San Jose: DUI arrest after driver fatally hits man on I-280 offramp

The fatal collision was reported late Friday near Vine Street, according to the CHP.

SAN JOSE — A driver was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after he hit and killed a man walking on an Interstate 280 offramp late Friday, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The deadly collision involving a BMW sedan was reported at 11:04 p.m. on southbound I-280 at the Vine Street offramp, the CHP stated in a news release.

Responding officers found an unresponsive man in the roadway, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. His name has not been publicly released pending his formal identification and notification of his next of kin by the Santa Clara County Medical Examiner-Coroner’s Office.

An on-site investigation determined that the driver in the collision, a 27-year-old San Jose man, was under the influence of alcohol, the CHP said. The man was then arrested, police said.

Additional information was not immediately released Monday. Anyone with information for investigators can contact the CHP San Jose area field office at 408-961-0600.