Santa Clara Co. Coroner ID's 2 Killed As Car Crashes Into Tree

SANTA CLARA VALLEY, CA — Two people killed when their vehicle crashed into a tree in South San Jose early Friday morning have been identified by the Santa Clara County medical examiner's office as Isabelle Gonzalez, 15, and Brandon Gomez Hunsperger, 22. San Jose police responded to a call in the 200 block of Casselino Drive on the report of a single vehicle crash at 1:32 a.m. Friday, police said.

Police said a Honda Accord was traveling east on Casselino Drive when the driver, Gomez Hunsperger, lost control of the vehicle and crashed into a tree.

Gomez Hunsperger and his passenger, Gonzalez, were pronounced dead at the scene, police said. They were both San Jose residents.

Officers said that two other passengers, a man and a woman, were transported to a hospital. The man was transported with injuries not considered life-threatening and the woman was transported with injuries that
were considered life-threatening.

There has not been any update from police on their identities or their conditions.

Officers said there were two dogs in the vehicle at the time of the crash, and one was killed.

San Jose police said they believe alcohol and marijuana were both suspected to be factors in the crash.

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By Bay City News Service

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