A driver struck 90-year-old Jacque Ensign as she walked on Marin Avenue near her North Berkeley home earlier this month.
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Cyclist and pedestrian sent to hospital after separate car crashes on Marin
The crashes took place Thursday and Friday just one block apart.
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Woman, 75, now in ICU after driver struck her in Berkeley Hills crosswalk
The pedestrian was crossing at Marin and Euclid avenues when the driver, who was coming down the hill, struck her in the crosswalk, police said.
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Berkeley parents ask for safer streets after fatal crash near Cragmont school
As of this week, police say they still don’t know what caused the May 11 collision, which killed two people.
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Fatal crash revives traffic safety concerns for Berkeley Hills neighbors
“It is a dangerous street,” one local resident told Berkeleyside. “It’s just sad that this occasion has made this come to people’s attention.”
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Update: Man and woman who died in Berkeley Hills crash now identified
On Thursday, authorities identified the individuals who died as Anthony Rollins, 64, and Ruby Edwards, 57.
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Tom Clark, renowned poet and biographer, dies in Berkeley crash
The Berkeley man who died after a traffic collision on The Alameda in North Berkeley on Friday was acclaimed poet Tom Clark.
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Pedestrian, 77, dies after driver struck him south of The Alameda crosswalk
A Berkeley man who was struck by a car while crossing The Alameda on Friday night died several hours later at Highland Hospital, authorities report.
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Family and friends hold vigil for Berkeley skateboarder
Family and friends of 18-year-old Tyler De Martini congregated on a corner of Marin Avenue in Berkeley last night to remember the El Cerrito High student who died Wednesday after colliding with a car while skateboarding down Marin at about 7 p.m. Monday evening. De Martini’s mother, Kim De Martini, as well as his girlfriend and other […]
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Man involved in standoff-suicide on Marin Ave identified
The Alameda County coroner’s office has identified the man who fatally shot himself after an overnight standoff on Marin Avenue Monday. He was 58-year-old Owen Davis. Davis entered a house in the 1800 block of Marin Avenue around 7:30 pm and started firing shots out into the street, according to residents living on Marin Avenue near […]
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Man kills himself after standoff on Marin Avenue
A man who held police at bay for hours on Marin Avenue Monday night was found dead this morning of a self-inflicted gunshot. The man entered a house into the 1800 block of Marin Avenue around 7:30 pm and started firing shots out into the street, according to residents living on Marin Avenue near The […]