South Bay Man, 87, Dies A Week After Being Struck By Vehicle

SAN JOSE – A pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle in San Jose earlier this month died from injuries he suffered in the collision Thursday, police said.

The pedestrian was identified as Chandreshwar Singh, 87, of Cupertino, The Mercury News reports.

Around 1 p.m. on Nov. 4, officers responded to the area of South De Anza Boulevard and Bollinger Road to investigate a collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian.

The preliminary investigation revealed a 2015 gray Mercedes-Benz, driven by a man, was traveling north on South De Anza Boulevard when it struck a pedestrian attempting to run across the street outside of the crosswalk.

The pedestrian was transported to a hospital, and over a week later succumbed to his injuries. According to San Jose police, the collision was the 42nd fatal collision and the 18th vehicle versus pedestrian fatal collision on city streets in 2020.

Anyone with information regarding the collision is asked to contact Detective O'Brien of the San Jose Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at (408) 277-4654.

— Bay City News and Patch editor Gideon Rubin contributed to this report