According to police, a man was driving a 2024 Ford Transit 150 van southbound in a parking lot when he made a left turn to travel eastbound and struck a woman walking in the area.
San Jose, CA – A woman died after she was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning at a parking lot in a San Jose shopping center.
According to the San Jose Police Department, the incident took place around 11:17 a.m. near Lido Way and Thackery Lane.
According to police, a man was driving a 2024 Ford Transit 150 van southbound in a parking lot when he made a left turn to travel eastbound and struck a woman walking in the area.
The woman died at the scene.
The driver stopped and cooperated with investigators.
Authorities ask anyone with information about the accident to contact Detective White #4638 of SJPD’s Traffic Investigations Unit at 4638@sanjoseca.gov or call (408) 277-4654. Anonymous tips can be submitted at (408) 947-STOP, or on www.siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
Pedestrian collisions in San José remain a prominent traffic safety concern. San José Police Department historical data show that pedestrian-related deaths have consistently made up a large portion of overall traffic fatalities, with 32 pedestrian deaths recorded in 2022, part of 65 total traffic fatalities that year. Pedestrians accounted for roughly half of the city’s traffic fatalities in that period, reflecting a disproportionate risk for people walking compared with their share of traffic volume. Pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries often occur at night or in high-traffic corridors where drivers fail to yield the right of way. Local safety initiatives such as Vision Zero and enforcement campaigns aim to reduce these incidents through targeted engineering, education, and enforcement measures. Pedestrian collisions make up a substantial fraction of severe traffic outcomes and are a priority for public safety planning in San José.
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