Media Advisory

24-219-0580

On August 6, 2024, at approximately 4:21 PM, San José Police Department Officers responded to the area of Leigh Avenue and Camden Avenue for a report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian. The preliminary investigation revealed the following: 

A 2006 Chevy pickup truck, occupied by an adult male driver, was traveling west bound on Camden Avenue on a green light when it struck a 11 year old male juvenile pedestrian. The juvenile pedestrian was riding a non-electric scooter north bound in a marked crosswalk at the intersection of Camden Avenue and Leigh Avenue when the collision occurred. 

The juvenile pedestrian was pronounced deceased at the scene.

The driver remained on scene and was cooperative with the investigation. 

This is the 30th fatal collision and 30th traffic death of 2024. This is the 11th pedestrian death of 2024.

The identity of the victim will be released by the Santa Clara County Coroner's Office.

Anyone with information on this investigation is urged to contact Detective O'Brien #3527 of the San José Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at 3527@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4654.

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By: Officer Tanya Hernandez #4493
Authorized by: Sergeant Palmer #3848