One woman is dead after the driver of the car she was riding in fled a traffic stop, struck another car and hit a pole in San Jose early Sunday, police said.<\/p>\n
The driver, a man, was fleeing an enforcement stop around 12:19 a.m., ran a red light and hit another car at the intersection of Naglee and Park avenues, according to the San Jose Police Department. The impact caused the first car, a Buick sedan, to collide with a traffic pole.<\/p>\n
The driver was taken into custody by the Santa Clara Police Department, which initially tried to stop him. He sustained major injuries and was taken to a local hospital. His passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Her identity will be released by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The driver and passenger in the second car, a Toyota sedan, were treated for non-life-threatening injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The incident marks the city\u2019s 21st fatal collision and 21st traffic-related death of 2026.<\/p>\n