Woman killed in San Jose wrong-way crash identified

Published August 28, 2024 4:22pm PDT

San Jose woman and boy killed by wrong way driver

The wrong-way driver was 39-year-old Duncan McQuarrie from Orlando and was taken to a nearby hospital.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - A woman killed in a wrong-way crash in San Jose was identified Wednesday.

The Santa Clara County Coroner identified the woman as Rebecca Joanne Olsen, 47, of San Jose. A 14-year-old boy also killed in Monday's crash has not been publicly identified.

The crash happened on northbound Highway 85, south of Santa Teresa Boulevard.

A Toyota pickup truck, driven by Duncan McQuarrie, 39, of Orlando, Florida, was traveling south in the northbound lanes of the highway and collided with a Tesla, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Olsen was driving the Tesla, and the teen was a passenger in the electric vehicle. Both died at the scene.

McQuarrie was hospitalized, and his current condition is unknown. He has not been arrested.