Pedestrian Robert Bennett, 68, killed in collision with hit-and-run driver at Harrison and 23rd in Oakland, California
Oakland Man Crossing Street Near Lake Merritt Struck, Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver
At about 9:10 a.m., officers were called to the intersection of Harrison and 23rd streets and found an injured man, who had been hit by what police described as a dark-colored, new model Chrysler van.
Man killed in hit-run near Lake Merritt ran social justice firm
Bennett founded the Oakland consulting firm Resource Development Associates in 1984, and helped Bay Area governments develop policy on issues like juvenile justice reform, mental health treatment and homelessness.
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