Memorial grows for teen killed in San Jose crash

Byby Cornell Barnard KGO logo
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Memorial grows for teen killed in San Jose crash
Friends gathered on Saturday to light candles and remember a teenager who was killed in a car crash in San Jose.

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- There's a growing memorial in San Jose for a teenager who was killed in a car crash early Saturday morning.

Investigators believe two cars may have been racing at the time.

Video taken by a neighbor shows the moments after police say one of the cars crashed into a light pole at Hillsdale and Meridian avenues.

An image from video taken by a neighbor shows the moments after two cars crashed near a Rite Aid in San Jose, Calif. on Feb. 28, 2015.

Both drivers left the scene.

Friends of the victim, who was a passenger in one of the cars, gathered on Saturday night to light candles and reflect on their loss.

"He was smart, he had a lot going for him," said friend Matthew Paz. "He could've been a mechanic, an engineer."

Two other teenagers went to the hospital with serious injuries.

Police say alcohol was a factor in the crash.