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SFPD Finds Owner of Car in Wiggle Hit-and-Run That Injured 3 Cyclists
SFPD has located the owner of the Jeep Cherokee that was driven in a hit-and-run crash that injured three bike commuters on the Wiggle late Thursday afternoon, though police don't believe the owner was driving at the time.
April 6, 2015
SF’s Freeway-Like Streets Increase the Risk From Distracted Drivers
Distracted driving in SF is no accident. A new map of cell phone use by drivers in SF reveals where drivers are most likely to use a mobile device, increasing the risk of crashes and injuries, and the pattern is unmistakable.
March 31, 2015
SFPD Explains: Driver Won’t Be Charged for Killing Cyclist at 14th & Folsom
Three witnesses told SFPD investigators that Charles Vinson, 66, biked through a red light when he was killed by a driver at 14th and Folsom Streets on March 2, according to police officials.
March 27, 2015
SFPD Blames Victim for Biking Through Red Light But Won’t Cite Evidence
Contrary to initial reports, the SFPD says Charles Vinson, 66, ran a red light on his bike when he was hit and killed by a driver at 14th and Folsom Streets on March 2.
March 23, 2015
SFPD Sends 86-Year-Old Driver On Her Way After She Injures Mom and Child
An 86-year-old driver hit a 45-year-old mother and her 5-year-old daughter in a crosswalk yesterday at 20th Avenue and Buckingham Way, outside the Stonestown Galleria mall. According to KTVU, the driver was taken away in an ambulance "for an undisclosed ailment" but was soon returned to her SUV to drive home. The police said "they didn't need to impound the vehicle because they have the evidence they need to investigate."
March 19, 2015
Police Ticket Cyclists Who Fail to Navigate Market and Octavia’s Bad Design
Police were seen ticketing people on bikes navigating a poorly-designed junction at the dangerous Market Street and Octavia Boulevard intersection yesterday in the latest "People Behaving Badly" segment from KRON 4's Stanley Roberts.
March 5, 2015
New SFPD Traffic Chief Ann Mannix Hesitant to “Focus on the Five”
SFPD Traffic Company Commander Mikail Ali has been replaced by Northern Station Captain Ann Mannix, the SF Chronicle reported today.
January 27, 2015
Trucker Who Killed Amelie Le Moullac Deemed “Negligent” in Civil Suit
A civil jury has determined that a truck driver was negligent when he killed Amelie Le Moullac as she rode her bike at Folsom and Sixth Streets in August 2013, KQED's Bryan Goebel (Streetsblog SF's first editor) reported today:
January 15, 2015
SFPD Traffic Commander’s Strategy for Safer Streets: Finger-Wagging
For SFPD Traffic Company Commander Mikail Ali, the reason so many people are getting killed by drivers on SF's streets apparently has nothing to do with the fact that every station but one is failing miserably to adhere to the department's "Focus on the Five" enforcement strategy.
January 13, 2015
Second Sleeping Man Killed by a Driver at the Same Driveway
For the second time in two years, a homeless man was run over and killed by a driver exiting the same garage exit on Third near Bryant Street in SoMa.
December 22, 2014