On October 27, 2022, an alert community member reported seeing a vehicle similar to the images shared in our press release.
Patrol Officers responded to a residence in San José and located the vehicle. Suspect Alexa Hadjilatiph, 20 years old and a resident of San José, was contacted at the residence and admitted to being the driver of the vehicle involved in the hit and run.
The suspect was arrested for felony hit and run and was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail. She has since bailed out.
A special thank you to the alert community member for assisting with this investigation.
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Media Advisory
22-298-0802
On October 25, 2022, at approximately 5:40 PM, Officers responded to a traffic collision involving a vehicle and two pedestrians in the area of Sierra Road and Mauna Kea Lane. The preliminary investigation revealed the following:
A newer dark gray four door hatchback, similar to a 2012 Mazda 3 (picture below) was traveling westbound on Sierra Road at a high rate of speed. The driver failed to yield to an elderly female pushing a three year old toddler in a stroller walking westbound while in a marked crosswalk. The suspect vehicle will possibly have damage to the front driver's side of the vehicle.
STOCK IMAGE
The unknown vehicle and driver fled the scene after the collision and have not been located or identified. The elderly female pedestrian initially declined medical transport, but was later admitted to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The toddler also sustained non-life threatening injuries.
Surveillance Footage
Anyone with information on this investigation is urged to contact Detective Aldinger #4183 of the San José Police Department's Traffic Investigations Unit at 4183@sanjoseca.gov or call 408-277-4654.
Submit crime tips and remain anonymous by using the P3TIPS mobile app, calling the tip line at (408) 947-STOP, or on www.svcrimestoppers.org. If the information you submit leads to an arrest, you are eligible for a cash reward from the Silicon Valley Crime Stoppers Program.
By: Officer Steve Aponte #4390
Authorized by: Sergeant Palmer #3848