SARATOGA — Three people, including a 17-year-old San Jose boy, died late Monday when the car they were traveling in went off the roadway on Highway 9 and crashed down an embankment, according to the California Highway Patrol.
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CHP officers were called at 9:36 p.m. for a report of a crash on Highway 9 east of Redwood Gulch Road, the agency said in a news release. They arrived to find a wrecked 2024 BMW M3 sedan and three occupants who died: the driver, a 21-year-old Yuba City man; a 27-year-old man from Salem, Oregon; and the San Jose teen.
Their names have not been publicly released pending their formal identification and notification of their next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
An initial investigation determined that the BMW was eastbound on the highway when the driver lost control, causing the vehicle to go off the road and down a steep embankment. A more precise cause for the crash is under investigation.
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Highway 9 was closed near the crash site for about three hours while officers examined the scene. The CHP did not release additional details Tuesday.
Anyone with information for crash investigators can contact the CHP San Jose area field office at 408-961-0900.
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