Minor Injuries After Driver Hits Man Crossing San Pablo Avenue

A man traversing San Pablo Avenue without using a crosswalk was hit by a vehicle in late April, authorities said. 

On April 23, just after 9 p.m., a 51-year-old driver from Richmond was leaving the northern driveway of BevMo! and making a left turn onto San Pablo when she hit a man accompanied by two women as they tried to cross the street heading west.

The pedestrians, all from Brentwood, included two women, ages 72 and 66, and an 85-year-old man, said Lt. John Geissberger of the .

The driver struck the man, who was holding hands with one of the women. Both fell to the ground and received minor injuries.

The cause of the collision was a violation of Section 21651(a) of the state Vehicle Code, which states, "Whenever a highway has been divided into two or more roadways by means of intermittent barriers or by means of a dividing section of not less than two feet in width, either unpaved or delineated by curbs, double-parallel lines, or other markings on the roadway, it is unlawful to drive any vehicle over, upon, or across the dividing section."

Geissberger said there was an associated collision factor due to the failure of the pedestrians not to use a crosswalk or yield to the driver. 

No one was cited following the accident, police said. 

The pedestrians were treated at the scene for minor injuries and did not need to be taken to the hospital.

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