The Brief
- A woman was killed in a hit-and-run Sunday morning while using a crosswalk in East Oakland.
- Advocates are urging the city to act faster on street safety upgrades.
OAKLAND, Calif. – A woman was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver Sunday morning while crossing a street in East Oakland, marking the latest in a string of deadly pedestrian collisions that has residents calling for urgent safety improvements.
The incident occurred around 8:30 a.m. at the intersection of Fruitvale Avenue and East 27th Street.
Surveillance video captured the woman walking along Fruitvale Avenue. After pressing the crosswalk button and safely crossing the street twice, she stepped onto a third crosswalk at East 27th Street, where she was struck by a white pickup truck that fled the scene.…