Fatal Crash State Route 152, Lovers Lane in Hollister Gilroy

One Dead, Two Injured in Crash on Highway 152

HOLLISTER GILROY, Calif. (Jan. 2, 2024) — At least one person died and two were injured New Year’s Day in a crash on State Route 152 near Lovers Lane in the Hollister Gilroy area.

The deadly crash occurred at around 12:44 a.m. on Jan. 1st, according to the California Highway Patrol report.

The drivers of an SUV and a silver Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck were involved. One of the vehicles was found on the right shoulder and the other in the center divider.

Paramedics and firefighters responded and located two people trapped in the Nissan and one person trapped in the Chevrolet. However, one of the victim’s died at the scene at 1:26 a.m. and the other two were taken to a hospital for further treatment of their injuries.

The CHP is heading up the traffic investigation and closed down SR-152 between San Felipe and Bloomfield.

Santa Clara County Traffic Statistics

There were 6,553 injury and fatality collisions in Santa Clara County in 2020, according to the most recent statistics compiled by the Office of Traffic Safety. Also, 842 of these collisions involved alcohol and 1,616 were speed related, the report said. The county ranks 51st among 58 similar sized counties in California for it’s number of traffic injuries and fatalities.

Furthermore, the report states that 287 of the injury or fatality collisions involved a motorcyclist and 405 involved a pedestrian.

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Source: CHP-F