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Solo-Vehicle Crash Leaves 4 Dead in San Jose: CHP

Driver arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence

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Four people are dead following a solo-vehicle crash that involved speeding and a suspected DUI on Highway 85 in San Jose Wednesday night, the California Highway Patrol said.

The crash was reported at 10:13 p.m. on the highway between Cottle Road and Great Oaks Boulevard, where the driver of a 2005 Dodge Durango traveling at a high rate of speed lost control and rolled over several times, the CHP said.

Three male passengers in the Durango died at the scene and a fourth, a female, died at the hospital. One other male passenger was injured but is expected to survive, officials said.

The driver, later identified as 26-year-old San Jose resident Rabbi Kumar Khanna, was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence, the CHP said.

The crash and investigation shut down all lanes of southbound Highway 85 for hours. It was expected to reopen after 8 a.m. but all lanes didn't reopen until the 9 a.m. hour, the CHP said

The fatal victims were not immediately identified but are believed to be in their 20s.

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