2nd disabled pedestrian death from hit-and-run at same San Jose intersection this month
2nd disabled pedestrian death from hit-and-run at same San Jose intersection this month
A disabled woman was killed in a hit and run accident in South San Jose, the second death of a disabled pedestrian at the same intersection in one month.
SAN JOSE, Calif. - A disabled woman was killed in a hit and run accident in South San Jose, the second death of a disabled pedestrian at the same intersection in one month.
According to San Jose Police, the incident happened near Monterey Highway and Curtner Avenue around 8:34 p.m. on Wednesday. Investigators said the woman was using a walker while walking westbound across Monterey Highway and was several hundred feet outside of the closest crosswalk. She was struck by an unknown vehicle and the driver fled the scene. She was pronounced dead at a hospital, making her the 16th victim of a traffic crash in 2021.