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S.J. Man Dead in Campbell Crash
The Saturday crash at Highway 17 and Camden Avenue closed two lanes of the freeway and the off-ramp for two hours.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating a crash on southbound state Highway 17 in Campbell that left a San Jose man dead Saturday afternoon.
The crash was reported at about 4:20 p.m. at the Camden Avenue-San Tomas Expressway off-ramp, the CHP said.
A preliminary investigation determined that a 40-year-old San Jose man lost control of his maroon 1996 Nissan Maxima and went down an embankment and overturned, according to the CHP.
The car came to rest on its roof in the fast lane of the Camden Avenue-San Tomas Expressway off-ramp, according to investigators. The driver, whose name has not yet been released, was traveling at a high rate of speed at the time of the crash, and witnesses reported him driving recklessly prior to losing control of the car, the CHP said.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, the CHP said. It is unknown if drug or alcohol impairment was a factor in the crash.
The two left lanes of the off-ramp were closed for about two hours during the CHP investigation.
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