Toddler Killed in San Jose Parking Lot
- A 1-year-old child was struck and killed by a minivan in an apartment complex parking lot Tuesday afternoon. - Police say the driver stayed at the scene and do not suspect drugs or alcohol. - Investigators urge anyone who saw the collision to contact San Jose police detectives for information (mercurynews.com).
A toddler was killed Tuesday after a minivan hit him in the parking area of a San Jose apartment complex, police said. (sjpd.org) San Jose police said officers were called just before 4:30 p.m. on April 22 to the 2100 block of Canoas Garden Avenue, where the child was found with life-threatening injuries. He was taken to a hospital and later died. (sjpd.org) Police said the driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Officers said they do not believe alcohol or drugs were factors in the collision. (sjpd.org; nbcbayarea.com) ABC7 identified the child as 18-month-old Olivier Carmelo Sgarlata, citing police and neighbors. Neighbors told the station the vehicle was a minivan operating as an airport taxi. (abc7news.com) The death was San Jose’s 16th traffic fatality of 2026 and the city’s seventh pedestrian death this year, according to police. Those counts put the crash inside a broader run of deadly street and driveway collisions the department has been tracking this month. (nbcbayarea.com; sjpd.org) Parking lots and apartment driveways fall outside the image many people have of a fatal traffic crash, but California safety officials warn that low-speed areas with backing and turning vehicles can be especially dangerous for small children who are hard for drivers to see. (ots.ca.gov) San Jose police assigned the case to Detective White and asked anyone who witnessed the collision or has video to come forward. The department said tips can be sent by email to 4638@sanjoseca.gov or by phone at 408-277-4654. (sjpd.org; nbcbayarea.com) For now, investigators have released few details beyond the time, place and basic circumstances. The case remains open as police work to reconstruct how a child in a residential parking area was struck and killed. (sjpd.org)
