Man Driving 125 MPH Dies In South Bay Chase With Police
SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- One person was killed Wednesday morning in San Jose during a high-speed pursuit with the California Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 4 a.m. on the Winchester Boulevard off-ramp from Interstate Highway 280, CHP officials said.
At 3:29 a.m., officers got involved in a high-speed pursuit with a white Honda Accord that was fleeing the Gilroy area.
CHP officer Jeremy Cox says it appeared the driver was intentionally trying to ram other cars on the road before he lost control and crashed. A
Cox says officers first gave chase because the car was driving at times, as fast as 125 mph.
"He was intentionally, it appeared, to ram other vehicles," Cox said. "We take into account it was extremely light traffic at the time. This was an extremely dangerous driver and he needed to be removed from the road."
The Accord led officers onto Highway 280, where the driver tried to exit at Winchester Boulevard, lost control of the vehicle and crashed.
The vehicle went airborne and rolled at least once before coming to a stop just off the off-ramp, officers said.
The driver of the vehicle was transported to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A passenger in the Accord was transported to the hospital with minor injuries, according to the CHP.
Officers said the vehicle involved in the pursuit was reported stolen out of Los Gatos.
One officer suffered minor injuries when a patrol vehicle involved in the pursuit crashed into a road sign, according to the CHP.
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