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For Monique Porsandeh, Life Brought to a Halt by a Reckless Driver
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 "cooperated" with police. Rarely are stories told about the victims whose lives were left shattered in the wake of the crash.
July 17, 2013
Eyes on the Street: Driver Smashes Into Muni Shelter Near Union Square
A driver smashed into a Muni shelter on Sutter near Taylor Street last night, and Matt Haze Kaftor witnessed the aftermath. It's not apparent if anyone was injured. "By the time I saw the vehicle, it appeared all its inhabitants had been evacuated from the scene," Kaftor said. "Front side and rear airbags were all deployed."
June 13, 2013
Man on Bike Killed by Garbage Truck Driver at 16th and South Van Ness
A Recology garbage truck driver ran over and killed a man on a bike at 16th Street and South Van Ness Avenue this morning at about 6:45 a.m., according to the SF Chronicle:
May 23, 2013
Tonight: “Ride of Silence” Visits Deadly Streets to Honor Ten Fallen Cyclists
This evening, the tenth annual Ride of Silence will visit the locations where ten people have been killed on bikes in San Francisco since 2001.
May 15, 2013
Taxi Driver Reza Eslaminia Wanted for Vehicular Manslaughter
SF District Attorney George Gascón put out a call today for the arrest of Ezra Eslaminia, the taxi driver who killed 39-year-old Edmund Capalla last August when he caused a car crash at Eddy and Larkin Streets.
May 9, 2013
San Francisco Should Treat Cars Like the Weapons They Are
At the latest city hearing on pedestrian safety, Jane Kim, supervisor of District 6, which sees more pedestrian injuries than any other, contrasted the typical reaction to vehicular violence with the typical reaction to gun violence.
April 18, 2013
Residents Call for Safer Streets in Speed-Plagued District 7
District 7, one of San Francisco's most suburban in character, has seen three of this year's six pedestrian deaths so far. At a hearing yesterday called by D7 Supervisor Norman Yee as his first order of business after taking office in January, residents called upon city agencies to slow drivers on dangerous high-speed streets that cut through neighborhoods like West Portal, Parkside, Sunnyside, and Forest Hill.
April 5, 2013
After 6 Ped Deaths in 3 Months, SF Needs City Hall Action on Street Safety
In the first three months of 2013, six pedestrians have been killed on San Francisco streets. At that rate, the city is on course for pedestrian deaths to rise for the third year in a row.
April 2, 2013
Driver Kills Hector Arana, 69; SFPD: “It Was Just an Unfortunate Accident”
A driver hit and killed 69-year-old Hector Arana on Wednesday morning at 6:26 a.m. on six-lane San Jose Avenue in the Outer Mission neighborhood. According to reports, the driver was headed northbound in the direction of the nearby 280 freeway, when he hit Arana near the intersection of Liebig Street, where Google Maps shows legal but unmarked crosswalks.
March 15, 2013
Video: Geico (Partially) Blames This Cyclist for Getting Doored
California Vehicle Code 22517 is clear: "No person shall open the door of a vehicle on the side available to moving traffic unless it is reasonably safe to do so and can be done without interfering with the movement of such traffic."
March 11, 2013