"The crash was reported at 5:35 p.m. after a woman driving a silver 2007 Ford sedan heading west on Rancho Drive took a left turn onto southbound Monterey Road, according to the San Jose Police Department. That put her in the path of a northbound blue 2013 BMW coupe, and the two vehicles collided, causing the BMW to hit the center divider and cross into southbound lanes."
"A passenger in the BMW was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and was later pronounced dead. He has been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office as 39-year-old Jerome Michael Castro, a resident of Valley Springs in Calaveras County. Both drivers were also taken to the hospital with major injuries but are expected to survive."
"Police said the Ford driver was suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision, and that traffic investigators will present a case to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office to determine whether criminal charges will be filed. But she was not immediately arrested or cited due to her hospitalization. The collision marked the city's 28th traffic death of the year."
A woman suspected of driving under the influence made a left turn from Rancho Drive onto southbound Monterey Road around 5:35 p.m., colliding with a northbound BMW. The BMW struck the center divider and crossed into southbound lanes. A passenger in the BMW, 39-year-old Jerome Michael Castro of Valley Springs, was taken to the hospital with serious injuries and later pronounced dead. Both drivers were hospitalized with major injuries but are expected to survive. Traffic investigators will present a case to the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office to determine whether charges will be filed. Anyone with information can contact Traffic Detective Ryan Leslie at 408-277-4654 or 4264@sanjoseca.gov, or Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers.
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