"The fatal collision was reported around 2:35 p.m. Saturday when, according to San Jose police, a man driving a white 2018 GMC Yukon east on Foxworthy Avenue was approaching Jarvis Avenue and tried to pass a green 2018 Subaru Forester, but instead hit the Subaru. That caused the GMC to travel into oncoming westbound traffic and crash head-on into a blue 2012 Honda CR-V."
"The woman driving the Honda died at the scene; she has been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner's Office as 74-year-old Ellen Jo Orcutt. The coroner did not list a residence for her, but public records indicate she lived in San Jose about a mile east of the crash site. Police said the GMC driver was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries and was listed in critical condition."
"He died from his injuries Wednesday, and has been identified by the coroner's office as 81-year-old Los Gatos resident Christian Herbert Hygelund. Also on Wednesday, police said an investigation found cause to believe that Hygelund was under the influence of alcohol when the fatal crash occurred. Orcutt was a community advocate who devoted herself to helping poor and unhoused people in the region, according to a GoFundMe fundraising page set up by her daughter."
A violent head-on collision on Foxworthy Avenue in Willow Glen occurred around 2:35 p.m. Saturday when a man driving a white 2018 GMC Yukon eastbound attempted to pass a green 2018 Subaru Forester and struck it, sending the GMC into oncoming westbound traffic and into a blue 2012 Honda CR-V. The Honda driver, 74-year-old Ellen Jo Orcutt, died at the scene. The GMC driver, identified as 81-year-old Christian Herbert Hygelund of Los Gatos, was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries and died Wednesday. Police said an investigation found cause to believe Hygelund was under the influence of alcohol. Orcutt was a longtime community advocate for people experiencing homelessness; a GoFundMe was set up by her daughter to cover family expenses.
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