Overview

• Officers responded around 4:05 a.m. to the 2800 block of Bascom Avenue behind a strip mall after reports of a collision.
• Police said a blue 2020 Peterbilt garbage truck turning from Shamrock Drive into the rear alley struck a person lying in a driveway under blankets.
• The victim, an adult male, died from his injuries, and the truck driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators.
• The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner will release the victim’s identity as the inquiry continues.
• Authorities recorded the case as San Jose’s 29th traffic death of 2025 and 14th pedestrian fatality, a toll that has drawn attention to pedestrian visibility around large trucks.