Girl riding in car killed in two-car crash on Tully Road, San Jose’s 43rd traffic death of 2026
Police say the car, driven by another girl, crossed the median near White Road Sunday evening and hit a Tesla.
A girl riding in a car on Tully Road died Sunday evening after the car crossed the center median and hit an oncoming Tesla, according to a San Jose Police Department media advisory issued Monday. It is San Jose’s 43rd fatal crash and 43rd traffic death of 2026, police said.
The crash happened about 5:44 p.m. Nov. 8 near Tully Road and White Road in East San Jose. Police said a 2001 Acura sedan driven by a juvenile girl was heading east on Tully when it went over the median into the westbound lanes and struck a 2022 Tesla sedan carrying three adults.
The juvenile passenger in the Acura died at the scene. The driver was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later stabilized. The Tesla’s driver and two passengers were hospitalized with injuries that were not life-threatening.
The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner will release the name of the girl who died. Police did not say what caused the Acura to cross the median. Anyone with information can call the department’s Traffic Investigations Unit at 408-277-4654.
Source: San Jose Police Department, “SJPD Investigating Traffic Fatality #43 of 2026,” Nov. 9, 2026.