Sedan driver flees after killing pedestrian on San Jose street

Another pedestrian has been killed by a motorist on San Jose streets, marking the city’s 35th traffic death of 2022.

Police said they responded to the scene of the traffic collision near South Jackson Avenue and Kammerer Avenue around 4:46 a.m. Tuesday morning. Their investigation determined that a black sedan, described as possibly a 2018-2022 Honda Accord, traveling northbound on South Jackson Avenue struck a woman crossing the road in the eastbound direction.

Police said the woman was not in a marked crosswalk at the time. The sedan driver fled after the collision.

Officers located the woman and she was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s name will be released after the Santa Clara County Coroner’s Office confirm her identity and notify next of kin.

Police ask anyone with information about this incident to please contact Detective Aldinger of the San Jose Police Department Traffic Investigation at (408) 277-4654 or via email at 4193@sanjoseca.gov. Tips can also be submitted anonymously using the P3TIPS mobile app, the tip line at (408) 947-STOP or online at www.svcrimestoppers.org.