Police Seek Driver Who Hit Elderly Man In Kaiser Lot, Then Left Scene

Police said they are looking for the driver in a hit-and-run collision that occurred outside Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center on Saturday.

Around 11:30 a.m., an 89-year-old man was walking through parking lot D at the hospital, located at 700 Lawrence Expressway, where he was struck by a car, police said. The driver stepped out of the car and made contact with the elderly man, according to police.

Afterwards, the driver went to the hospital where he spoke with two volunteers, police said. He then left the lobby and drove away from the hospital, police said. The elderly man, a Santa Clara resident, was hospitalized for serious injuries that were not considered life threatening, according to police.

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The driver is described as a dark-skinned man standing between 5 feet 6 inches and 5 feet 9 inches tall with a thin build and short black hair, police said. He was wearing a light-colored, short-sleeve shirt and tan pants at the time of the collision, according to police. The suspect vehicle is described as a dark-colored SUV, possibly black or dark blue 1995-2001 Ford Explorer, police said.

Police released on Thursday video footage captured from the hospital’s surveillance system of the driver at the parking lot and lobby.

The video can be viewed BELOW or at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y54lVNJLEhU.

Anyone with information on the driver is asked to call Santa Clara police Investigator David Machado at (408) 615-4764.