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Monday, December 23, 2013A pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver in San Jose early Tuesday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The victim, a 48-year-old San Jose man, was walking west across Bascom Avenue south of Scott Street when he was hit by a car traveling north on Bascom, CHP officials said.
The driver fled after the collision, and the CHP was contacted at 12:45 a.m. when a witness spotted the victim lying motionless in the roadway.
He was taken to Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, where he died of his injuries at about 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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Friday, December 20, 2013A person in a wheelchair was killed by a car on Monterey Road in San Jose Friday evening, according to police.
The person in the wheelchair was going north in the southbound lane on Monterey Road while a vehicle was traveling south at about 7 p.m., police said.
The two collided head-on near the intersection with Phelan Avenue. The person in the wheelchair was pronounced dead at the scene.
Alcohol does not appear to be a factor in the collision, police said.
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Monday, December 2, 2013A 17-year-old boy riding his bike in southern San Jose was struck by a car and killed Tuesday night, authorities said.
Anthony Garcia, a San Jose resident, was pedaling near the intersection of Vista Park Drive and Branham Lane shortly before 7 p.m. when he was hit, according to police. He was taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.
The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating while the investigation continues, police said. Further details of the crash were not released.