Highway 101 Gilroy Crash Victim Identified

A driver who died today when his vehicle crashed into tree on U.S. Highway in Gilroy, injuring his passenger, was 25-year-old Louis Torres, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.

Torres was a resident of Los Banos, an employee of the medical examiner’s office said.

The California Highway Patrol received a report at 6:02 a.m. of the crash on northbound Highway 101 at Leavesley Road near the Gilroy Premium Outlets mall in Gilroy, officers said.

• One Dead This Morning After Vehicle Hits Tree on Hwy 101

Torres was driving with the passenger when for some reason he turned off of the highway and smashed into a roadside tree, the CHP said. He died at the scene while the passenger was taken to a hospital with minor injuries.

The cause and further information about the crash was not immediately available from the CHP today.

--Bay City News; Image via Patch Archive

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