Overview

• San Jose officers responded at 2:46 a.m. to reports of a vehicle striking two pedestrians at West Virginia Street and Almaden Avenue.
• One victim, who was in a motorized wheelchair, was hospitalized in critical condition; authorities have not released details on the other pedestrian’s injuries.
• The driver fled before officers arrived but was located and arrested shortly thereafter by the San Jose Police Department.
• Nearby streets were closed as investigators collected evidence and reconstructed the incident.
• Just before 2 a.m., California Highway Patrol crews responded to a hit-and-run on southbound Highway 85 near Blossom Hill Road.