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The Life-Altering Impact of Traffic Violence: Jikaiah Stevens’ Story
Reminder: Today at 5 p.m. at City Hall, a hearing on the SFPD's treatment of pedestrian and bicycle crashes will be held by the Police Commission and a Board of Supervisors committee. You're invited to share your thoughts at the Board of Supervisors Chamber, Room 250.
January 16, 2014
SFPD Arrests Two Drivers After Holiday Spate of Pedestrian Deaths
In what could be a departure from the SF Police Department's usual failure to penalize reckless driving, officers have arrested two of the five motorists who have killed people on San Francisco streets since December 20.
January 2, 2014
Artist Kurt Dalen, 30, Killed by Hit-and-Run Driver on Valencia Near Duboce
Kurt Dalen, a 30-year-old Mission District artist, was killed by a hit-and-run driver on Valencia Street south of Duboce Avenue at about 2:45 a.m. last Thursday.
December 9, 2013
We Used to Expect Streets to Be as Safe as We Do Holly Park
Rarely does the death of someone struck by a motorist garner as much public outrage as the incident in Holly Park last week. Media around the world has covered the death of Christine Svanemyr, who was lying in the grass with her infant daughter and dog when she was run over by Thomas Burnoski, a Recreation and Parks Department employee.
September 12, 2013
At Safe Streets Rally, SFPD Blocks Bike Lane to Make Point of Victim-Blaming
Update: Shahum reported that SFBC staffer Marc Caswell found a surveillance camera at an auto body shop which has footage of Le Moullac's crash, even though SFPD has said no such footage could be found. More on that story later as it develops.
August 21, 2013
Folsom Truck Victim Identified as 24-Year-Old Amelie Le Moullac
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 says it's still investigating the crash, officers have already said they have no plans to submit case to the district attorney to investigate the case for potential charges, according to KTVU.
August 15, 2013
Woman on Bike Killed by Truck Driver on Folsom: Charges Off the Table?
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.
August 14, 2013
Four Girls Injured After Truck Driver Hits Pole at 24th and South Van Ness
Four girls between the ages of 9 and 14 were injured at South Van Ness Avenue and 24th Street in the Mission yesterday after the driver of a semi truck knocked down a traffic light pole, which fell onto the victims, according to police.
August 6, 2013
SF Still Waiting for DA Gascón to “Send a Message” to Deadly Drivers
At the press conference yesterday to announce the plea deal between prosecutors and Chris Bucchere in the death of Sutchi Hui, SF District Attorney George Gascón said that his "goal is to send a message" to cyclists.
July 24, 2013
Cyclist Injured on Polk Street Block Where Merchants Fought Protected Lane
On Friday at about 5 p.m., I came across a crash scene on Polk Street at Pine. A bicycle rider had been struck by a driver and thrown into another car, and he was being hauled away in a stretcher. As it happened, I was pedaling up Polk to meet with Lisa Ratner, a videographer, to get some shots of the dangerous traffic conditions on the street (stay tuned for that video later this week).
July 22, 2013