at Gurney Court and Berryessa Road.
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The woman driving the Audi was pronounced dead at the scene. Her passenger was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries. The man driving the Honda suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
This is the 11th fatal traffic collision and the 12th traffic-related death of 2022.
The victim's identity will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office after next of kin is notified.
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Anyone with information on this incident can contact Detective Malvido of the San Jose Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at 408-277-4654.
