Milpitas man dies from injuries in San Jose car crash

A Milpitas man died Sunday from injuries he suffered in a car crash in San Jose three days earlier, authorities said.

The crash was reported at 1:51 a.m. Thursday on Capitol Expressway near Senter Road, according to San Jose police. An initial investigation found that a 2001 Lexus was traveling eastbound on Capitol “at a high rate of speed” when the driver lost control of the vehicle and collided with a tree.

The driver was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead at 12:23 p.m. Sunday, police said.

He was identified as 36-year-old Benjamin Nguyen, according to the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.

The crash marked the 30th roadway death of the year in San Jose.

Anyone with information about the incident can contact Detective Troy Sirmons with the SJPD traffic investigation unit at 408-277-4654.