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id: d6d27bc69d
section: safety
first_reported: 2026-11-07 20:01 PST
updated: 2026-11-09 16:48 PST
status: reported
outlets: 4
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# Driver arrested after 2-year-old dies in Cupertino crash

Riley Howard, 2, of San Jose, died in a crash near Apple's Cupertino headquarters. Eric Chen Su, 38, was arrested on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter.

Section: [Public Safety](/san-jose/section/safety.md) · Entities: [Eric Chen Su](/san-jose/wiki/eric-chen-su.md), [Riley Howard](/san-jose/wiki/riley-howard.md)

## Coverage

- [ABC7 News (KGO)](https://abc7news.com/post/riley-howard-toddler-killed-2-car-crash-apples-headquarters-cupertino-identified-coroners-office-memorial-held/20023208/), 2026-11-07 20:01 PST: Toddler killed in crash near Apple's headquarters in Cupertino ID'd
- [NBC Bay Area](https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/speed-considerable-factor-deadly-cupertino-crash/4173043/), 2026-11-09 01:04 PST: Speed a ‘considerable' factor in Cupertino crash that left 2-year-old girl dead
- [KRON4](https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/suspect-identified-in-cupertino-crash-that-killed-young-child/), 2026-11-09 13:22 PST: Suspect identified in Cupertino crash that killed young child
- [KTVU FOX 2](https://www.ktvu.com/news/coroner-ids-2-year-old-who-died-cupertino-car-crash), 2026-11-09 16:48 PST: Driver identified in Cupertino Apple HQ crash that killed toddler

Headline and summary written by the Acta Diurna desk from the coverage above. Read the original reporting for full detail.