A man was struck and killed while walking in Castro Valley on Thursday afternoon, in a hit-and-run collision that initially left the driver and vehicle unaccounted for. Officers arrived to find him lying in the roadway, and he died from his injuries at the scene.
The collision happened shortly before 1:30 p.m. near the intersection of Somerset and Alvertus avenues, according to The Mercury News, which reported that officers found a man in his 50s lying in the roadway before he died from his injuries. California Highway Patrol Officer Rolando Guzman identified the incident's timing and location, per the outlet, though accounts of exactly where it happened vary. KRON4 also reported the intersection as Somerset and Alvertus avenues, while NBC Bay Area placed the crash near Somerset and Anita avenues, reporting it was called in at 1:29 p.m.
The victim's age has similarly not been pinned down across outlets. KRON4 described him as a 50-year-old man killed while walking in Castro Valley on Thursday afternoon, while KTVU reported he was 57. KTVU additionally reported that the victim was walking in a marked crosswalk with the walk signal activated when a vehicle struck him and fled — a detail not confirmed elsewhere in the dossier of reporting on the crash.
Potential Driver and Vehicle Identified
KRON4 reported that officers found the man in the middle of the road, where he was pronounced dead, and that investigators were looking for witnesses who could describe the suspect vehicle. At the time, The Mercury News reported that the suspect and suspect vehicle remained outstanding. Alameda County Sheriff's Office deputies responded alongside CHP to investigate the incident, per NBC Bay Area, which reported that police were searching for the driver and suspect vehicle and that no suspect description was immediately available.
KTVU offered a notably different detail, reporting that investigators had identified a potential vehicle and driver involved in the crash and were working to contact them. The station also reported that CHP Sgt. Jesus Aguilar said he could not confirm whether the vehicle had been speeding at the time of the crash. California Highway Patrol has requested information related to the case, and anyone with details can contact the CHP Hayward office at 510-489-1500, per The Mercury News.
A Painful Pattern on Castro Valley Streets
Thursday's crash is not the only fatal hit-and-run to strike a pedestrian in Castro Valley in recent memory. In an earlier case, a driver suspected in a separate hit-and-run collision that left a pedestrian dead was arrested, according to NBC Bay Area. That earlier collision happened at about 11:50 p.m. on a Tuesday at the intersection of Center Street and Castro Valley Boulevard, the outlet reported, and the pedestrian was rushed to the hospital but did not survive. The driver fled that scene as well, and the investigation remained ongoing even after an arrest was made.
The driver was later found and arrested. CHP had requested information related to the case, relayed through The Mercury News, as investigators pieced together exactly what happened in the moments before the man died.
