(KRON) -- A driver who allegedly lied about being the victim of a carjacking has died of injuries suffered in a hit and run accident last November, according to the San Jose Police Department. SJPD responded at around 7:18 p.m. on Nov. 22, 2025, to the 900 block of Summerside Drive on a report of a hit and run. The investigation, according to police, determined that a 1987 Toyota Odyssey occupied by an unknown driver was traveling east on Summerside when it crashed into multiple unoccupied vehicles. The driver fled the scene prior to police arriving. Giant lizard found abandoned in Alameda SJPD Traffic Investigations Unit Detectives launched an extensive investigation. It was discovered that one day earlier, on Nov. 24, 2025, SJPD responded to an area hospital for a report of a carjacking. The reporter, an adult male patient, told police he was the registered owner of the Odyssey RV and that it was stolen during a violent carjacking, resulting in head and chest injuries. The man later succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital. Additional information from the Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner led police to believe the carjacking report may have been false. On Jan. 8, the County of Santa Clara District Attorney's Office Crime Lab confirmed evidence collected at the scene of the hit and run confirmed the registered owner's involvement as the suspect in the crash. The incident marked San Jose's 40th fatal crash and 41st traffic death in 2025. The driver's identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. ...read more read less