4 People Struck by 4 Cars in 2 Days

By Autumn Johnson

Four collisions involving pedestrians or bicyclists being struck by cars occurred in span of about 27 hours between Friday afternoon and late Saturday afternoon, Officer Traci Rebeiejo said. 

The first collision involved a pedestrian who was hit around 1:30 p.m. while on First Street and S. Livermore Avenue on Friday afternoon.

Rebiejo says the pedestrian had minor injuries.

"The driver was eastbound on First Street with a green light while the pedestrian was walking northbound on S. Livermore Avenue, crossing against the red hand signal and did not have the right of way," Rebiejo said. "The pedestrian was transported to a local hospital with moderate head injuries. The windshield of the car was shattered during the collision."

On Saturday, June 15 just before 8 a.m., Rebiejo says a pedestrian was struck by a driver who was blinded by the sunlight while in the parking lof of Cattleman's Restaurant.

The pedestrian flew up and over the windshield. The pedestrian, who was a male in his sixties, had minor head and back pain and was transported to a local hospital.

Later that day, a bicyclist, riding on the wrong side of Garaventa Ranch Road was hit by a driver pulling out from Water Lily Commons. The bicyclist, a 40-year-old woman, was wearing her helmet and complained of hip pain and abrasions after the collision. The driver, a 40-year-old male, did not look in the direction of the wrong-way traffic before he pulled out.

The last collision on Saturday involved a 10-year-old boy. 

"The boy darted out from between two parked cars into the street in the 600 block of Nightengale around 4:35 p.m," Rebiejo said. "The driver, who was in his fifties, had been driving at slows speeds when the collision occurred and the child suffered minor abrasions."

Nearby in Pleasanton, a bicyclist from Dublin was struck and killed by an 18-year-old man from Pleasanton on June 9. 

[Related article: UPDATE: Bicyclist Killed On Foothill Identified As Dublin Resident]

Rebiejo stresses the importance of pedestrians, bicyclists and drivers being cautious while on the road.

"It doesn't matter if you think you have the right away as a pedestrian, you are not going to favor well with a car," she said. 

Rebiejo added that is important to make eye contact with the driver to confirm car sees you and that you can safely cross.