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CHP: DUI suspect flees, returns to scene of pedestrian death near San Jose City College
By Mark Gomez | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: May 15, 2017 at 10:33 a.m. | UPDATED: May 16, 2017 at 3:11 a.m.
SAN JOSE — A 27-year-old man suspected in the fatal hit-and-run death of a pedestrian was arrested Friday night after he returned to the scene of the collision near San Jose City College, according to the California Highway Patrol.
At 9:22 p.m., the CHP received calls of a vehicle versus pedestrian collision which occurred on S. Bascom Avenue, north of Scott Street, in unincorporated Santa Clara County. San Jose firefighters were among the first to arrive to the scene and declared the pedestrian deceased.
Once CHP officers arrived, they determined the driver fled without stopping.
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As officers continued their investigation, a 27-year-old man walked up to the scene and identified himself as the driver of a vehicle which might have struck the pedestrian, according to the CHP. The man, identified as Adalberto Valdivia, cooperated with officers in their investigation.
Valdivia was arrested and booked into Santa Clara County jail on suspicion of impaired driving causing injury or death, and hit and run causing injury or death. His car, a 2013 Nissan Altima, was located at his San Jose residence and had damage consistent with the collision, according to the CHP.
As of Monday the Santa Clara County coroner's office had not released the name of the pedestrian, a 56-year-old San Jose man.
The traffic collision investigation is ongoing, and anyone with information is asked to contact the California Highway Patrol at 1-800-TELL-CHP (1-800-835-5247) or the CHP San Jose area office at 408-467-5400.
Mark Gomez | Breaking news reporter
Mark Gomez has worked for the Mercury News since 1992, including the past ten years as a reporter on the breaking news/public safety team. He is a South Bay native and graduate of San Jose State University.
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