A new sign near the east end of the University Avenue overpass, alerting pedestrians that access is prohibited, directs non-drivers to a nearby pedestrian bridge. Photo: Lance Knobel The city of Berkeley is offering a $15,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver responsible for a hit-and-run accident that killed a […]
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Sign added near site of fatal Berkeley hit-and-run
A new sign near the east end of the University Avenue overpass alerting pedestrians that access is prohibited and directing them to use the nearby pedestrian bridge was erected within 24 hours of a nearby fatal suspected hit-and-run accident. Photo: Lance Knobel A sign has been installed on a median next to the University Avenue […]
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Berkeley hit-and-run raises concerns for safety
University Avenue overpass looking west Monday, July 15, at approximately 1 p.m. Photo: Tracey Taylor By Camille Baptista Update, July 17: The pedestrian killed was identified by the Alameda County Coroner’s office as John Patrick Miller, 46. No residence was provided. He died of “extensive blunt trauma.” Update, 9:25 p.m. The man killed in the suspected hit-and-run incident […]
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Hit-and-run kills pedestrian on Berkeley overpass
The hit-and-run fatality happened on the University Avenue overpass over Interstate 80 early on the morning of Monday, July 15. Update, July 17: The pedestrian killed was identified by the Alameda County coroner’s office as John Patrick Miller, 46. No residence was provided. He died of “extensive blunt trauma.” Update, 11:01 am: As of 10:44 a.m. […]