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SFPD Arrests Aunt for Leaving Two-Year-Old Mi’yana Gregory in Crosswalk
SF police have arrested 25-year-old Lorysha Gage for leaving two-year-old Mi'yana Gregory in the downtown crosswalk where she was run over and killed last Friday night. Even as police seek the driver who struck Gregory and fled the scene, Gage is set to be arraigned tomorrow on charges of "felony child endangerment, with an enhancement allegation for causing death."
August 20, 2014
Two Lost to Reckless Driving in SF: Zachary Watson and Two-Year-Old Girl
Two lives were lost to reckless drivers in SF this weekend: Two-year-old Mi'yana Gregory and 29-year-old Zachary Watson, whose family and friends removed life support after three weeks in the hospital.
August 18, 2014
Pedestrian Seriously Injured by N-Judah Train at Judah and 16th Ave
Updated 8:07 p.m. The SFPD issued this statement:
May 21, 2014
Fundraiser for Nikita May, 3-Year-Old Boy Hospitalized by Driver on Fulton
Three-year-old Nikita May remains in recovery at SF General Hospital, after being hit on his bike by a pickup truck driver at Fulton Street and 43rd Avenue on April 10. Friends, family, and community members have set up a fundraiser to help the family see him return to health.
May 12, 2014
Mini Plaza Creates Public Space, Not Carmageddon, at Market and Dolores
It's happened again: street space was re-allocated from cars to people, and the unbearable traffic jams opponents warned of have failed to materialize. In fact, some of them even like the result now.
April 22, 2014
Six Months for Killing Hanren Chang: Even Drunk Drivers Get Off Easy
It's hard to imagine a more egregiously clear-cut case where a driver deserves a harsh prison term than when drunk driver Kieran Brewer ran over and killed a minor inside a crosswalk. Surely, unlike other cases where sober drivers killed pedestrians and faced few consequences, these circumstances would spur the judicial system into action.
April 10, 2014
Fourth Pedestrian Killed by Driver on Deadly Van Ness This Year
A car driver struck and killed a man who was crossing Van Ness at Golden Gate Avenue at about 11 p.m. last night. According to the SFPD, "Early reports indicate that the pedestrian was not in the crosswalk," but the crash is still under investigation. Police didn't say how fast the driver was going, or how close to the crosswalk the victim may have been.
April 7, 2014
SFPD Finds SUV in Crash That Killed Oi Yeung, 82; Driver Still at Large
SFPD has found the SUV in the crash that killed 82-year-old Oi Yeung in a crosswalk at Bayshore Boulevard and Visitacion Avenue Thursday morning, after which the driver fled the scene. The SF Chronicle reported that police located the white Dodge Durango seen by witnesses and in video footage near the intersection where the crash occurred, but that no arrests have been made.
March 25, 2014
Foster City Abandons Plan to Close Crosswalk Where Girl Was Injured
Many Foster City residents were shocked last month when their City Council responded to the injury of a 17-year-old girl by closing off the crosswalk at Edgewater Boulevard at Port Royal Avenue, where she was struck by a driver. Hundreds of residents petitioned the council to take other steps instead of installing "No Ped Crossing" signs and physical barriers. The council reversed its crosswalk closure decision last week, opting instead to install pedestrian-activated flashing lights.
March 11, 2014
ABC 7’s “I-Team” #DidntLook at the Real Dangers for Pedestrians in SF
ABC 7's "I-Team," lead by reporter Dan Noyes, had a major opportunity to give viewers an accurate picture of "what's causing pedestrian deaths," as the headline of its latest segment suggests. But Noyes didn't let the facts get in the way of producing a pedestrian-shaming piece, at the end of which he asked viewers to tweet about self-endangering pedestrians with the hashtag #DidntLook.
March 4, 2014