DUI Suspect Arraigned For Fiery Crash That Killed Area Man, 22

SANTA CLARA COUNTY, CA – A San Jose man was arraigned this afternoon on a gross vehicular manslaughter charge after a fiery crash early Sunday morning left a San Ramon man dead.

Jerry Tran, 21, is being held on $250,000 bail and is scheduled to enter a plea on May 1.

Matthew Tang, 22, was killed in the three-car crash, which was reported at 2:35 a.m. on southbound Interstate Highway 280 at McLaughlin Avenue in San Jose, according to California Highway Patrol Officer Ryan Fifield.

Tran allegedly lost control of his gray Lexus IS while speeding and hit Tang's gray Honda Accord, causing it to crash into a guardrail and catch fire, Fifield said.

The Lexus then kept moving and hit a silver Toyota Camry, overturning it without injuring the driver.
Tran was treated for minor injuries and then booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail.

Last year, Tran was charged with child endangerment and inflicting corporal injury upon a child, according to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office. He is scheduled to appear in court for that case on Thursday afternoon.

The victim, Tang, graduated from Dougherty Valley High School in 2012 and earned a bachelor's degree in business management economics from the University of California at Santa Cruz last year, according to his LinkedIn profile.

Tang had done some contract work as an on-boarding specialist in restaurant partner growth for UberEATS, according to a company spokeswoman.

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