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Police in San Jose shared more information on a hit-and-run collision that killed a pedestrian Sunday evening.
At about 6 p.m., someone called the San Jose Police Department to report that a man was injured and in need of assistance. Officers arrived at the intersection of South Bascom Avenue and Borello Drive. They determined the man, who was allegedly walking in the road outside of a crosswalk, had been hit by an unknown type of vehicle that was southbound on South Bascom Avenue.
The man was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead, police said Monday. The suspect vehicle fled the scene before officers arrived.
It is San Jose’s first fatal collision, first traffic death, and first pedestrian death of 2026. The victim’s name wasn’t released immediately.
Anyone with relevant information can contact Detective Tori DelliCarpini of the San Jose Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit at 4103@sanjoseca.gov or (408) 277-4654.
People can also submit crime tips anonymously by using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at (408) 947-STOP, or by visiting www.siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
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