This is the first I'm hearing of this accident. What a tragedy. My heart goes out to the driver, Tyler and the families and I send my deepest prayers for full recovery.

~*~ May everyone involved find peace in their hearts and may the love and prayers of Tyler's community be felt in and through every cell of Tyler's being, inspiring miraculous healing and recovery. ~*~

I seriously need a "love" button right now. Agree completely.

Another reminder of the importance of teaching kids safety awareness. I'm astounded by the # of kids I still see in our area riding bikes & skateboards recklessly & without helmets.

Sandra Graber was killed Dec. 31,2007 while walking in the crosswalk at Marin Avenue and Colusa Avenue.
http://www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/news/print.asp?id=23690

Marin appears to have been designed with speed in mind, and the blind curves on that stretch of Marin is always scary.

This tragedy affects the local community. I hope the city will have a community meeting to talk about what happened, and what we can do to prevent future accidents. The meeting would also provide a forum for people to share their thoughts and feelings. Just like counselors go to the schools following a tragedy, a representative of the city should come to the residents.

This is in addition to enforcing the speed limit on Marin, improving the lighting, teaching the importance of wearing helmets even when not required, etc.

I'm sending my love and prayers to Tyler, his family, and the driver. This is a heartbreaking tragedy and one that could have been avoided. I feel helmets are necessary no matter what the age, we need better street lighting, and we need a safe place for our kids to ride their skateboards.

When driving down Marin at night you can only see what's visible right in front of you. If someone is near a corner and wearing dark clothing, it's nearly impossible to see them. A person needs to slow down at every crosswalk and proceed with caution, which most drivers these days rarely do. In El Cerrito there is a lighted crosswalk when someone is crossing the street, that I find most helpful as a driver and hope to see more of these in the future. I also find Solano Avenue a very dangerous street to walk along and cross streets, and hope to see some improvement here as well.

God be with you Tyler and send you his healing!!!

Donna Battermann

I love the idea of the lighted crosswalk. I also think some behavior modification both on the part of drivers and pedestrians, bicycles and skateboarders is in order. Cars do need to drive the 25 mile speed limit in the neighborhoods and that needs to be enforced. Along with that pedestrians have to realize that jumping into the street without looking doesn't mean that a driver can intuit your intentions! The other big piece is that bicycles have to understand that they're vehicles and are supposed to observe the same rules of the road that cars do. When they bicycle in crosswalks they're no more pedestrians than if a car drove in one!
The bottom line is that the laws were thought out for a purpose and we all need to pay attention and not expect that anyone else is reading out minds. Stop, look and listen before you go. My 2 cents worth....

I agree with Catherine. Drivers need to remember that driving is not a right, but a privilege that bears with it the responsibility for safety of others -- especially those who are unprotected by an automobile. Possessing a conscience is a good safety feature, too. Pedestrians and other non-motorized individuals need to use common sense and realize crosswalks do not make them invulnerable. Joggers who do not stop at intersections because that would break their stride are a pet peeve with me, along with the dog walkers who let their pets dash into the street in front of them on too long a leash. My opinion is that everyone involved need to assume they are invisible until they know it is safe to proceed. It only takes a minute or two with one's eyes open to save a life. The police cannot be everywhere and should not have to be if we all use our heads.

I just noticed the terrible news here that Tyler has passed away. We are adding our prayers and condolences to his family and friends. We know that the void he leaves behind cannot be filled, but his memory will be cherished always. Wishing peace and comfort to all.

This is so sad! Sending love, peace, and comfort to all effected!

My heart goes out to Tyler's family and friends. Equally to the man who had the terrible misfortune of going to the grocery store exactly when he did. This is terribly sad.

Our family is on bikes a lot and I try to teach my kids that they are responsible for their own safety...often times drivers don,t look if a bike is coming or they can,t see it coming..they cannot rely on the other person in that's in the car...they on their bikes need to be observent and rather stop and wait to be safe...that said..Marin can be a dangerous one...I have been on both sides as pedestrian trying to cross and changing my way so I,d just cross at a light...and as a driver having to step on the breaks because I somehow didn,t see the person on the street....more lighted crosswalks for sure....it,s s sad what happened