A driver suspected of being intoxicated was arrested Saturday after she lost control and crashed into the second story of a San Jose home, killing her passenger, according to police.
The solo vehicle crash happened just before 2:30 a.m. in the area of McKee Road and Francis Drive, police said.
Citing a preliminary investigation, police said the driver, a woman, was speeding westbound on McKee Road when she lost control. She crossed the center median and all eastbound lanes, hit the curb, plowed through a fence, and smashed into the second story of a residence.
The passenger, a man, died at the scene. The driver was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries and later taken into custody for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, police said.
The residents in the home that was hit were not injured, but they were evacuated, police said.
This marks the 23rd deadly crash in San Jose this year, according to police.
Anyone with information about the crash is encouraged to contact San Jose police Detective DelliCarpini (#4103) via email at 4103@sanjoseca.gov or call 408-277-4654.
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