A San Jose driver was arrested after fatally striking a woman as she crossed a street Thursday night and fleeing the scene, police said.<\/p>\n
San Jose police officers responded to reports of a hit-and-run at about 8:52 p.m. at Rigoletto Drive and South King Road, according to the department. <\/p>\n
Investigators said the driver of a 2018 Toyota Tundra was traveling westbound on Rigoletto Drive and turning left onto South King Road when the driver struck a woman as she was walking within a marked crosswalk. <\/p>\n
The woman was taken to a hospital but later died, police said. The Santa Clara County medical examiner’s office has not yet released her identity. <\/p>\n
The driver fled before officers arrived. Police said investigators used automated license plate reader cameras to find the truck and arrest the driver in San Jose. <\/p>\n
The driver, who police did not identify, was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run offenses, authorities said. <\/p>\n
The crash marks San Jose’s 34th traffic-related death and the 17th pedestrian killed this year. <\/p>\n
Anyone with information is asked to call the San Jose Police Department at 408-277-4654.<\/p>\n
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