DUI crash in Sunnyvale Thursday night leaves woman dead
Apr 10, 2026
(KRON) -- A woman was killed Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash on the Central Expressway, according to the Sunnyvale Department of Public Safety. Sunnyvale DPS and fire personnel responded at around 10:55 p.m. to the area of Central Expressway and Commercial Street on a report of a major vehicle
collision.
The crash, police said, involved a sedan and a truck.
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Emergency personnel responded and found one of the drivers, a woman in her 50s, unresponsive and trapped inside her vehicle. Responders were able to extricate her; however, she died at the scene.
The driver of the second vehicle, a man in his 30s, was taken to Valley Medical Center for medical evaluation. During the investigation, the man refused to provide a statement to investigators or provide a blood sample.
Investigators obtained a search warrant and a blood sample was collected. The driver was subsequently arrested for felony DUI with additional charges pending.
Sunnyvale DPS said the crash remains under investigation.
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