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A Pleasanton woman who sustained serious injuries after her car was sideswiped and crashed on Hopyard Road last month later died at an area hospital, the Weekly has learned.
The victim — identified as Ana Paula Munaretto — was pronounced dead at Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley two days after the collision, according to the Alameda County Coroner’s Bureau. Her death was first confirmed publicly by police on Thursday.
“Tragically the 48-year-old driver passed away from her injuries. Her son, who was a passenger, is still listed in critical condition,” Pleasanton police Sgt. Marty Billdt told the Weekly on Thursday morning.
The investigation into the two-vehicle crash on Hopyard Road near Clorox Way on Valentine’s Day morning remains ongoing, according to Billdt.
“The traffic unit is still investigating the collision including whether criminal charges against the other driver will be submitted to the district attorney’s office,” he said.
Munaretto’s death marks the first traffic fatality of 2022 on Pleasanton city streets.
According to Billdt, the collision occurred around 7 a.m. Feb. 14 when a 2006 Chevrolet Impala traveling northbound on Hopyard Road sideswiped a 2013 Honda Civic driven by Munaretto for unknown reasons, causing the Civic to crash into a light pole.
Both Munaretto and her passenger son were transported to Eden Medical Center with major injuries. The mother died at the hospital on the morning of Feb. 16, according to the coroner’s bureau. Her son, whose name was not released, remains in critical condition, police said.
The driver of the first vehicle was uninjured and remained at the scene that morning, according to police. Their name has not been revealed publicly.
The crash caused an initial five-hour closure of Hopyard Road lanes on Feb. 14, and then police blocked off the stretch of road again on Feb. 17 for a follow-up investigation that included the use of unspecified “advanced technology”.
Police issued a public notice about the traffic lane closure on Feb. 17 that did not include the information that Munaretto had been pronounced dead in the hospital. The coroner’s bureau took possession of the body on Feb. 24, with the delay in part related to the organ donation process.
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