Media Advisory
26-160-0627
On June 9, 2026, at approximately 4:56 PM, San José Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a collision involving a solo electric scooter in the area of Commercial Street and Oakland Road. The preliminary investigation revealed the following:
A black electric Segway scooter, ridden by an adult male rider, was traveling eastbound in the westbound bike lane of Commercial Street when they lost control of the scooter at a high rate of speed and fell to the ground. The rider was not equipped with a helmet. The rider was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries and later stabilized.
On June 16, 2026, investigators contacted the hospital for an update and learned the rider had succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on June 13, 2026.
This incident marks the city’s 22nd fatal collision and 22nd traffic-related death of 2026.
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 Banzon #4661 of the San José Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at: 4661@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4654.
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By: Sergeant Jorge Garibay #4218
Authorized by: Sergeant Palmer #3848
