Crime & Safety
Berkeley Man Out of Hospital After Being Struck by Albany Driver
A pedestrian who was hit by a car Tuesday night at Marin and Colusa avenues, and initially reported in serious condition, has been released from the hospital, authorities said late Wednesday afternoon.
Marin Avenue is once again the site of a serious crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian.
But officials said late Wednesday afternoon that the pedestrian has been released from the hospital and "is doing well."
Sgt. Mary Kusmiss of the Berkeley Police Department said, via email, that an older Albany woman was driving east on Marin Avenue while making a right on Colusa Avenue when she struck a Berkeley man walking eastbound across Colusa.
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Berkeley police received a call about the crash just before 8 p.m. Tuesday.
Kusmiss said Wednesday that the crash involved a car and a male pedestrian. The victim was taken to a local trauma center for treatment.
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Police received word late Tuesday night that the victim "was alert and talking. Physicians deemed him in serious but stable condition," said Kusmis, via email.
The city first called out its Fatal Accident Investigation team, she said, because the initial medical assessment "garnered great concern that the injuries could be potentially life threatening."
Kusmiss also shared information about the history of fatal accidents in Berkeley; it's attached to this story as two PDFs.
According to the data, there have been three fatal accidents on Marin Avenue involving drivers and pedestrians since 1984: Modoc (2004), Colusa (2007), and 2012 (Tulare).
Patch has been taking a close look at this year after the fatal crash at Tulare Avenue in January of 18-year-old .
We found that, following a construction project designed to make Marin Avenue safer, , and the frequency of speeding as a factor in those accidents became much more common.
