The incident was reported around 4:40 p.m., February 11, on the northbound State Route 87 to the southbound Interstate 280 connector.
San Jose, CA – Minor injuries were reported in a traffic collision that happened Wednesday afternoon in San Jose, as per the California Highway Patrol logs.
The incident was reported around 4:40 p.m., February 11, on the northbound State Route 87 to the southbound Interstate 280 connector.
A party in a white Chrysler Pacifica minivan contacted 911, reporting that they had collided with a gray Toyota Prius.
Firefighters responded to the scene and blocked at least one traffic lane.
The accident resulted in minor injuries to at least one person.
Authorities are investigating to determine the cause of the crash.
Between 2021 and 2023, the total number of fatal and injury collision victims in San José increased overall. In 2021, San Jose reported 2,745 victims killed or injured in serious crashes. That total rose to 3,036 in 2022 and further to 3,294 in 2023, according to OTS city rankings, indicating a multi-year increase in reported serious collisions. Several subcategories also shifted. Alcohol-involved victim counts remained high, rising from 361 in 2022 to 377 in 2023, and motorcycle victims nearly doubled from 36 to 69 over the same period. Pedestrian victim counts stayed relatively stable while bicyclist counts increased. Speed-related collision victims increased from 496 to 642, and hit-and-run victims from 283 to 318 between 2022 and 2023. These trends reflect growing serious crash exposure in San Jose, even as local safety initiatives target high-injury streets.
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