Pedestrian safety Archives

Driver strikes woman in crosswalk on Telegraph, critical injuries reported

The woman is still alive but BPD has called out its Fatal Accident Investigation Team.

Police spent about two hours at two locations on MLK. Officers contacted 36 drivers, some of whom were able to escape with warnings.

Police said they have flagged the driver’s license for a priority review from the DMV.

The woman, 74, and man, 76, sustained head injuries when they were struck, police said.

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Some of the area’s residents and merchants vehemently opposed plans for new bike lanes that will require the removal of parking spaces.

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A new proposal would add protections for cyclists and pedestrians, while keeping most of the parking in front of businesses.

It was the highest number of traffic deaths the city has seen since at least 1984, the Berkeley Police Department found.

A 58-year-old Berkeley man was charged with vehicular hit-and-run causing injury, driving without a license and parole violation.

A driver struck 90-year-old Jacque Ensign as she walked on Marin Avenue near her North Berkeley home earlier this month.

The crashes took place Thursday and Friday just one block apart.

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A new stoplight at Virginia and Sacramento streets will soon be joined by other changes around the station.

“It hasn’t hit me yet,” his daughter told Berkeleyside this week. “I just don’t know what I’m going to do without him.”