SAN Jose — A motorist who died in a high-speed Tesla crash on a rural road just outside San Jose over the weekend is suspected of driving intoxicated, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The Saturday afternoon single-vehicle collision also injured a passenger who survived, the CHP said.

The crash was reported at 3:43 p.m. on southbound San Felipe Road, north of Metcalf Road outside the San Jose city limits. According to the CHP, a 22-year-old man driving a Tesla 3 was heading south “at a high rate of speed” and missed a curve, went off the road and hit a tree, then rolled several times before hitting another tree.

During the rollover, the driver — whose identity has not been publicly released by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office — was thrown from the car and suffered fatal injuries, the CHP said. A 24-year-old man also riding in the Tesla, which landed on its wheels, climbed out of the wreck and later taken to a hospital with what were described as minor injuries.

In a news release, the CHP noted that the surviving passenger was wearing a seat belt, and the driver was not. The release ended with a fnding that “alcohol/drug impairment is believed to be a factor in this crash.”

The crash remains under investigation. Anyone with information for the CHP can contact the San Jose area field office at 408-961-0900.

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