A man in his 60s was hit while using the marked crosswalk at the busy San Pablo Avenue and Ashby Avenue intersection in Berkeley shortly before 7:15 p.m. yesterday, according to early reports. He was conscious when first responders arrived, but was bleeding from the head and was transported to Highland Hospital in Oakland for treatment.
Radio traffic and initial community reports indicate the man told responders he had been in the crosswalk when an SUV traveling at an estimated 35 mph struck him. First responders relayed that “the patient does not recall getting hit” and that “he was trying to get up but was told to lay back down.” The driver reportedly stayed at the scene while Berkeley officers and firefighters assisted the injured pedestrian, according to The…..