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Caleb Jesus Ramirez Martinez

Age : 19

Gender : Male

Race : Latino/a/e

Date : 04/14/2026

Location : Monterey Road near First Street

City : Gilroy

County : Santa Clara

State : California

Agency : California Highway Patrol

Officer(s) :Not Disclosed

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Passenger killed by police chase crash

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/14/2026 shortly after midnight, Caleb Jesus Ramirez Martinez was one of three people traveling in an older-model pickup truck that had been reported stolen from Hollister. An automated alert first notified Gilroy Police Department officers that the truck had entered Gilroy. Gilroy officers saw the vehicle, but it left the city before they attempted a traffic stop.
Morgan Hill Police Department officers later located the truck traveling northbound on Monterey Road near Middle Avenue. Officers attempted to stop the truck in the 14000 block of Monterey Road, but the driver continued driving away. Officers encountered the truck again in the 15000 block of Monterey Road and made another stop attempt. During that encounter, the truck struck a tree and a large trash container near responding officers and continued south toward Gilroy. Morgan Hill police then pursued the truck.
The pursuit continued southbound on Monterey Road into Gilroy. The truck entered the intersection of Monterey Road and Leavesley Road against a red traffic signal. Morgan Hill officers slowed before entering the intersection so cross traffic could clear, causing them to briefly lose sight of the truck.
After officers cleared the intersection and continued south, they found that the truck had crashed into the center median and a light pole on Monterey Road near First Street, in front of St. Mary’s Church. The truck overturned, ejecting Caleb, Andre Zayven Martinez and a third occupant. Police officers and paramedics provided emergency treatment, but Caleb and Andre died at the scene. The third occupant sustained critical injuries and was flown to a trauma center.
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner later identified the deceased as Caleb Jesus Ramirez Martinez, 19, and Andre Zayven Martinez, 16. Although some initial news reports referred to Andre as “Andrew,” his family obituary identifies him as Andre Zayven Martinez. Investigators stated that one of the two deceased occupants was believed to have been driving, but publicly available reporting did not establish which person was behind the wheel.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/2-dead-after-south-bay-police-pursuit-ends-in-crash/