San José’s grim traffic tally rose again today, as police announced the city has now recorded 13 roadway deaths this year and that traffic investigators were responding to another deadly collision. The update was described as preliminary while detectives worked to sort out what happened. Authorities did not release the victim’s name or the precise location of the crash in the brief advisory.
According to a post by San José Police Media Relations, the department referred to the case as “Traffic Fatality #13 of 2026” and shared a short transcript of the advisory. The post offered little beyond the updated fatality count.
SJPD Investigating Traffic Fatality #13 of 2026https://t.co/UatpyRgihw pic.twitter.com/4aVkTWwyAw
— San José Police Media Relations (@SJPD_PIO) April 13, 2026
What we know so far
The numbered fatality advisories are a regular feature of San José police public updates. For example, the agency posted a release titled “SJPD Investigating Traffic Fatality #12 of 2026” on April 9 about a pedestrian collision in East San José. That fuller release from the San José Police Department included scene details and contact information for the Traffic Investigations Unit, underscoring how the department typically follows a short social post with more in-depth information.
City safety context
City officials say speed and high-injury corridors are behind most of San José’s roadway deaths, and the Vision Zero program has pushed a slate of measures intended to drive those numbers down. As the City of San José reported, in 2024, many of the city’s traffic fatalities occurred on higher-speed streets. Another post from the City of San José noted a drop in total traffic fatalities from 49 in 2024 to 31 in 2025 as countermeasures were rolled out on city streets. Officials say the city has been lowering speed limits on dozens of segments and deploying safety message boards and cameras.
How to help investigators
Anyone with information about the latest crash is urged to contact SJPD’s Traffic Investigations Unit or submit an anonymous tip through the P3TIPS app or Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers. The department’s public advisories typically list a contact email and phone number for the Traffic Investigations Unit; previous releases from the San José Police Department have included those reporting channels for witnesses and tipsters.
Hoodline has been tracking this year’s fatal-collision count; earlier coverage included a Capitol Expressway crash that police logged as the city’s 11th fatal collision of 2026. This story will be updated as officials release more details.
