So additional vehicles that were traveling northbound, unable to avoid a collision, crashed into several of these vehicles, causing at least three fatal injuries,' said CHP officer Ross Lee, with the San Jose office. 'Several of the drivers or passengers got out of their vehicles at the time. That set off a chain reaction involving five other vehicles. Investigators said the driver of a Ford pickup truck traveling northbound on Highway 101 crashed into the median near Fair Oaks Avenue. Twisted metal, broken glass and debris littered both directions of the highway after the crash, which occurred around 12:25 a.m. CHP said those that died had gotten out of their cars after crashing and were walking on the freeway. Three people died and five were injured early Monday after a series of crashes on Highway 101 in Sunnyvale that spanned both sides of the freeway. 3 dead, 5 injured in chain-reaction crash on Hwy 101 in Sunnyvale