Crime & Safety
South Bay Hit-And-Run Suspect Dies From Injuries: Cops
The woman was involved in three separate hit-and-run collisions in the span of a hour, police said.
SAN JOSÉ, CA — A woman who was involved in three separate hit-and-run collisions in the span of a hour on Aug. 22 has succumbed to her injuries, the San José Police Department announced Wednesday.
Police said that at approximately 3:15 p.m., a woman driving a large pickup truck towing a trailer loaded with two additional trucks committed three hit-and-run collisions in an hour in San Jose and Milpitas.
At 4:30 p.m., the truck and trailer were traveling southbound on Capitol Avenue, south of Berryessa Road in the number two lane, when it drifted to the right and sideswiped a parked minivan. The truck then left the roadway and collided head-on with a tree.
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The trailer jackknifed and the lead truck on the trailer broke loose and rolled onto the towing truck. The driver was transported to the hospital and died on Wednesday.
The woman's identity is being withheld pending notification of her next of kin.
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This was the 50th fatal collision in San José this year.
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