Injured Driver Dies Days After Slamming Into San Jose Business

SAN JOSE (CBS SF) -- The driver of a truck that careened into a San Jose business last week has succumbed to his injuries, authorities announced Wednesday.

San Jose police responded to a call reporting a single vehicle crash in the area of Lincoln Avenue and Savaker Street at around 6:04 p.m. last Friday.

Investigators said a 1973 green Datsun pick-up truck was traveling at a high rate of speed when the adult male driver lost control of the vehicle and struck the front wall of a business on Lincoln Ave. head on.

The driver was ejected from the vehicle. He was transported to a local hospital suffering from major injuries. Unfortunately, police were notified on Tuesday that the driver had died.

He is the 45th victim of a fatal collision so far this year in San Jose.

Anyone with information is urged to contact Detective Templeman #3556 of the San Jose Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at 408-277-4654.