One-Year-Old Killed by Minivan

An 18-month-old boy was killed Tuesday after a minivan hit him in the parking area of a San Jose apartment complex. (nbcbayarea.com) San Jose police said officers were called at about 4:23 p.m. on April 21 to the 2100 block of Canoas Garden Avenue, near Almaden Expressway and Curtner Avenue. The child, later identified as Olivier Carmelo Sgarlata, was taken to a hospital and died there. (cbsnews.com) Police said Olivier was walking in the complex parking area when a man driving a minivan struck him. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators. (nbcbayarea.com) CBS Bay Area reported the vehicle was an airport taxi minivan, and police spokesperson Stacie Shih said investigators do not believe alcohol, drugs or speed were factors. The case remains under investigation. (cbsnews.com) The death was San Jose’s 16th traffic fatality and seventh pedestrian death of 2026, according to police. ABC7 reported it was the city’s second traffic death involving a child this year. (sjpd.org) (abc7news.com) ABC7 reported that at the same point in 2025, San Jose had recorded nine fatal traffic incidents and none involved children. Neighbors told the station tire marks and police markings remained at the complex a day later. (abc7news.com) Some residents told ABC7 they had worried about fast-driving vehicles near the complex before the crash. One neighbor, Carlos Mendoza, said, “The cars, they drive very fast on this side.” (abc7news.com) San Jose police asked anyone with information to contact Detective White of the traffic investigations unit at 408-277-4654 or 4638@sanjoseca.gov. As of Wednesday, the department had listed the case as Traffic Fatality No. 16 of 2026. (sjpd.org)