SCOTTS VALLEY — Authorities are continuing to investigate the cause of a weekend crash along Highway 17 that killed a 44-year-old San Jose man.
Officers with the California Highway Patrol responded at approximately 9:59 p.m. Sunday to reports of a crash on the southbound side of the highway south of Glenwood Drive. The man was driving a 2008 Suzuki SX4 at an unknown speed when he lost control of the vehicle and collided with the center concrete median, according to a CHP release.
After impact, the Suzuki rolled and crashed into a dirt embankment on the west shoulder of the southbound lanes before coming to a rest. Medical personnel attempted to provide life-saving support upon arrival, but the man suffered major injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene of the incident.
It remains to be seen why the man lost control of the vehicle and authorities do not know if alcohol or drugs were a factor. The cause of the crash remained under investigation Monday.
In the release, Santa Cruz CHP Captain Grant Boles underscored that drivers should always buckle their seatbelts before getting behind the wheel of a vehicle and extended his condolences to the driver’s family.