Pedestrian Accidents

The California Department of Motor Vehicles offers advice along with laws and regulations to drivers in the state. Some of this centers around the relationship between drivers and pedestrians, as these types of accidents are both common and potentially deadly. Almost a quarter (22 percent) of the deadly crashes in California are from these types […]

Pedestrians usually aren’t allowed to walk on California interstates, but there might be times when walking on these busy roads might be necessary. Because of that, all drivers have to be vigilant about keeping an eye out for pedestrians. For pedestrians who were injured on the highway or interstate, serious injuries are almost certain. Learning

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, there were 4,743 pedestrians killed in the U.S. in 2012 in pedestrian crashes. Of those deaths, 612 fatalities were in California. We had the most pedestrian-crash-related deaths of any state.

A pedestrian who was struck by an Uber driver is expected to survive, according to a statement from a San Francisco police spokeswoman. The car accident was first reported around 9:58 p.m. the night of Aug. 2 in the Polk Gulch neighborhood close to Geary Street and Polk Street. The 56-year-old male driver of the

Former San Francisco firefighter Michael Quinn surrendered himself yesterday to police in connection with a June 29 drunk driving accident. Authorities accuse Quinn of driving drunk while on duty. He crashed into a motorcyclist after running a light in South of Market. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, the motorcyclist suffered severe personal injuries in

A woman in her 60’s was recently killed by a hit-and-run driver in San Francisco. Authorities say that the woman was walking in a Visitacion Valley crosswalk around 11:15 a.m. yesterday when she was hit by a white Dodge Durango. The woman was hit while walking across Bayshore Boulevard at Visitacion Avenue. KQED News reports

A 91-year-old woman was run over and killed on Fillmore Street last week. The SF Streets Blog reports that the crash happened last Thursday as the woman crossed mid-block on the street. Authorities are declining to charge the driver with a crime or even cite him because the woman was jay-walking.

A car accident caused by an Oakland public works employee will wind up costing the city $2 million to settle. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the city will settle the lawsuit to avoid an adverse jury verdict in the case. The lawsuit was brought by Wanning Qian, who hurt when he was hit by

An elderly San Francisco cyclist was recently run over by a MUNI bus which lacked a critical safety feature designed to prevent such deaths. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the bus which hit and killed 78-year-old Cheng Jin Lai did not have an S-1 Gard, also called a “people catcher,” which is designed to

SF Streets Blog editor Aaron Bialick recently penned a blog post urging the San Francisco Police Department to stop blaming victims for pedestrian accidents. “According to recent tweets and press statements from SF police, the reason San Franciscans are getting maimed and killed on the streets at an alarming rate has nothing to do with