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Berkeley’s 1923 fire, 100 years later | At 28, he died on Berkeley’s streets | House with famed communal hot tub up for sale

Pedestrian fatality

Posted inCrime & Safety

Berkeley woman charged with leaving scene of traffic fatality by Ashby BART

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Dec. 19, 2019, 4:58 p.m.October 4, 2022

Three months after a driver struck and killed a 64-year-old Oakland man walking near the Ashby BART station, authorities have charged that driver with leaving the scene of the fatal crash, according to court papers.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Update: Man found dead by Ashby BART station was likely hit-and-run

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Sept. 14, 2019, 11:43 p.m.October 4, 2022

Police closed part of Adeline Street alongside Ashby BART on Saturday night after the discovery of a body in the roadway next to the station, authorities report.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Witness to Berkeley train fatalities: ‘I looked around and they were gone’

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Sept. 13, 2019, 4:59 p.m.October 4, 2022

Two men were killed by an Amtrak train as they stood on the tracks and waited for a freight train to pass. It was something they had done dozens of times, but the action went horribly awry Thursday.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Train strikes and kills two people

Avatar photo by Frances Dinkelspiel Sept. 12, 2019, 10:10 p.m.October 4, 2022

The collision happened near the Amtrak station off University Avenue.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Female pedestrian in her 70s struck during crash in South Berkeley

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso May 29, 2019, 10:05 p.m.August 4, 2022

A crash at Sacramento and Fairview streets in South Berkeley left a pedestrian unresponsive Wednesday night. Crista Carlson, 70, of Emeryville died in June.

Posted inArts

Tom Clark, renowned poet and biographer, dies in Berkeley crash

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Aug. 18, 2018, 7:25 p.m.August 4, 2022

The Berkeley man who died after a traffic collision on The Alameda in North Berkeley on Friday was acclaimed poet Tom Clark.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Pedestrian, 77, dies after driver struck him south of The Alameda crosswalk

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Aug. 18, 2018, 2:15 p.m.October 4, 2022

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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Video: Nine years after a son was killed, a family campaigns for pedestrian safety

Avatar photo by Lorin Eleni Gill Feb. 28, 2018, 7:09 a.m.August 18, 2018

On the anniversary of the death of 5-year-old Zachary Cruz, killed by a motorist on a crosswalk, his family called on people to “drive like your kid died here.”

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CHP: Failure to yield to a pedestrian led to fatal Berkeley crash

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 22, 2018, 1:12 p.m.August 4, 2022

A city employee’s failure to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk near Cal earlier this month led to the car crash that caused the death of a 70-year-old woman, the CHP says.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Female pedestrian, 70, dies in crash near UC Berkeley

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso Jan. 12, 2018, 1:49 p.m.August 4, 2022

A 70-year-old Berkeley woman has died after a city of Berkeley worker struck her Friday while driving through the intersection of Channing Way at Fulton Street.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Longtime activist, 69, dies after crash; police say driver failed to yield

Avatar photo by Emilie Raguso May 01, 2017, 4:21 p.m.August 4, 2022

A longtime activist walking in a crosswalk several blocks from her home died in late April one week after she was hit by a driver who failed to stop for her, police said.

Posted inCrime & Safety

Man dies after being struck by train on Berkeley tracks

Avatar photo by Tracey Taylor Dec. 03, 2016, 7:21 p.m.October 4, 2022

A man died on Saturday Dec. 3, after being struck by a train at Addison Street and the train track, according to Berkeley Police. Image: Google Maps A train struck and killed a man in Berkeley on Saturday at 3:15 p.m., according to Berkeley police. Traffic in the area was delayed as a result. The […]

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