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Monday, March 10, 2014
A Sacramento man is in jail in Contra Costa County after leading law enforcement officers on a high-speed chase that began near the state Capitol and ended when his vehicle crashed in Richmond.
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Sunday, March 9, 2014

A bicyclist was hit by a taxi Monday evening at Fifth and Market streets in San Francisco.

Police officers responded to the collision about 8:45 p.m., according to a spokesman for the department.

The driver remained at the scene, police said in a release.

The bicyclist was transported to San Francisco General Hospital for treatment. The extent of his injuries are not known.

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Sunday, March 9, 2014

A 5-year-old boy and his babysitter are recovering at a hospital after being struck by a vehicle while walking in San Francisco’s Richmond District Monday evening.

The woman and boy were crossing the street in a crosswalk at 37th Avenue and Fulton Street when, around 5:15 p.m., they were hit by a vehicle, a San Francisco police said.

The boy suffered a contusion to his head, and the baby sitter suffered a leg injury, according to police. Both were transported to San Francisco General Hospital and are expected to survive.

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Sunday, March 9, 2014
Two contractors doing maintenance work suffered burns when they were splashed with acid Monday at the Tesoro Corp. refinery near Martinez, an accident that occurred in the same processing unit where two workers were burned last month, officials said. Sulfuric acid spilled on the two workers at 10:50 a.m. in the latest incident at the Golden Eagle Refinery at 150 Solano Way, said a Contra Costa County hazardous materials specialist.
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Saturday, March 8, 2014

A 16-year-old boy was killed trying to walk across state Highway 85 in San Jose early Sunday morning, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Officers responded to reports of a crash involving a pedestrian on Highway 85 north of Snell Avenue at around 4:15 a.m., the CHP said.

The teenager had been trying to cross from the right shoulder to the center divide when he was fatally struck by a 2012 BMW, according to the CHP.

The 36-year-old driver was not injured and stopped at the scene, the CHP said.

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

One person was killed and at least one more seriously injured in a car crash in East Oakland Saturday morning, a police officer said.

The collision occurred around 11:20 a.m. near the intersection of 98th Avenue and Plymouth Street, a Oakland police said.

One person was pronounced dead at the scene and at least one more was taken to an area hospital in serious condition, she said.

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

All lanes of northbound Interstate Highway 880 in East Oakland were cleared following a fatal traffic collision Sunday afternoon, the California Highway Patrol said.

The two-vehicle crash was reported at about 3:10 p.m., north of the Hegenberger Road on-ramp and just south of the Oakland Coliseum.

One person died at the scene and another person was injured and was transported to a hospital, according to the CHP.

The CHP is investigating reports that a person attempted to flee the scene on foot following the crash.

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Thursday, March 6, 2014

A man was arrested on suspicion of DUI and other charges Friday afternoon after crashing into two cars and injuring three people in San Francisco's Russian Hill neighborhood, a police sergeant said.

Officers responded to a report of a collision at the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Broadway Street around 12:10 p.m., police said.

A man later identified as 26-year-old Jacob Sahagun was driving south on Van Ness Avenue when he collided with two vehicles driving east on Broadway Street, police said.

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Wednesday, March 5, 2014

A 17-year-old Danville boy was killed in a solo car crash on state Highway 24 in Lafayette Thrusday morning, a fire captain said.

The crash occurred just after 11 a.m. on eastbound Highway 24 near the Pleasant Hill Road exit in Lafayette.

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

A major road in San Jose fully re-opened this morning after police wrapped up their investigation of a fatal accident.

A man was hit and killed as he walked near the intersection of Almaden Expressway and Foxworthy Avenue around 9 last night. One lane of the expressway was closed most of the night. Police say the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with them.