San Jose: Man dies weeks after collision on South White Road

The traffic death was San Jose's 39th of 2023, according to police.

SAN JOSE — A man died Saturday from the injuries he sustained in a collision earlier this month in San Jose, police said on Tuesday.

A man identified by the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner as 83-year-old San Jose resident Tung Chau was driving an Acura sedan on Sept. 8 when he suffered the fatal injuries.

According to police, a woman driving a BMW sedan made an unsafe lane change into the left turn lane on South White Road near the intersection with Quimby Road, hitting Chau, who was already in the turn lane. The crash forced Chau to hit the center median before continuing into a curbside tree.

Chau was transported to a local hospital with what at the time were thought to be non-life threatening injuries. He was pronounced dead on Saturday, nearly three weeks later, due to injuries sustained in the crash, according to authorities.

This is the 39th traffic death on San Jose city streets in 2023.

The other driver remained at the scene. Police on Tuesday did not specify whether that driver had been cited, arrested or charged for any possible offenses related to the crash.