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SAN JOSE – Two pedestrians have died of accidents they suffered in separate collisions final week in San Jose, marking town’s eleventh and twelfth site visitors fatalities of the 12 months, police stated.
The crashes have been reported inside roughly three hours of each other on April 20, based on the San Jose Police Division.
Round 12:15 p.m., a person was crossing North Capitol Avenue in a marked crosswalk when he was hit by the motive force of a 2022 Chevrolet sedan turning onto westbound Hostetter Highway, police stated.
The second collision was reported round 3:10 p.m. at Santa Clara and Second streets in downtown. Police stated the motive force of a 2021 Chevrolet SUV was reversing slowly on the west curb of Second Road when he hit a lady crossing the road in a unmarked crosswalk.
The pedestrians have been taken to hospitals with life-threatening accidents and stabilized, police stated. Nevertheless, the girl died on April 22 and the person on April 23.
The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Workplace later recognized the girl as 76-year-old Yueqin Hui of San Jose. The coroner’s workplace has since recognized the male sufferer as 47-year-old Juan Maldonado.
Police stated the drivers remained on the scene of their respective collisions and cooperated with investigators.
The deaths marked the eighth and ninth pedestrian fatalities of 2023 and raised this 12 months’s general site visitors fatality rely to 12. Right now final 12 months, 29 site visitors fatalities had been reported. Finally, 2022 set a trendy file for roadway deaths.
Anybody with details about the collision at East Santa Clara and North 2nd streets can contact Detective O’Brien at 3257@sanjoseca.gov and anybody with details about the collision at North Capitol Avenue and Hostetter Highway can contact Detective Dellicarpini at 4103@sanjoseca.gov. Each detectives will also be reached at 408-277-4654.
Replace: Could 10, 2023 This story has been up to date to incorporate the identify of the male sufferer.