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San Jose Driver Charged With Murder in Sunnyvale Wrong-Way Crash

The case now moves toward a Palo Alto hearing under a murder charge for a traffic death.

Overview

  • Santa Clara County prosecutors charged Brian Burke, 34, with murder after a head-on collision in Sunnyvale killed Salome Cigarrero Guevara, 52.
  • Authorities say he drove the wrong way and was drunk when his Ford F-150 hit her Jeep Compass.
  • Sunnyvale officers found both drivers in their wrecked vehicles, and rescuers extricated Guevara, who died at the scene.
  • Burke was arraigned on the charge, is being held without bail, and has a hearing set at the Palo Alto Courthouse.
  • The district attorney framed the case as an avoidable criminal tragedy, and prison time is possible if Burke is convicted.