On December 21, 2024, at approximately 5:13 a.m., Fremont Police Department Officers were dispatched to the report of a major injury vehicle collision in the area of Decoto Road and Brookmill Drive. Several people reported a vehicle had collided with a pedestrian. Fremont Police Officers and Fremont Fire personnel responded to the scene and located the pedestrian down in the roadway. The pedestrian was ultimately pronounced deceased at the scene. The pedestrian was identified as a 31-year-old male out of Hayward.
The Fremont Police Department Traffic Investigations Unit responded and assumed the collision investigation. The preliminary investigation indicates the passenger vehicle was traveling eastbound on Decoto Road, approaching Brookmill Drive, when it struck a pedestrian crossing Decoto Road. The pedestrian was not utilizing a marked crosswalk at the time of the 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 passenger vehicle remained at the scene and is fully cooperating with the investigation.
This is Fremont’s fifteenth fatal traffic collision in 2024. Nine (9) have occurred on Fremont roadways, four (4) have occurred on state routes, and two (2) on private property.
Anyone witnessing the collision or with information regarding this collision, please contact Fremont Police Traffic Unit by calling Fremont Police Department at (510) 790-6760. We also accept anonymous tips. Text 'Tip FremontPD' followed by your short message to 888-777 or via the web at https://www.fremontpolice.gov/Tip.
Incident: Fatal Traffic Collision
Date/Time: December 21, 2024, at approximately 5:13 a.m.
Location: Area of Decoto Road and Brookmill Drive
Report #: 241221005
Media Contact: [email protected]; (510) 790-6802
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