Last Updated on October 3, 2022 by C-CAR
On September 16, 2022, at approximately 8:03 AM, Officers responded to the area of Castlemont Avenue and Driftwood Drive for a traffic collision involving a vehicle and two pedestrians. The preliminary investigation revealed the following:
A 2022 Mercedes Crossover vehicle, driven by an adult female, was traveling southbound on Castlemont Avenue when it made a left turn to go eastbound onto Driftwood Drive. The Mercedes struck two pedestrians, an adult female, and a male juvenile, who were in a marked crosswalk at the intersection.
Both pedestrians were transported to a local hospital with moderate to major injuries. The female sustained a broken leg and was stabilized. The male juvenile succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. At this time, we do not believe drugs or alcohol were a factor in this collision. The case will be presented to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office for future charges.
This is the 47th fatal collision, and the 49th traffic death of 2022. This is also the 26th pedestrian fatality of the year.
The identity of the victim will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office after confirming the victim’s identity and notifying next of kin.
Anyone with information on this investigation is urged to contact Detective Dellicarpini #4103 of the San José Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit at 4103@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4654.
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By: Sergeant Christian Camarillo #3561
Authorized by: Sergeant Palmer #3848
Content retrieved from: https://www.sjpd.org/Home/Components/News/News/947/262.
