Teen Boy Dies In Highway 85 Ramp Crash In Santa Clara County

CUPERTINO, CA — A 16-year-old boy was killed in a collision Tuesday morning at the transition ramp from southbound state Highway 85 to southbound Interstate Highway 280, according to the California Highway Patrol. Two cars collided shortly before 11 a.m. and the boy was ejected from one of the cars and later died at a hospital.

The crash shut down northbound and southbound ramps from Highway 85 for several hours Tuesday.

The car carrying the 16-year-old was a 2003 Toyota Corolla, driven by a 42-year-old man with a 46-year-old woman in the front passenger seat, and the 16-year-old and two other juveniles in the rear, according to the CHP.

The Toyota driver passed a 1999 Ford F-Series dump truck before reportedly losing control of the vehicle, veering off the roadway onto the right shoulder and striking a tree.

After hitting the tree, the Toyota veered back into traffic, spun out and collided with the Ford, according to the CHP. The driver of the Ford pulled off to the left shoulder, and the Toyota came to rest in the roadway, partially blocking traffic and partially on the dirt embankment shoulder, CHP officials said.

The teen ejected from the car died at a hospital at about 12:15 p.m. The other passengers in the Toyota were also hospitalized for minor injuries.

The ramps were closed for several hours, backing up traffic until they were reopened by mid-afternoon.

Bay City News Service contributed to this report.