This story has been updated.
SAN JOSE — A driver in a red SUV hit and killed a woman walking on Tully Road, then fled the area early Friday, according to San Jose police.
The deadly collision was reported at 1:39 a.m. on eastbound Tully near La Ragione Avenue and the Tully Community Branch Library. Police say the woman was walking between crosswalks when she was hit by a red early-2000s model SUV, possibly a Chevrolet Tahoe.
The Tahoe driver then drove away. The woman was taken to a local hospital where she died from her injuries, police said. She has since been identified by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office as 50-year-old Obdulia Cruz.
Friday’s collision marked the city’s 32nd traffic death of the year and the 12th involving a pedestrian victim. Four pedestrians have died on San Jose roadways in the past two weeks, according to data compiled by this news organization.
The death also marked the seventh fatal hit-and-run collision in the city this year.
Anyone with information for investigators can contact traffic Detective Rachel Bowen at 408-277-4654.
Update: August 2, 2021 This story has been updated with the name of the crash victim.
