SAN JOSE (KRON) — The woman who died Saturday night after crashing a stolen car into a light pole has been identified as 24-year-old Samantha Torres, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office.
Officers tried to stop Torres near Fruitdale Avenue and Sherman Oaks Drive around 8:30 p.m. Saturday.
Torres drove away from the police but did not pursue her as she left the area, according to police.
A short time later, she crashed the stolen car into a light pole at Fruitdale Avenue and St. Elizabeth Drive.
Emergency crews pronounced Torres dead at the scene, according to police.
Torres, a San Jose resident, was the 45th person killed in a crash or collision on San Jose city streets this year, police said.