Thanks to Sucka Pants for the heads up!
Our condolences go out to the families of Ivan Morales, the first NYC cyclist to be killed in 2006. And to Sarah Tucker, who was killed in a hit-and-run in San Francisco, on January 12.
She was heading down Polk Street at about 2 a.m., according to Inspector Pat Tobin with the department’s hit-and-run detail, when she came to a green light at the intersection of Geary Street. A motorist driving a black Honda CR-V sport utility vehicle west on Geary apparently ran the red light, entering the intersection just before Tucker, who crashed into his passenger door.
“She sees him coming, she yells ‘Hey,’ that’s what made some of the witnesses look up,” Tobin said today. Tucker apparently did not have enough time to stop before slamming into the door of the Honda.
Tucker was catapulted off her bicycle, according to the Police Department, and landed in the street. She was taken to San Francisco General Hospital where she died at 9:46 a.m. The driver of the Honda is described as a black male, according to police.He apparently did not have any passengers with him. Damage to the door will be obvious, Tobin said. “All the witnesses said the passenger door had marked damage — very noticeable,” Tobin said. “All the witnesses got good looks at his face.”
Any witnesses to the event itself or those who have spotted a black Honda CR-V with damage to the front passenger door are encouraged to call Tobin in the hit-and-run division at (415) 553-1641, or call the department’s confidential tip line at (415) 575-4444
