Driver, Passenger Killed In Fiery 2-Car Crash In Santa Clara County: Police

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA -- Two men burned to death in a two-car collision in Morgan Hill Sunday evening, police said April 24.

Officers responded to the area of Santa Teresa Boulevard and Native Dancer Drive at 7:15 p.m. on April 23, according to the Morgan Hill Police Department, and found a Chrysler Sebring was on fire on the west shoulder of Santa Teresa, police said. The two men inside the car seemed badly injured and were unresponsive.

The police officers tried to rescue the driver from the burning car, which had major damage to the front and passenger side, but they were unsuccessful. The Morgan Hill Fire Department arrived and then tried to rescue the men in the Chrysler, police said, but despite efforts of police and fire, the two men were pronounced dead at the scene.

Officers also found a Toyota Camry in the road with extensive front-end damage. According to police, the driver, a woman, got out of the Camry and police found her on the east edge of Santa Teresa Boulevard.

The woman was later taken to a trauma center with non-life threatening injuries, police said.

The Chrysler was seen traveling northbound on Santa Teresa at a high rate of speed before the crash, according to police. Authorities said the driver lost control, and the car drifted sideways into oncoming traffic and hit the Camry.

Police are not releasing the names of the occupants of the Chrysler until their families can be notified.

Anyone with information about the crash is asked to contact Morgan Hill police Sgt. Carson Thomas or Traffic Cpl. Scott Silva at (408) 779-2101 or the anonymous tip line at (408) 947-STOP.

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