SAN JOSE — A man was arrested Monday after being found to be at fault for a December collision on Highway 87 that resulted in the deaths of an adult and an infant, authorities said.
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Zachary Chernicky, a resident of San Jose, was taken into custody without incident, according to a news release from the California Highway Patrol San Jose.
Shortly before 11 a.m. on Dec. 2, emergency responders reported to a four-vehicle collision on northbound Highway 87. Three of the vehicles involved in the crash, a Lexus and two Teslas, caught fire.
The two people who died were riding in the Lexus, authorities said. Passengers in other involved vehicles also suffered injuries.
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The victims were identified as Ivana Balistreri, a 29-year-old resident of San Jose, and Lilliana Martins, a one-year-old resident of San Jose, according to the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office. Lilliana was Balistreri’s daughter, according to a GoFundMe posted by the family.
Northbound Highway 87 was closed to drivers for several hours while the incident was under investigation, authorities added.
After the collision, authorities carried out an investigation and determined that Chernicky, the driver of one of the Teslas, was at fault, they said. An arrest warrant was obtained.
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