San Jose authorities have been revisiting a traffic accident from 2019 that tragically transitioned from a critical injury case to a fatality. The San José Police Department confirmed that the adult male pedestrian involved in a vehicle collision over six years ago succumbed to his injuries last Saturday. The incident originally occurred on September 18, 2019, when a white Dodge SUV struck two pedestrians on Lucretia Avenue near Summerside Drive.
The male victim, alongside an adult female pedestrian, was hit while crossing the street outside of any marked crosswalks. After the incident, the man was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries but later stabilized. In a grim update, the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner declared the man's death was directly linked to the accident. This revelation increased 2019's traffic-related fatalities to 62, with pedestrian deaths accounting for half of that grim tally.
The identity of the victim has not been made public as the Office of the Medical Examiner has yet to release it. Detectives from the SJPD's Traffic Investigations Unit are looking into the matter further, and the cause of death has been officially ruled as an accident by the Medical Examiner's Office. The SUV's driver, who was involved in the collision, was an adult male; no further details about his identity or potential legal repercussions have been disclosed.
Authorities are seeking information from the public to aid in their ongoing investigation. Detective Leslie #4264 of the SJPD has been assigned to the case and can be contacted by interested parties with potential insights.
