Woman Dies After Hayward Pedestrian Collision

By Yosi Yahoudai Founder and Managing Partner

September 18, 2026

Car Accidents

HAYWARD, CA – A 73-year-old woman died after a driver struck her Thursday morning near Kelly Street and Bayview Avenue in Hayward, police said. The driver remained at the intersection and cooperated with officers during the fatal collision investigation.

Hayward police received the report at approximately 10:58 a.m. Sept. 17. Officers arrived and found the injured woman at the scene in the northeastern part of the city, near the unincorporated community of Fairview.

Medical personnel treated the woman before taking her to a nearby hospital. She later died from injuries connected to the collision, according to the initial regional account. Authorities withheld her name while relatives were notified and the Alameda County Coroner’s Office completed its formal identification process.

Hayward Pedestrian Crash Driver Remained at Scene

Police described the driver as a 48-year-old Hayward man. He was still at the collision site when officers arrived, and investigators obtained a statement from him. The department did not release his name.

The Police Department said drugs or alcohol were not believed to have contributed to the collision. That preliminary finding addressed only suspected impairment; investigators had not announced a final determination about how the impact occurred.

The department’s public release did not identify the vehicle or state which direction it had been traveling. It also did not describe the woman’s movements before she was struck, say whether she was within a marked crosswalk or identify a traffic-control device at the intersection. Police did not announce an arrest or citation in the initial report.

Those details remained unresolved when the department issued its first statement Thursday. The available account established the time and location, the involvement of one vehicle and a pedestrian, the woman’s fatal injuries and the driver’s presence at the scene. It did not assign responsibility for the collision.

Hayward Accident Investigation Ongoing

Police classified the case as an ongoing traffic investigation. The department assigned it case number 2026-052010 and said additional information would be released as it became available.

The woman’s death marked Hayward’s fifth fatal traffic collision of 2026, according to the department. Police did not provide a comparison with the city’s pedestrian-fatality total or say whether any roadway closure remained in effect after the emergency response.

Investigators asked anyone with information about the collision to contact the Hayward Police Department Traffic Bureau at 510-293-7066. The request covered witnesses and others who may have direct knowledge of what happened near Kelly Street and Bayview Avenue shortly before 11 a.m.

By Friday morning, police had not publicly identified the woman or issued a more detailed account of the driver’s actions. The department’s latest release said the investigation remained active after the woman was pronounced dead at the hospital.