SAN JOSE – A woman died Tuesday of injuries she suffered last week in San Jose when she was hit by a man suspected of riding a bicycle under the influence of a controlled substance, police said.
The crash happened around 7:15 p.m. on Aug. 27 in the area of Ocala Avenue and Berona Way, near Hillview Park, according to San Jose police Sgt. Jorge Garibay.
Garibay said a man was riding a 16-speed Centurion bicycle westbound on Ocala Avenue in the bicycle lane when he hit a woman walking or jogging in the same direction and lane.
The woman was taken to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries and later stabilized, according to Garibay.
The man stopped at the scene. Garibay said he was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on charges of DUI on a bicycle causing injury and being under the influence of a controlled substance. He was not publicly identified Wednesday.
On Wednesday, police received word the woman had died a day earlier of her injuries, according to Garibay. The Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office will release her identity after it is confirmed and her next of kin is notified.
The death marked the 23rd traffic fatality of 2025 on city streets. Police had investigated 35 roadway deaths at this time last year.
Anyone with information related to the case can contact Detective White of the SJPD Traffic Investigations Unit at 4638@sanjoseca.gov or 408-277-4654. Tips can also be left with Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers at 408-947-7867 or at siliconvalleycrimestoppers.org.
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