Man dies in San Jose crash on Highway 101
SAN JOSE — A 59-year-old man died Sunday after his van collided with a sound wall along Highway 101, the California Highway Patrol said.
The man’s name has not yet been released by the coroner’s office pending confirmation of his name and notification of his family.
The collision happened about 12:40 p.m. Sunday on northbound 101 north of Lawrence Expressway.
The CHP said the man was driving a Dodge van when for unknown reasons he drifted to the right, went off the roadway at about 25 mph and crashed into a sound wall that borders the right shoulder.
He was found unresponsive in the vehicle. Officers initiated CPR before he was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead at 1:38 p.m., the CHP said.
The onramp from Lawrence Expressway to northbound 101 was closed for approximately an hour while the CHP investigated.