Hit-and-Run
Streetsblog California
Driver Runs Red, Hits Cyclist, Speeds Off
More evidence that San Francisco drivers are out of control—and that SFMTA must start incorporating concrete into its designs if it wants to reduce crashes.
April 17, 2026
Why Anti-Trans Laws Are Terrible For Transportation, Too
A disturbing new Kansas law revokes trans people's driver's licenses. Here's how it will make our communities more dangerous.
March 1, 2026
Assemblymember Gipson Celebrates Passage of Hit-and-Run Law
“I know that nothing can bring D’Ancee back."
March 18, 2025
Road Deaths Surged Alongside Covid — But Who Died, Exactly?
The surge of traffic deaths in the first year of the pandemic can't be completely explained by quarantine-emptied roads that made speeding easy — and new data on who, exactly, was involved in those crashes may lead to more questions than answers.
January 9, 2023
Livermore Police Blame Hit & Run Victim for Her Own Death
A truck driver right hooked, ran over, and killed Christine Boyle while she was riding the Iron Horse trail. Then he fled the scene. Police file no charges and blame Boyle.
March 8, 2021
Hit-and-Runs Against Cyclists Surge During Quarantine
Drivers aren't just killing cyclists on quarantine-emptied roads — they're also leaving them to die there.
February 9, 2021
‘You Barely Hear Our Stories’: Tiffanie Stanfield Fights Hit-and-Run Driving
As the founder of H.A.R.D., Tiffanie Stanfield fights against a traffic violence epidemic with a uniquely high impact on the Black community — and she wants you to join her.
June 23, 2020
Driver Kills Pedestrian on Foothill Blvd in Oakland
A hit-and-run motorist kills a women as she crosses Foothill, just four blocks from where a mother and child were killed last April
October 2, 2019
Eyes on the Street: The Human Toll of Hit-and-Runs
Our streets are full of too many memorials.
September 4, 2019
Deadly Father’s Day Hit-and-Run Suspect Caught after Fleeing to Mexico
Lara's alleged driving under the influence killed Francisco Hernández Rivas.
August 28, 2019