SAN JOSE \u2013 A man died after he crashed a stolen car into a cement wall Saturday in San Jose, police said.<\/p>\n
Officers in marked police vehicles initially tried to stop the car \u2014 described as a gray 2013 Infiniti EX37 \u2014 just before 3 a.m. at Winchester Boulevard and Moorpark Avenue, San Jose police Officer Tanya Hernandez said in a news release.<\/p>\n
Hernandez said the driver sped away eastbound on Moorpark Avenue, but officers did not chase after him.<\/p>\n
Shortly after passing the intersection with Monroe Street, the driver lost control and crashed into a cement wall beneath the Highway 17 overpass, Hernandez said.<\/p>\n
Hernandez said \u201cofficers saw the collision from a distance\u201d and provided aid to the driver, but he died at the scene. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner\u2019s Office will release his identity after it is confirmed and his next of kin is notified.<\/p>\n
The death marked the city\u2019s third traffic fatality of the year. The city had recorded the same number of deaths at the same point last year.<\/p>\n