Overview

• A man was intentionally struck and killed by a vehicle early Wednesday in a Southwest Expressway parking lot in San Jose.
• The victim was found unconscious and not breathing, with trauma consistent with being hit by a vehicle, according to the Santa Clara County coroner.
• San Jose Police used the Real Time Intelligence Center’s public safety camera network and ALPR technology to identify and locate the suspect vehicle and Jaime Cruz Castanon, 45, later that evening.
• Castanon was arrested and booked on murder charges, though the motive and full circumstances of the incident remain under investigation.
• This case represents the tenth homicide in San Jose this year, amid rising concerns over public safety and violent crime trends in the city.