San Jose: Driver hits, kills pedestrian in Willow Glen

SAN JOSE – A driver hit and killed a pedestrian Monday morning in San Jose’s Willow Glen neighborhood, police stated.

The collision occurred round 6:20 a.m. on the intersection of Meridian Avenue and Willow Avenue, San Jose Police Division spokesperson Stacie Shih stated in an announcement.

A person was strolling westbound throughout Meridian Avenue in a marked crosswalk when he was hit by a girl driving a 2016 Honda sedan southbound on Willow Avenue, Shih stated. The driving force had the inexperienced gentle and the person had a purple gentle, Shih added.

The person was taken to a hospital, the place he died from his accidents. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Workplace will launch his identification as soon as it’s confirmed and his subsequent of kin is notified.

The loss of life marked the thirty eighth site visitors fatality of the yr on metropolis streets. Of that quantity, 22 concerned pedestrians. Police had investigated 50 roadway deaths right now final yr.

Anybody with data associated to the case can contact Detective Keith Aldinger at 408-277-4654 or [email protected].

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