Motorist who killed pedestrian was driving for DoorDash, lawsuit says
The family’s attorney has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against DoorDash and the driver. The attorney also plans to sue the city, alleging inadequate lighting and signage.
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Driver arrested on suspicion of DUI after striking pedestrian on San Pablo
A pedestrian suffered major injuries after being hit by a driver in a van on San Pablo Avenue on Thursday afternoon, police report.
‘We want justice for our sister,’ family says after Berkeley traffic fatality
A fundraiser has been launched to help with Latitia Austin Ahmad’s funeral costs.
Family plans to file lawsuit after recent traffic fatality in South Berkeley
The family said they do not understand many of the decisions made by police and are concerned race may have played a role in their approach.
Update: Woman struck and killed by driver on Ashby Avenue is identified
A mother and her daughter were walking in Berkeley when a motorist struck them around 10 p.m. Monday. The daughter survived.
He sought help for years for mental illness. It ultimately killed him.
Chuck Feezel had struggled since childhood with a constellation of physical and mental challenges that required serious psychiatric treatment.
Man dies after hit-and-run crash; police ask for help to find driver
Charles Franklin Feezel was taken to Highland Hospital with critical injuries and died 12 days later.
Milvia Street getting 1 mile of protected bike lanes through downtown
A project to make a dangerous, highly trafficked stretch of Milvia Street safer for cyclists is expected to wrap up in January.
Collisions near Cedar and Sacramento prompt neighborhood concerns
One neighbor said there had been two serious crashes at the intersection in less than 24 hours, following a third bad crash several weeks prior.
Man struck in roadway during mental health crisis, police seek driver
The driver left the area in what police described as a “lowered, dark-color, mid 90’s sedan, with tinted windows (possibly a Nissan Altima).”
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.
Plans firm up to remove police from traffic stops, but it’s a long road ahead
State law does not currently allow civilian traffic enforcement, but Berkeley is working to change that.
