Man, 22, killed when Tesla vehicle careens off roadway south of San Jose
One man died and another man was hospitalized Saturday afternoon when the vehicle they were in careened off a road south of San Jose and into two trees, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash happened about 3:40 p.m. when the 2023 Tesla they were in barreled off of San Felipe Road near Metcalf Road, according to Ross Lee, a California Highway Patrol spokesman. The vehicle then slammed into two trees before coming to a rest.
The driver, a 22-year-old man from San Jose, was thrown from the vehicle during the wreck, Lee said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not yet been released.
A 24-year-old passenger, also from San Jose, managed to climb out of the vehicle and was taken to a hospital. The extent of his injuries was not clear Sunday morning.
The Tesla appears to have been going at a “high rate of speed” right before the crash, Lee said. However, the wreck remains under investigation, and authorities have yet to nail down a specific cause for the crash.