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SFPD Charges Trucker Who Killed Rose Kelly, 61, in Richmond Crosswalk

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 21, 2015 | 14 Comments

Updated 6/22 with the name of the driver. The SFPD has filed misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charges against the truck driver who killed 61-year-old Rose Kelly in a crosswalk in the Outer Richmond yesterday afternoon. It’s now up to District Attorney George Gascón to follow through with the prosecution. Kelly was walking east in a crosswalk on Cabrillo Street at […]

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As Long as Speed Is King, People Will Get Hurt at Oak, Fell, and Masonic

By Aaron Bialick | Jul 10, 2015 | 98 Comments

There’s no mystery to why drivers continue to run people over where Masonic Avenue crosses the Panhandle, at Oak and Fell Streets. The three streets are designed like residential freeways, yet the city has no plans to remove traffic lanes to slow speeds and reduce injuries. On Wednesday, a driver hit two joggers at Oak and Masonic […]

Driver Kills Ai You Zhou, 77, at Clay and Kearny; Christensen Calls for Action

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 18, 2015 | 2 Comments

Yesterday at about 6 p.m., Tim Pak Wong, 59, ran over and killed Ai You Zhou, 77, in the crosswalk at the notoriously dangerous intersection of Clay and Kearny Streets near Chinatown. Safety improvements have been planned for the location, and today Supervisor Julie Christensen called for swifter action on pedestrian safety from the SFMTA and SFPD. […]

Memorial for Wilbert Williams Calls on Caltrans to Fix SoMa’s Freeway Ramps

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 16, 2015 | 15 Comments

One year ago yesterday, 62-year-old Wilbert Williams was sleeping in a tent next to a Highway 80 off-ramp at Fifth and Harrison Streets at about 1 a.m. when he was run over and killed by a drunk SUV driver who veered off the road. “That morning, I woke up and got ready to see my […]

SFPD Driver Strikes and Kills Cyclist “DJ” Pinkerton, 23, on Dangerous Road

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 8, 2015 | 10 Comments

Donald “D.J.” Pinkerton, 23, was killed on his bike in a crash with an SFPD driver on Friday night at a dangerous intersection at the edge of McLaren Park which is set to get traffic calming improvements. The SFPD has told reporters that officers are still investigating the crash, which occurred at about 9 p.m. at Sunnydale […]

Video Shows Driver Attempting to Ram SFSU Lecturer on Bike

By Aaron Bialick | May 8, 2015 | 20 Comments

Last night, Anthony Ryan was biking home from his job as a lecturer on fine arts at SF State University when he was nearly rammed by a motorist on Phelan Avenue. Ryan says the driver tried to door him and run him over multiple times. He posted footage taken by another driver showing the end of the encounter, when the assailant attempted to […]

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