"The collision was reported at 2:34 a.m. Sunday near the Magic Sands mobile home community, according to the San Jose Police Department. An initial investigation determined that a man driving a silver 2017 Mercedes-Benz sedan was traveling north on Lily Ann Way approaching Hayes Avenue, when he hit a man in a wheelchair who had been on the far curb of Hayes, then crashed into an iron fence. The victim was taken to a hospital where he died, police said."
"When officers arrived, the driver had left the site, but police said he was found at a nearby home and arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run. Police did not identify the driver in a news release issued Wednesday. Sunday's collision marked the city's 22nd traffic death of the year, and the 12th to involve a pedestrian who died."
A collision occurred at 2:34 a.m. Sunday near the Magic Sands mobile home community when a silver 2017 Mercedes-Benz sedan traveling north on Lily Ann Way approaching Hayes Avenue struck a man in a wheelchair on the far curb of Hayes and then crashed into an iron fence. The victim was taken to a hospital where he died; his name was withheld pending formal identification and notification of next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner. The driver initially fled the scene, was later found at a nearby home and arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit and run. The crash represents San Jose's 22nd traffic death this year and the 12th pedestrian fatality. Authorities are seeking tips and provided contact details for Detective Tori DelliCarpini and Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers.
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