Jack Edwin Adams, 28, killed in single-vehicle crash on Miller Avenue in Gilroy, California

Around 10:15 p.m. Tuesday night, Gilroy police responded to reports of a single-vehicle accident in the 6300 block of Miller Avenue. They discovered a GMC Yukon SUV that had struck a tree with a driver, the only occupant of the vehicle, unconscious and majorly injured. Paramedics were unsucessful in their attempts to revive him, and he was declared dead at the scene. Anyone with information about the accident should call Gilroy police Investigator Nestor Quinones at 408-846-0350, and those wishing to remain anonymous can call We-Tip at 1-800-782-7463 (1-800-78-CRIME). We'll update this story as more information becomes available.

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