SCU Student Hit by Car on El Camino

A Santa Clara University student was taken to a hospital on Tuesday, May 19, after a white Mazda struck her while she was crossing El Camino Real near campus, according to the student newspaper The Santa Clara. Campus Safety officer TJ Cox told the publication the crash happened at about 11:40 a.m. Cox said a contractor and a bystander reported the collision. The student was conscious as paramedics took her away, and no other injuries were reported, The Santa Clara said. ### Where did the crash happen? El Camino Real was the location of the crash, according to The Santa Clara, which reported the student was crossing the roadway near Santa Clara University shortly before noon. Photographs published with the report showed emergency responders at an intersection along the campus edge. The university's main campus sits alongside El Camino Real, a major six-lane corridor that separates some student housing from academic buildings. (thesantaclara.org) ### What do officials say happened? Campus Safety officer TJ Cox said a white Mazda hit the student as she was crossing the sidewalk, according to The Santa Clara's account of the incident. Cox said Campus Safety officers were notified after a contractor and a bystander reported the crash. The publication did not identify the student, and it said Campus Safety was still checking on her condition later Tuesday. (thesantaclara.org) ### What is known about the student's condition? The student was conscious during ambulance transport, The Santa Clara reported, citing Campus Safety. The report said she was taken to the hospital after the collision, but it did not specify the extent of her injuries. Campus Safety had not released further details on her medical status in the report published Tuesday. (thesantaclara.org) ### Was anyone else hurt or cited? No other injuries were reported in Tuesday's collision, according to The Santa Clara. The report said Campus Safety was still gathering details about the driver. Publicly available reporting reviewed Wednesday did not show additional information from Santa Clara police or the university about citations or arrests tied to the crash. That absence is based on available reports, not a statement that none occurred. (thesantaclara.org) ### Why does El Camino Real keep drawing attention near SCU? El Camino Real has been the focus of repeated safety concerns around Santa Clara University since at least November 2024, when student Kephas Pope was killed while crossing near campus. The Santa Clara has since reported on student demands for traffic-safety changes and on Pope's father's calls for action on speeding and road design along the corridor. Those earlier incidents involved different circumstances, but they kept attention on the same stretch of road. (thesantaclara.org) ### What comes next? Campus Safety was still investigating the student's condition and the driver's details as of the Tuesday report in The Santa Clara. The university lists Campus Safety Services as its 24-hour public-safety office, with emergency and main office phone lines posted on its website. Any further public update is likely to come from Campus Safety, Santa Clara police, or follow-up reporting by The Santa Clara. (thesantaclara.org) (thesantaclara.org)