Media Advisory
25-243-0149
On August 31, 2025, at approximately 2:34 AM, San José Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian in the area of Hayes Avenue and Lily Ann Way in the city of San José. The preliminary investigation revealed the following:
A 2017 silver Mercedes sedan, driven by an adult male, was traveling northbound on Lily Ann Way at the intersection of Hayes Avenue. As the vehicle continued straight, it struck an adult male pedestrian in a wheelchair positioned on the north curb of Hayes Avenue before also colliding with an iron fence.
The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased.
The driver fled the scene but was located shortly after at a nearby residence. The driver was taken into custody and booked into the Santa Clara County Jail for multiple crimes including felony hit and run and manslaughter.
This is the 22nd fatal collision and 22nd traffic death of 2025. This is also the 12th pedestrian death of 2025.
The identity of the victim will be released by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner.
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 Jorge Garibay #4218
Authorized by: Sergeant Palmer #3848
