Full Notification

Type of Incident: Major Injury Traffic Collision

Case #: 15-2782 Location: Leavesley at Arroyo Circle

Date: 06/02/2015

Time: 1227 hours

Update:

On 06/03/2015 the Gilroy Police Department learned that despite the efforts of the trauma physicians and other medical personnel, the driver in yesterday’s traffic collision on Leavesley Road near Arroyo Circle died as a result of the injuries sustained in the collision.

The driver of the vehicle has been identified as 27 year old Mark Pierce, who lived in Gilroy. The male passenger has been identified as a Morgan Hill resident and the female passenger as being transient with ties to Gilroy.

This investigation is active and ongoing. Investigators are still trying to determine what caused the vehicle to leave the roadway. At this time there is still no information with regard to if alcohol or drugs were a contributing factor in the collision.

ORIGINAL REALEASE:

On June 2, 2015 at approximately 1227 hours Gilroy Communications received several reports of a solo vehicle collision in the area of Leavesley Road east of Arroyo Circle, in the City of Gilroy. There were also reports of live power lines down in the area of the collision. Police and Fire units were dispatched to the scene and upon arrival found that the collision involved a single vehicle, which had struck a utility pole. The vehicle was overturned and the three occupants of the vehicle had been ejected.

Emergency personnel found the driver suffering from major trauma, with no pulse or breathing. CPR was initiated and medical personnel were able to revive the driver and stabilize him for transport to a bay area trauma center where he was taken to surgery for treatment of his injuries. There is no update on the driver’s condition at this time. One passenger was transported to a trauma center with moderate but non-life threatening injuries. The second passenger was treated and released from the scene for minor injuries.

The factors leading to the cause of the collision are currently under investigation; however the preliminary investigation revealed that the vehicle was traveling westbound on Leavesley approaching Arroyo Circle when for unknown reasons the driver veered off the roadway and struck the power pole. At this time there is no information available with regard to whether or not drugs and/or alcohol were a factor in this collision.

The collision is being investigated by the Department’s Major Accident Investigation Team. Anyone with information regarding this incident is urged to contact Officer Drew Viale at (408) 846-0350.

For any media inquiries please call (408) 846-0347.

*End of Media Release*

By: Sgt. Heath

DATE: June 2, 2015