Estephany Cabrera Montes, 18, dead, pregnant teen critical, Alex Eduardo Antunez Garcia, 29, arrested after car crashes off of cliff on Highway 9 in Santa Clara County, California
At least 1 dead, 1 hospitalized in crash off Hwy 9 in Santa Clara Co.
The Nissan plunged into a wooded area along Highway 9, west of Saratoga, around 1:15 Wednesday morning. Highway patrol officers haven't found the 29-year-old man they think was driving. Firefighters even used heat-seeking cameras to see if he was injured and trapped somewhere.
Saratoga crash: Driver found hours after teen sightseer's death
The man is believed to have been behind the wheel of a four-door Nissan that went off the road while navigating a turn on Highway 9, according to the CHP. The crash claimed the life of a 19-year-old woman, who was riding in the front passenger seat, and sent a pregnant 15-year-old girl to a hospital with major injuries, according to CHP Officer Ross Lee.
Woman killed in Hwy 9 crash identified
A woman killed in a car crash down a cliff off of state Highway 9 outside Saratoga early this morning has been identified as 18-year-old Estephany Cabrera Montes of San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.
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