Dakota Posa Killed, Edgardo Sanchez Arrested Following Wrong-Way DUI Crash on Stevens Creek Boulevard in Santa Clara

Dakota Posa Dead, Edgardo Sanchez Arrested in Wrong-Way DUI Collision on Stevens Creek Boulevard Near Maplewood Avenue

SANTA CLARA, CA (December 14, 2018) – A 24-year-old woman perished in a wrong-way DUI collision involving multiple vehicles on Stevens Creek Boulevard near Maplewood Avenue early Wednesday.

Reports say 34-year-old Edgardo Sanchez was driving a stolen white Honda Accord. Sanchez, who was accompanied by Dakota Posa of Santa Clara, was heading eastbound in the westbound lanes of Steven Creek Boulevard near Maplewood Avenue around 6:44 a.m. when their vehicle struck a westbound silver Toyota Prius and a westbound silver Honda.

Sanchez suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized while Posa died after having suffered from severe injuries that day. The driver of the Toyota Prius was not injured but the 38-year-old man operating the silver Honda sustained minor injuries.

Sanchez was arrested on suspicion of auto theft, vehicular manslaughter, driving with a suspended license and being a felon in possession of pepper spray and violation of Post Release Community Supervision.

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To the family and friends of Dakota Posa mourning this unimaginable loss, we’d like to send our sympathies and condolences to you all.

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