Central California

On August 27, 2022, at approximately 1:12 AM, Officers responded to a solo motorcycle collision in the 1100 block of Beaconsfield Road. 

During the investigation it was revealed that the involved driver was San José Police Department Officer Matthew Divina, a three-year veteran of the Department. Divina was off duty at the time of the incident; he was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. During the investigation, Officers determined that Divina was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the collision. Due to being admitted to the hospital, Divina was not arrested on the day of the incident. 

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On December 31, 2022, at approximately 7:30 PM, Officers responded to the area of Forest Avenue and Redwood Avenue to investigate a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian. The preliminary investigation revealed the following:

A 2017 GMC truck, driven by an adult male driver, was traveling westbound on Forest Avenue in the number one lane when it struck an adult male pedestrian. The pedestrian was walking across Forest Avenue outside of any marked crosswalk. The male sustained major injuries and was transported a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased shortly after arriving.

The driver of the truck remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. There was no indication of alcohol or drug impairment.

This is the 63rd fatal collision, and the 65th traffic death of 2022. This is also the 32nd pedestrian death 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.

Submit crime tips and remain anonymous by using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at (408) 947-STOP, or on www.svcrimestoppers.org. If the information you submit leads to an arrest, you are eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers Program.

By: Sergeant Christian Camarillo #3561
Authorized by: Sergeant Palmer #3848

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The San José Police Department Vice Unit recently applied for and was awarded a grant by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) in conjunction with the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS).

The grant provides funding for the SJPD Vice Unit to conduct four different kinds of underaged alcohol operations: Minor Decoy Operations, Shoulder Tap Operations, Informed Merchants Preventing Alcohol-Related Crime Tendencies (IMPACT) checks, and general holiday enforcement.

These operations are meant to bring public awareness to the negative impacts of youth access to alcohol, while identifying problem businesses in the city. SJPD is taking a proactive approach to solving alcohol access among youth and also encourages its citizens to report problem businesses in their community.

SJPD is planning on conducting the first operation in January of 2023. These operations will be a combined effort between the SJPD Vice Unit, ABC, and the Office of the District Attorney.

This project is part of the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control’s Minor Decoy/Shoulder Tap Grant Project, funded by the California Office of Traffic Safety through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

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