On Aug. 12, 2025, at approximately 5:08am, Fremont Police Department Officers responded to the area of Paseo Padre Parkway and Capitol Avenue to investigate a major injury collision.
Fremont PD learned from a 911 caller that a vehicle had collided with a pedestrian. Officers located the pedestrian down in the roadway, and paramedics declared the pedestrian deceased at the scene. The vehicle involved in the collision left the scene prior to police arrival. The driver of the involved vehicle returned to the scene a short time later.
The Fremont Police Department Traffic Investigations Unit assumed the collision investigation. Preliminary findings indicate that the pedestrian was attempting to cross Paseo Padre Parkway mid-block, south of Capitol Avenue, while pushing a shopping cart containing personal belongings.
The pedestrian was near the raised center median divider when the vehicle traveling northbound on Paseo Padre Parkway struck both the pedestrian and shopping cart. It appears that a second unknown vehicle struck the pedestrian following the initial collision. The cause of the collision is still under investigation, but drug or alcohol impairment does not appear to be a factor. The driver of the vehicle who first struck the pedestrian is cooperating with the investigation.
The deceased pedestrian is identified as a 76-year-old Fremont resident. This is Fremont’s fifth fatal traffic collision in 2025.
Anyone witnesses of the collision or with information regarding this collision, contact Fremont Police Department at 510.790.6760. We also accept anonymous tips at fremontpolice.gov/Tip.
