Pedestrian Accidents

We have covered many serious pedestrian accidents in our prior posts. Pedestrian crashes are a common occurrence in the Bay Area in part because this is one of the most walkable parts of the country. The amount of locals and tourists on the streets combined with distracted drivers makes some of our sidewalks highly dangerous.

A 56-year-old woman recently suffered critical personal injuries when she was hit by a SUV at the intersection of Geneva Avenue and Prague Street. Authorities say that the crash happened right outside of San Francisco’s Crocker Amazon Playground. Investigators say that a GMC Yukon hit the woman as she was crossing the street. The driver

The San Francisco Chronicle reports that a 50-year-old man has died after sustaining fatal injuries in a Mission Street pedestrian accident. Authorities say that the man was cross Mission Street near the intersection of Valencia last Thursday when he was hit by a SamsTrans bus.

Last week we posted about a serious pedestrian accident involving a woman who was walking with her husband in the West Portal neighborhood. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the woman has died of her injuries.

A woman suffered life-threatening injuries after being hit by a car in the West Portal neighborhood. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the woman and her husband were walking at the intersection of Vicente Street and West Portal when a car hit them shortly after 9:40 p.m.

A 28-year-old San Francisco man recently appeared in court on DUI and vehicular homicide charges. Authorities say that the man was driving drunk when he caused the wrongful death of a 17-year-old girl. The accident happened at the intersection of Sloat Boulevard and Vale Avenue in San Francisco’s Stern Grove.

San Francisco saw its second fatal pedestrian accident of 2013 according to recent reports in the San Francisco Chronicle and the Streetsblog San Francisco. The accident happened at 7th and Howard Streets in the SoMa neighborhood. Authorities say that the victim was a 44-year-old accountant who lived in San Lorenzo and worked for a nearby

Last week we discussed a fatal Twin Peaks Vista Point car accident which left several pedestrians injured and one woman dead. Authorities caught the driver in that crash and have charged the 23-year-old San Francisco woman with drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter.

Four pedestrians and one vehicle occupant were injured in a dramatic pedestrian accident in Twin Peaks yesterday. The crash happened around 8:50 p.m. last night on Christmas Tree Point Road.

Two people were killed in pedestrian accidents in the Bay Area on Saturday. The San Mateo County Times reports that the first accident happened around 11:30 a.m. in San Mateo. That crash involved a 67-year-old man who was standing a bus stop on South Delaware Street. A driver lost control of his vehicle and hit