https://www.mercurynews.com/2022/02/15/san-jose-passenger-killed-in-collision-after-driver-crashed-into-tree-is-identified/

Authorities identified the man killed in a traffic collision over the weekend when the driver of the sedan he was riding in crashed into a tree in East San Jose.

The man — identified as 38-year-old San Jose resident Richard Ortiz — was a passenger in a 2000 Toyota sedan in the crash that occurred at about 11:45 p.m., according to the San Jose Police Department. The driver was traveling north on South White Road when she went off the road near Castleton Drive and hit a tree.