Media Advisory<\/p>\n
26-160-0627<\/p>\n
On June 9, 2026, at approximately 4:56 PM, San Jos\u00e9 Police Department Patrol Officers responded to a collision involving a solo electric scooter in the area of Commercial Street and Oakland Road. The preliminary investigation revealed the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n
A black electric Segway scooter, ridden by an adult male rider, was traveling eastbound in the westbound bike lane of Commercial Street when they lost control of the scooter at a high rate of speed and fell to the ground. The rider was not equipped with a helmet. The rider was transported to a local hospital with life threatening injuries and later stabilized.\u00a0<\/p>\n
On June 16, 2026, investigators contacted the hospital for an update and learned the rider had succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased on June 13, 2026.<\/p>\n
\nThis incident marks the city\u2019s 22nd fatal collision and 22nd traffic-related death of 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The identity of the decedent will be released by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner.<\/p>\n
\nAnyone with information on this investigation is urged to contact Detective Banzon #4661 of the San Jos\u00e9 Police Department’s Traffic Investigations Unit at: 4661@sanjoseca.gov<\/a> or 408-277-4654.<\/p>\n