Stop Fail Responsible for Two Preventable SF Accidents
A set of fatal accidents that have taken place in San Francisco over the weekend where the drivers failed to stop are under investigation. Police investigating the accidents ask motorists to follow the simple laws of the road and be aware of pedestrians who are crossing the streets.
Saturday according to police, a 38-year-old man who was legally walking across Tenderloin Street was struck by a taxi that had allegedly crossed a red light. It tail whipped and killed him. Per the report the cab driver alleged that he was struck by an oncoming vehicle which then propelled his taxi cab to spin out of control and strike the unsuspecting pedestrian with the tail end of the cab.
The Medical Examiners’s Office was able to identify the victim that was struck and later taken to San Francisco General Hospital where he died as Edmund Capalla.
An ongoing initial investigation reported on Monday that the taxi driver had not been charged with anything yet. According to investigators, they have to see if the driver had been negligent to follow the rules of the road. They have to look into the situation and determine if there were perhaps a medical emergency which the driver had to tend to. Had the laws been followed, this accident could have been prevented.
The following day a collision proved fatal when a motorist did not follow the law. It cost the life of a 17-year-old in Silver Terrace.
Riding a dirt bike with a passenger, the teenager collided with an SUV on Thornton Avenue near Venus Street at about 7 p.m. The collision caused the riders to be ejected from the motorcycle and the teen then landed on a parked car. When paramedics arrived to the location of the crash, they pronounced the driver dead. However, his passenger is expected to recover from the accident.
According to the SF Examiner, Police have not announced what caused the accident. A neighbor said the tragedy was “bound to happen.” The motorcyclist been driving recklessly in the neighborhood “for months,” said neighbor Jarold Hayden. Hayden said they would run stop signs and travel 50 mph in a 25 mph zone.
In a city like San Francisco, where traffic gets congested, it is important to follow the laws made for the road.
Motorists can be cited, according to the article, only if an officer in charge of enforcing the law spots them in the act. However, when motorist do spot an officer, they often keep from intentionally breaking the law.
Have you been in an accident that was caused by a negligent motorist, contact a San Francisco car accident lawyer today!