{"id":4704,"date":"2026-07-16T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4704"},"modified":"2026-07-16T21:39:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-16T21:39:14","slug":"san-jose-man-arrested-on-suspicion-of-causing-fiery-highway-87-collision-in-december","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4704","title":{"rendered":"San Jose: Man arrested on suspicion of causing fiery Highway 87 collision in December"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>SAN JOSE \u2014 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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4702\">Earthquakes sign Australia\u2019s top young goal scorer<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>The two people who died were riding in the Lexus, authorities said. Passengers in other involved vehicles also suffered injuries.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4700\">Dua Lipa praises mass protests against Ivanka Trump\u2019s luxury resort plans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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\u2019s Office. Lilliana was Balistreri\u2019s daughter, according to a GoFundMe posted by the family.<\/p>\n<p>Northbound Highway 87 was closed to drivers for several hours while the incident was under investigation, authorities added.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4698\">Measure to overhaul California\u2019s powerful environmental law draws 73% support in new poll<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The four-vehicle collision resulted in the deaths of a 29-year-old woman and her one-year-old daughter. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4704","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>San Jose: Man arrested on suspicion of causing fiery Highway 87 collision in December - Next City Digest<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nextcitydigest.com\/?p=4704\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"San Jose: Man arrested on suspicion of causing fiery Highway 87 collision in December - 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