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3 Die in Saratoga BMW Crash Including 17-Year-Old
CHP said a 2024 BMW M3 lost control and went off the roadway, and investigators closed Highway 9 for about three hours.
- Three people died after a BMW plunged off Highway 9 near Saratoga on Monday night, according to the California Highway Patrol. The vehicle went down a steep embankment about 5 miles west of the city.
- Preliminary investigations indicate the 21-year-old driver from Yuba City lost control while traveling eastbound on the highway around 9:36 p.m. The BMW left the roadway, plummeting roughly 300 feet down the cliffside.
- The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner is processing formal identifications for the victims, including a 27-year-old man from Salem, Oregon, and a 17-year-old boy from San Jose. Names remain pending next-of-kin notification.
- Highway 9 remained closed in both directions for three hours while emergency crews investigated the scene and recovered the vehicle. Authorities have not released additional details about the collision.
- The California Highway Patrol continues to investigate the cause of the crash. Anyone with information is asked to contact the CHP San Jose Area Office at 408-961-0900.
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The Mercury newsThree killed in Highway 9 crash outside Saratoga
A San Jose teen and two men died in the single-car crash.
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