California Highway Patrol patrol vehicle. CHP investigated an October 10, 2026, collision on Highway 101 in San Jose that killed one man and injured a 26-year-old Los Banos resident. Photo courtesy of CHP San Jose.
A 26-year-old Los Banos resident suffered minor injuries in a four-vehicle collision that killed one man and seriously injured another.
San Jose, CA (October 19, 2026) — A 26-year-old Los Banos man was injured in a fatal multi-vehicle collision on Highway 101 in San Jose on Saturday, Oct. 10, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred around 5:32 a.m. on southbound Highway 101, just north of the Tully Road exit.
According to CHP, a 36-year-old San Jose man was driving a Toyota sedan when his vehicle became disabled in the southbound lanes. He exited the vehicle and was standing outside when a Honda Civic and a Ford F-150 pickup truck struck him and the Toyota.
The San Jose man was pronounced dead at the scene.
Debris from the collision entered the northbound lanes and struck a Tesla Model 3 driven by the Los Banos resident, who sustained minor injuries.
The Honda driver, a 39-year-old Hayward man, suffered major injuries and was transported to a hospital. The Ford pickup driver, a 33-year-old San Jose man, was not injured.
CHP reported that all three surviving drivers remained at the scene and that drugs or alcohol were not suspected to be factors in the collision.
The crash prompted road closures while emergency personnel responded and investigators examined the scene.