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Wednesday
San Jose, CA

Normi Juarez
Witness

Steven Clark
Legal Analyst

--EDITORIAL PROVIDED BY KGO ON 8/28/2024--
This is previously unseen cell phone video showing a Toyota Tacoma pick up truck going the wrong way on Highway 85 in San Jose
Shortly before the driver slammed into a Tesla, killing the two people inside
The video was recorded Monday by Normi Juarez who had just picked up her son from school
Normi Juarez/Witness:
I'm driving 65 or 70 but the truck is very more faster
CHP hasn't said how fast the driver was going
but you can see in this dash cam video he whizzed right by other vehicles going the opposite way
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner says 47-year-old Rebecca Joanne Olsen of San Jose died in the wreck
A 14-year-old boy was killed too but his name hasn't been released
Both were inside the Tesla
The driver of the pick-up was hospitalized with major injuries
We aren't naming him since he hasn't yet been charged Investigators say they are looking at felony manslaughter charges
Steven Clark/ Legal Analyst:
second degree murder is not off the table at this point A lot is going to come down to the toxicology results that we will receive later Were there any prescription drugs? Were alcohol or street drugs in his system at the time of this crash?
That's legal analyst Steven Clark who says they'll also look at this driver's criminal history
Initial online records show he has previously been convicted of DUI in Florida
Steven Clark/ Legal Analyst:
what investigators are going to want to know is what was his mindset at the time of this driving They're going to want to talk with people who were with him that day Was there something going on in his life that could suggest that perhaps this was intentional?
As bad as this crash was, Juarez says it could have been worse as other drivers dodged the pick-up
Reporter:
So it nearly hit the cars? The three cars before the crash?
Normi Juarez:
Yes before I'm scared I say if I come a little before maybe me?
Officers also confirm that the pick-up truck driver
had been going the wrong way for more than ten minutes
Many people online are very concerned about that
it's a legitimate question to ask whether there was some law enforcement component that could have interceded more quickly
CHP says that at last check the suspect is still alive and in the hospital

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CALIFORNIA CRASH DRIVING TRAVEL