Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Car Crashes

Folsom Truck Victim Identified as 24-Year-Old Amelie Le Moullac

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 15, 2013 | 100 Comments

The woman killed on her bike by a truck driver at Sixth and Folsom Streets yesterday morning has been identified as 24-year-old Amelie Le Moullac, SF Weekly reported this morning. Le Moullac was run over by a truck driver making a right turn from Folsom on to Sixth at about 7:07 a.m., and although SFPD […]

Woman on Bike Killed by Truck Driver on Folsom: Charges Off the Table?

By Aaron Bialick | Aug 14, 2013 | 234 Comments

An unidentified 24-year-old woman was killed while bicycling on Folsom at Sixth Street this morning when she was hit by a big rig truck driver, according to SFPD and media reports. The victim is the third bicycle rider killed in San Francisco this year, and each death has involved a truck driver. Although the driver seemed […]

For Monique Porsandeh, Life Brought to a Halt by a Reckless Driver

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 17, 2013 | 6 Comments

On an average day in San Francisco, three people are injured by drivers. But only a small portion of these crashes are reported in the media. Of those that do get ink, most reports are just a blurb of very basic information — whether the person suffered “life-threatening” or “non-life threatening” injuries, whether the driver […]

[Updated] Driver Injures Cyclist in Midnight Crash at Market and Octavia

By Aaron Bialick | Nov 15, 2012 | 26 Comments

A man riding a bicycle was seriously injured by a driver at Market Street and Octavia Boulevard at about midnight last night, according to police and two witnesses. The bicyclist was sent to the hospital after the crash at 12:05 a.m., said SFPD spokesperson Michael Andraychak. He said more details won’t be available until the police […]

DUI Driver Arrested for Killing Man on Potrero Avenue Near Highway 101

By Aaron Bialick | Sep 24, 2012 | 3 Comments

Details updated 5:30 p.m. A man was killed by an allegedly drunk pickup truck driver early Friday morning at 12:39 a.m. near a vehicle ramp connecting southbound Potrero Avenue to Bayshore Boulevard over Cesar Chavez Street, according to SFPD spokesperson Michael Andraychak. The driver, 25-year-old Caitlin Rea of San Francisco, was arrested for driving under […]

Driver Plows Through Bike Corral at Duboce and Valencia, Injuring Man

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 16, 2012 | 16 Comments

A car driver plowed through a bike corral on Saturday in front of Zeitgeist, a bar on the corner of Duboce Avenue and Valencia Street. The driver reportedly stopped and cooperated with police after crashing through 10 of the 11 curbside bike racks, breaking a man’s leg, and wrecking at least a dozen parked bikes, […]

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