Should there be bike lanes on Hopkins Street in Berkeley? What will that do to parking?
The city of Berkeley is soliciting ideas on how to make Hopkins Street available to all, but the process has not been smooth.
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Berkeley police ticket 32 drivers who failed to stop for pedestrians
Earlier this week, Berkeley police ticketed dozens of drivers who blew through crosswalks where pedestrians were trying to walk, the department reports.
Police: Cyclist who struck woman may not recover; woman is going home
The cyclist who reportedly struck a female pedestrian waiting at a Berkeley stoplight earlier this month, causing serious injuries to himself and the woman, may not ever recover from the crash, authorities said Tuesday.
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Police: Cyclist hit pedestrian in crash Northside; both are seriously injured
As of Monday, the cyclist and pedestrian — a 60-year-old Berkeley woman — were still in the ICU, BPD said.
San Pablo man, 20, dies after fatal crash
A man police say drove into a pole in South Berkeley on Tuesday morning died a short time later from his injuries, authorities report. Police have not determined the cause of the crash.
Oakland man charged with murder, other crimes in fatal Berkeley hit-and-run
Court papers identify the woman who was killed as Bernadette Youngbear. The 58-year-old, who was run down on the sidewalk, is BPD’s first homicide in more than two years. Authorities are trying to find her family.
Police: Driver who killed a homeless woman on the sidewalk is in custody
The man Berkeley police identified as the driver in a fatal hit-and-run that killed a homeless woman on the sidewalk earlier this month is now in custody, authorities report.
Berkeleyside interactive maps: Cyclist and pedestrian injury crashes in 2019
In recent weeks, Berkeleyside has been crunching the numbers for 11 months of injury-crash data from the Berkeley police. We’ve created interactive maps and pulled out highlights. Dive into the data.
Police say ‘armed and dangerous’ man is wanted in fatal hit-and-run
“Alexander McGee knows that he is wanted and has been known to flee or fight police,” said BPD. Authorities asked anyone who sees him to call 911 immediately.
Investigation continues into deadly hit-and-run that killed homeless woman
The woman who was killed Monday when a driver fleeing from police ran over her had been lying on the sidewalk for many hours the day before, prompting welfare checks from police and attempts to help her from others.
Hit-and-run driver kills pedestrian on sidewalk during UC Berkeley police chase
The driver who fled was in a charcoal gray four-door sedan with a second occupant at the time of the crash, police said.
Southbound Shattuck in downtown to become 2-way street next week
The change is part of a $10.3 million effort to reconfigure Shattuck and improve safety and traffic flow.
