1 found dead on U.S. 101 in San Jose

By KTVU staff

Published August 5, 2023 11:10am PDT

California Highway Patrol

1 found dead on U.S. 101 in San Jose

At least one person has died, CHP said, after a car was reported stopped on the shoulder of U.S. 101 Friday night.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - One person was found dead Friday night on U.S. Route 101 in San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol.

CHP reported at 11:34 p.m. that a white Hyundai Genesis stopped on the left-hand shoulder of the highway near Yerba Buena Road.

The southbound lane of U.S. 101 to Yerba Buena Road off-ramp was ordered closed, and at 11:57 p.m. a Sig-alert was issued.

A coroner was called to the scene, the highway patrol said.

Details behind the death were not given.

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