Around 12:38 a.m. Saturday, the California Highway Patrol San Jose Area Office was notified about a Toyota Camry heading the wrong way on Highway 17 south of Santa Cruz Avenue.
Los Gatos, CA. – A 43-year-old San Jose woman died, and three others were hospitalized after a DUI suspect drove his car the wrong way on Highway 17 in Los Gatos, causing a collision.
Around 12:38 a.m. Saturday, the California Highway Patrol San Jose Area Office was notified about a Toyota Camry heading the wrong way on Highway 17 south of Santa Cruz Avenue.
The car drove another vehicle off the roadway as it attempted to avoid a collision.
About two minutes later, CHP officers were notified that the Toyota had been involved in a head-on collision with a Honda Del Sol and subsequently collided with a Honda Civic.
Emergency personnel responded to the scene and pronounced a 43-year-old San Jose woman, who was a passenger in the wrong-way vehicle, dead at the scene.
The driver of the Del Sol was hospitalized with major injuries.
The driver of the Civic was also hospitalized with moderate injuries.
The wrong-way driver, identified as a 44-year-old San Jose man, sustained major injuries. Authorities believe he was under the influence at the time of the crash. Â It was unclear where he entered Highway 17 the wrong way.
An investigation into the crash is ongoing.