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CHP: Morgan Hill man dies on Highway 101 after hitting tree

By Ricardo Tovar

May 31, 2022 1:01 PM

Published May 31, 2022 12:28 PM

EDENVALE, Calif. (KION-TV)-- CHP Hollister-Gilroy said a 51-year-old man died Sunday on southbound Highway 101 near Blossom Hill Road after hitting a tree at around 1:43 a.m.

CHP said a Morgan Hill man was driving a 2021 Hyundai Sonata when, for an unknown reason, he made a right turn forcing his car into the dirt grass shoulder. He then hit a tree and died of his injuries after suffering blunt force trauma.

CHP said they do not know if drugs or alcohol played a factor in the crash.

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Ricardo Tovar

Assignment/ Web Manager for KION News Channel 5/46 and Telemundo 23

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