Teenage victim of San Jose crash on Christmas identified

Wednesday, December 28, 2016
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) -- The teenage boy killed in a suspected DUI crash on Christmas morning in San Jose has been identified by the medical examiner.

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The Santa Clara County medical examiner identified 14-year-old Andrew Nguyen of San Jose as the victim. Nguyen was riding in a car hit by 25-year-old Jessica Zamora, who also died in the crash.

Zamora had an outstanding warrant for DUI at the time of the crash.
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According to police, the crash happened at about 12:30 a.m. Sunday when Zamora was driving her 2012 Chevrolet Malibu west on Capitol Expressway near Snell Avenue and crossed over into the wrong lanes, colliding head-on with a 2004 Lexus carrying Nguyen and his parents.

A bartender said Zamora had two drinks just before the crash. Her family had been under attack on social media as they mourned her death.
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