Crime & Safety
Elderly Woman Struck, Injured By Car In Santa Clara
An elderly woman suffered "significant" but non-life-threatening injuries Saturday when she was hit by a car while crossing a street.
SANTA CLARA, CA — An elderly woman suffered "significant" but non-life-threatening injuries Saturday night when she was struck by a car as she crossed Cabrillo Avenue at Calabazas Boulevard, Santa Clara police said.
The accident was reported about 4:40 p.m. Saturday, said police Capt. Wahid Kazem, when the woman - whose exact age was unavailable Saturday night - was hit by a Toyota sedan headed west on Cabrillo.
The elderly pedestrian was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment.
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Neither alcohol nor drugs appear to be factors in the accident, Kazem said; it's possible the driver - who is cooperating with police - was blinded by the sun going down, Kazem said.
Cabrillo Avenue could be closed until 11 p.m. or later, police said, and motorists are asked to avoid that area and find an alternate route around it.
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