Man Killed, Isaias Mendoza-Inijuez Arrested in DUI Accident on San Tomas Expressway [Santa Clara, CA]

Police Arrest Isaias Mendoza-Inijuez for DUI after Deadly Crash in Santa Clara

 
SANTA CLARA, CA (November 29, 2022) – A man died and police arrested Isaias Mendoza-Inijuez after a DUI crash in Santa Clara early Saturday morning on November 26.
 
The fatal crash happened around 12:20 a.m. at San Tomas Expressway and El Camino Real. According to the Santa Clara Police Department, a BMW was traveling northbound through the intersection when it was struck by a Volvo traveling westbound at a high rate of speed.
 
Police said the Volvo drove against a red traffic signal, entered the intersection and collided with the BMW.
 
As a result, a passenger in the BMW, a 31-year-old Sonoma man, was pronounced dead at the scene. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release his name once family members are properly notified.
 
Both drivers of the BMW and Volvo were taken to an area hospital with major injuries.
 
Mendoza-Inijuez, a 28-year-old Sonoma resident, was the one driving the Volvo. He smelled of alcohol. Police arrested him on suspicion of homicide and DUI causing injury.
 
The crash remains under investigation and anyone with information can contact Traffic Investigator Scott Wilson at 408-615-4764.

We send our heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of the victim.

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