SAN JOSE—A 15-year-old Gilroy boy has been identified as one of three young people killed in what police believe was a street race in San Jose on Tuesday night, according to authorities.
Anthony Ramos, of Gilroy, was pronounced dead at the scene in the area of Santa Clara and 22nd streets alongside a 15-year-old San Jose girl, later identified as Jayleen Ciriaco, the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed. An 18-year-old San Jose man, Oscar Avila Toledo, later died in an area hospital.
All three were riding in a gold Honda Accord police said was involved in a street race with an unknown dark colored Acura on Santa Clara Street, San Jose Police Department Sgt. Enrique Garcia said in an emailed statement to the Dispatch. Police did not identify the driver.
Officers with the SJPD arrived on the scene at 10:53 p.m. after receiving a report of a traffic collision and found all three occupants of the damaged Honda suffering from “serious injuries,” Garcia said. Two other victims—who police did not identify—were transported to a hospital and treated for their injuries.
Investigators determined that both vehicles were racing westbound on Santa Clara Street when at some point the Honda lost traction and spun out, according to Garcia. The vehicle then hit a pole before striking a tree near the curb, he said.
Before police arrived, however, the Acura fled the scene and as of Friday afternoon has not been located. The Honda was an unreported stolen vehicle out of San Jose, according to the SJPD.
Police are asking anyone with information to call the SJPD Traffic Investigation Unit at (408) 277-4654. Those who wish to remain anonymous can call the Crime Stoppers Tip Line at (408) 947-7867. Anyone who provides information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect may be eligible for a cash reward via the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers, police said.
