Crime & Safety
Vehicle Fire Appears To Be Cause Of Death For Driver
The vehicle caught fire after slamming into a tree in a median on Silver Creek Valley Road in San Jose, police said.
SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – A vehicle fire early Sunday morning in San Jose appears to be the cause of death for the driver of the vehicle, police said.
Officers were dispatched at 2:55 a.m. to Silver Creek Valley Road and Farnsworth Drive on a report of a vehicle on fire.
When firefighters extinguished the blaze, officers found a body inside.
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Police said it appears the vehicle hit a tree in the road's median and caught fire. The fatality is the city's 31st collision death this year.
The 30th collision death occurred earlier in the morning when a pedestrian was hit and killed in a collision with a vehicle.
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Anyone with information about the crash is asked to call Detective Kevin McMillen of the Police Department's investigations unit at (408) 277-4654. People can leave a message anonymously on the Crime Stoppers Tip
Line at (408) 947-7867.
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