An adult man was found unconscious and not breathing after a collision involving a bicyclist near Trimble Road and North First Street in San Jose early Friday, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. Police responded to the crash at about 4:20 a.m., and several streets in the area were closed while officers investigated.
According to NBC Bay Area, the driver involved remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Police have not released additional details about what led up to the collision, and the investigation remains ongoing. Drivers were advised to avoid the area and use alternate routes while crews worked the scene.
The Trimble Road and North First Street intersection is in North San Jose. VTA light rail service also operates on or near North First Street.
A Corridor With a Troubled History
The crash comes after a $75 million project at the nearby US 101, De La Cruz Boulevard, and Trimble Road interchange that was completed in September 2024.
In December 2025, an electric bicycle rider was fatally struck by a Lexus sedan at the nearby intersection of North First Street and East Brokaw Road, a crash that was logged as San Jose's 39th traffic death of that year, as Hoodline previously reported.
Second Fatal Bike Crash in Barely a Day
Friday's death also lands just one day after another bicyclist was fatally struck by a vehicle on Tully Road near Highway 101. That Tully Road crash marked San Jose's 32nd traffic fatality of 2026, and the driver also remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators, according to Hoodline's earlier coverage of the Tully Road crash.
Under California Vehicle Code Section 21760, known as the Three Feet for Safety Act, drivers overtaking a bicyclist traveling in the same direction must maintain at least three feet of clearance or slow to a reasonable speed until they can pass safely. The law sets this requirement for drivers overtaking bicyclists.
City's Vision Zero Goals Face Persistent Toll
San Jose has a Vision Zero traffic-safety commitment and a Vision Zero Action Plan. The city had recorded 39 traffic deaths by the December 2025 Brokaw Road case.
City transportation data identifies San Jose's Priority Safety Corridors as high-injury segments that are part of the broader safety push.
The exact sequence of events leading to the crash remains under investigation by police.
