A San Francisco Police Department officer who recently entered field training was arrested early Saturday morning following a serious traffic collision in the Sunset District that left one person with life-threatening injuries and four others hurt, according to a news release from the SFPD.
The crash occurred at approximately 1:59 a.m. on May 17, 2025, at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Rivera Street. When officers arrived at the scene, they found two occupied vehicles had collided. The victim vehicle contained three adults, all of whom required transport to a local hospital. Among them, one person suffered life-threatening injuries while the other two sustained non-life-threatening injuries. The two occupants of the second vehicle also suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were transported for medical treatment.
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Through their investigation, responding officers determined that the driver of the second vehicle, identified as 28-year-old Ryan Kwong of San Francisco, was driving under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. Kwong, who is employed as an SFPD officer currently in field training, was placed under arrest and booked into San Francisco County Jail. He faces multiple charges, including driving under the influence causing injuries (23153 (a) CVC), as reported by the San Francisco Police Department.
SFPD Leadership Response
“This incident was incredibly tragic, and my heart goes out to the injured victims,” said SFPD Chief Bill Scott in the news release. “We will do everything in our power to ensure justice is served in this case. No one is above the law, and our officers know they are expected to obey the law, as well as our strict code of conduct even while off duty.”…