Pedestrian dies after being hit by car in West San Jose

A pedestrian died after being hit by a car on Bollinger Road near Wunderlich Drive on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019.

SAN JOSE – A pedestrian was hit and killed by a car in West San Jose on Thursday night, police said.

The collision was reported near Bollinger Road and Wunderlich Drive just before 6 p.m., said San Jose police Officer Gina Tepoorten.

Tepoorten said a preliminary investigation revealed that the adult male pedestrian was crossing Bollinger Road when he was hit by a green 2016 Subaru traveling westbound. He was not in a crosswalk.

The pedestrian was rushed to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead a short time later. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release the man’s identity once it has been confirmed and his next of kin is notified.

The adult female driver of the Subaru remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation, said Tepoorten, adding that alcohol and drugs are not suspected as factors at this time.

Bollinger Road was closed at Wunderlich Drive for several hours Thursday after the collision.

On Friday, San Jose police turned the investigation over to the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office after determining that the collision occurred in the latter agency’s jurisdiction, Tepoorten said.

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