A 49-year-old San Jose man was killed Sunday morning in a solo-vehicle crash on State Route 17 south of Vine Hill Road, according to the California Highway Patrol.
CHP officers responded to the crash at about 10:39 a.m. on Dec. 14. Authorities said the man was driving a black 2025 Toyota Tacoma southbound on Highway 17 when, for reasons still under investigation, the vehicle traveled off the roadway.
The truck struck a tree west of the southbound lanes before continuing in a southeasterly direction and colliding with the center median barrier, CHP said. The vehicle ultimately came to rest in the left lane of northbound Highway 17, south of Vine Hill Road…