Recent Streetsblog SF posts about SFPD

Driver Kills Ai You Zhou, 77, at Clay and Kearny; Christensen Calls for Action

By Aaron Bialick | Jun 18, 2015 | 2 Comments

Yesterday at about 6 p.m., Tim Pak Wong, 59, ran over and killed Ai You Zhou, 77, in the crosswalk at the notoriously dangerous intersection of Clay and Kearny Streets near Chinatown. Safety improvements have been planned for the location, and today Supervisor Julie Christensen called for swifter action on pedestrian safety from the SFMTA and SFPD. […]

SFPD Increasing Tickets for Pedestrians Faster Than Tickets for Drivers

By Aaron Bialick | May 12, 2015 | 45 Comments

First, the good news: In the last quarter of 2014, SFPD increased speeding enforcement 91 percent, from 933 to 1,781 citywide. The bad news? Tickets to pedestrians more than doubled, from 436 to 1,110, continuing a recent trend of increasing tickets for people walking and biking faster than those for dangerous driving. All told, pedestrian fines accounted for […]

SFPD: Car Was Reported Stolen After Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Caught on Video

By Aaron Bialick | May 1, 2015 | 15 Comments

The car used in a pedestrian hit-and-run caught on video was reported stolen by its registered owner the morning after the crash, according to the SFPD. As we reported this week, video was posted online after a crash that occurred at Second and Howard Streets in the early morning hours of April 18. The driver was seen […]

Video Emerges of Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Crash at Second and Howard

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 29, 2015 | 26 Comments

A disturbing video has emerged of a pedestrian hit-and-run crash at Second and Howard Streets in SoMa. Warning: It’s not for the faint-of-heart. The crash took place on Saturday, April 18, at 2:05 a.m., according to the timestamp of the dash camera video. In the video, the driver of a grey Infiniti SUV stops at a […]

SFPD Arrests Driver Who Hit Three Bike Commuters on the Wiggle

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 28, 2015 | 10 Comments

The SFPD has arrested 25-year-old Bianca Lopez of Fremont for hitting three people on bikes at Scott and Fell Streets on the Wiggle on April 6. According to an SFPD press release, Lopez has been charged with felony hit and run causing injury, misdemeanor hit and run involving property damage, and driving without a license. Her bail was set […]

Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested After Injuring Cyclist at Cesar Chavez & Valencia

By Aaron Bialick | Apr 17, 2015 | 3 Comments

The SFPD arrested a driver who hit a man on a bike and fled at Cesar Chavez and Valencia Streets yesterday at around 6:44 p.m. The victim is reportedly in stable condition and suffered a shoulder injury. SFPD spokesperson Carlos Manfredi said the female driver fled, reported the crash about an hour later Mission Station, and […]

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