SANTA CLARA — A teen driver was killed in a two-car collision on Lawrence Expressway on Saturday night, police said.
The crash was reported at 9:36 p.m. in the northbound lanes approaching Benton Street, according to the Santa Clara Police Department.
An initial investigation found that a 16-year-old Sunnyvale boy was driving a Honda Accord carrying two teenage passengers, when he changed lanes to the left too closely to a Toyota Camry traveling in the other lane, causing the left rear of the Honda to hit the right front end of the Toyota.
The impact caused the Honda driver to lose control and hit a traffic signal pole, police said.
When police officers arrived at the crash site, the driver was still inside the wreck while his two passengers had gotten out.
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The Santa Clara Fire Department tried to revive the boy, but he died at the crash site, police said. His name was not publicly released pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.
The two passengers in the Honda suffered minor injuries. The Toyota driver, also a teen, stopped at the scene.
There is no indication that police cited or arrested anyone in connection with the crash. Police said the Honda driver “appeared to be traveling over the posted speed limit, but the speed is not known at this point in the investigation.”
Anyone with information about Saturday’s fatal collision can contact Traffic Investigator Scott Wilson at 408-615-4764. Anonymous tips can be submitted at 408-615-4847.