Saratoga: 1 killed, 1 critically injured in Highway 9 crash

SARATOGA – A 19-year-old woman was killed and a 19-year-old man was critically injured in a solo car crash on Highway 9 near Saratoga on Friday night, authorities said.

The collision was reported about 8:25 p.m. a mile north of Redwood Gulch Road. A mid-1990s Nissan Skyline was traveling southbound when it veered off the roadway and plummeted down an embankment, said California Highway Patrol Officer Ross Lee.

The car, which rolled at least once, came to a rest with its roof against a tree at least 50 feet from the roadway, said Capt. Bill Murphy of the Santa Clara County Fire Department.

The woman, who was riding as a passenger in the Nissan, died at the scene, Lee said.

Murphy said the male driver was extricated from the wreckage and flown to a trauma center with life-threatening injuries.

The cause of the crash is under investigation, Lee said.

The type of Nissan involved in the crash is right-hand drive and was never sold as new in the United States. Skylines that are more than 25 years old can be imported from Japan.

Highway 9 remained closed early Saturday morning as crews worked to retrieve the car.

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