UPDATE: Authorities and friends have identified a 26-year-old man who was killed in a crash in San Jose.
The incident happened just after 1:30 p.m. in the area of Fruitdale and Leigh avenues. SJPD said one vehicle was overturned.
Video from a San Jose resident showed the chaotic scene after a Prius and a white vehicle crashed. In the video, the smoke can be seen as one of the cars started to burn. Nearby residents told NBC Bay Area they ran to the cars with crowbars and broke some windows to try to help the people inside.The Santa Clara County Coroner's Office identified the victim of the deadly crash in San Jose as Jefferson Smith Martinez Ropero, 26.
Santa Clara County's coroner's office identified the deceased victim as Jefferson Smith Martinez Ropero, 26. A good friend of Smith told NBC Bay Area Sunday the victim was a member of the LGBTQ community and was originally from Colombia. The friend added that Smith just moved to the U.S. three months ago.
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