Boy on scooter killed by driver in San Jose crash

The accident happened on Tuesday at around 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of Leigh and Camden Avenues.

SAN JOSE, Calif. - Police in San Jose are at the scene of a fatal crash where the driver of a vehicle killed a boy on a scooter, officials say.

Police would not release the age of the victim, only saying it was a "male juvenile."

The accident happened on Tuesday at around 4:20 p.m. at the intersection of Leigh and Camden Avenues. Police said the child was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver is cooperating with the police investigation.

Traffic in the area was heavily impacted due to a road closure. The intersection of Leigh and Camden avenues was closed in all directions.

Police said to avoid the area and to use alternate routes as there were road diversions in place.

It is not clear what led up to the collision. Police did not say what type of vehicle was involved, although a scooter on its side was in the area cordoned off by police tape. A neighbor said a truck was involved.

The victim's identity was not immediately available.

Melanie Rodrigues, who lives in the area, said her son told her there was an accident and she walked outside. "I saw the little boy lying in the street." She said the victim was with his older brother at the time of the crash. "We couldn't find him. He must have been traumatized," she said. She said children were in the street during the accident's aftermath.

"It was just sad. Really sad, for him, for his family. For his brother especially too," said Rodrigues. She described a beige truck at the scene as the vehicle that hit the little boy. "We're gonna get his scooter and paint it white and chain it to the light there for him."

Jadon Anderson, of San Jose, said traffic around this area is pretty bad, especially as it gets later in the day.

"These drivers just don't really pay attention to what they're doing. A lot of people around here speed. It's very dangerous," he said.

Earlier in the day, the police department issued a news release that they had recorded their 29th traffic fatality of 2024 after the victim of a crash on July 16, involving a vehicle and a bicycle, died from their injuries last week. Tuesday's collision marks the 30th fatal collision of the year.

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