Cupertino: One dead, one injured in late-night crash with suspected drunk driver
CUPERTINO — One woman was killed and a man was hospitalized with major injuries after a suspected drunken driver smashed into their car Saturday night, authorities said.
The crash was first reported just after 11 p.m. on northbound Interstate Highway 280 south of Wolfe Road and forced authorities to close an off-ramp for about four hours, California Highway Patrol officers said. The CHP said officers found two cars had veered off the road, with one of them running into a tree.
A female passenger inside the car that crashed into a tree was pronounced dead at the scene, CHP said. Her name has not been released pending notification of next of kin. The male driver of that car was taken to a hospital with major injuries.
Authorities did not find anyone inside the other vehicle. About an hour later, police found the driver nearby and then arrested him on suspicion of driving drunk. He was booked into Santa Clara County Jail.
Police said the suspect had two previous DUI convictions.