(KRON) — Police are investigating a deceased man who was found on a street in Palo Alto Wednesday morning, according to the Palo Alto Police Department. The 600 block of Waverly Street is closed to traffic currently.
The deceased person was found on the street by a passerby just before 6:30 this morning, police said. Palo Alto PD’s 24-hour dispatch center received a call reporting the possible dead body.
Officers from the Palo Alto Fire Department responded immediately and confirmed the person was deceased, police said. Further investigation revealed the passerby had seen the body on the ground between a legally parked green 2021 Dodge Challenger and the sidewalk.
The vehicle belonged to the man, police said.
No obvious signs of foul play were detected and there’s no evidence a crime occurred, police said.
Police are not releasing the man’s identity. The Santa Clara County Office of the Medical Examiner-Coroner will be investigating how the man died.