Crash on US-101 S/B at Capitol Expy, San Jose, California

Thursday, July 9, 2026 at 9:53 PM

Injury crashPedestrian involved2 vehicles
Reporting agency
CHP San Jose Area
Report number
9340-2026-03214

From the CHP CCRS, record last updated October 25, 2026. No changes since first published.

Where and when

Location
US-101 S/B at Capitol Expy
City, county
San Jose, Santa Clara County
Collision type
Rear End
Motor vehicle involved with
Parked Motor Vehicle
Pedestrian action
In Road - Includes Shoulder
Posted speed limit
65 mph
Primary collision factor cited
Yes
Weather
Clear
Light
Dark-Street Lights
Road surface
No Unusual Conditions
Hit and run
No
People involved
3
Injured
3
Killed
0

Vehicles and people

Damage area not recorded

Unit 1: 2011 Dodge Charger

Gray Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Other
  • Driver, male, 26Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Not Deployed
    Minor injury
Damage area not recorded

Unit 3: 2006 Toyota Prius

Silver Passenger Car Station Wagon Jeep

Direction of travel
South
Maneuver
Stopped
  • Passenger, female, 24Restraint: Occupant Lap Shoulder Harness Used. Airbag: Air Bag Deployed
    Minor injury

Not in a vehicle

  • Pedestrian, male, 39Restraint: Not Required. Airbag: Not Required
    Serious injury

What the officer recorded

Violation cited
VC 23152(a) DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCEas recorded on the report
Unit 1 violation cited
VC SECTION VIOLATED - VC 22107as recorded on the report
Unit 1 charge
CVC VC 23152(a) DRIVING UNDER INFLUENCEas recorded on the report

A contributing factor or charge recorded by an officer is not a finding of fault or a conviction. We show the record as the state released it.

Nearby and recent

289 crashes recorded on US-101 S/B in San Jose in the last 12 months, 85 with injuries.

All San Jose crashes, July 2026

About this record

Source
CHP CCRS
Updates
Changes the state makes to this record are applied here when the source publishes them
First published here
October 25, 2026
Last updated
October 25, 2026, no changes recorded
What is left out
Names, addresses, plates, and license and insurance numbers are not in the public data and never appear here

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