Media Advisory
25-307-0643
On November 3, 2025, at approximately 5:17 PM, San José Police Department Patrol Officers responded to the area of South First Street and Martha Street for a report of a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian.
The preliminary investigation revealed the following:
A 2012 silver Jeep SUV, occupied by an adult male driver and an adult female passenger, was traveling northbound on First Street passing through the intersection at Martha Street, when it struck an adult male pedestrian who was crossing eastbound on First Street north of the crosswalk.
The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital and was later pronounced deceased.
The driver remained on scene and cooperated with the investigation.
This incident is the city's 33rd fatal collision and 34th traffic death of 2025. This is the 16th pedestrian death of 2025.
The identity of the decedent will be released by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner.
Anyone with information on this investigation is urged to contact Detective White #4638 of the San José Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at: 4638@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4654.
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By: Officer Tanya Hernandez #4493
Authorized by: Sergeant Palmer #3848
