Woman Fatally Struck By Car in San Jose, Driver Arrested

A woman was killed when a car hit her in East San Jose this Tuesday afternoon, a police spokesman said.

Officers responded to a report of a vehicle that struck a woman in the area of Barberry Lane and South King Road shortly before 4:30 p.m., police Officer Albert Morales said.

Arriving officers found the woman on the street suffering from serious injuries and she was pronounced dead at the scene, he said.

The driver of the car was stopped and arrested, Morales said.

The circumstances surrounding the collision are under investigation by the Police Department's traffic investigation unit, he said.

The death marks the city's 38th traffic fatality this year, according to Morales.

No further details were immediately available.

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