At least he can catch a court date.Raiders wide receiver Darrius Heyward-Bey, 25, is scheduled to be arraigned in a San Francisco courtroom Thursday on DUI charges, prosecutors said.Heyward-Bey was pulled over by the California Highway Patrol on April 7 for allegedly speeding and weaving on the Bay Bridge near Treasure Island. The football star was driving his 2012 Range Rover about 2 a.m., Officer Tony Tam said. Read More
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in finding possibly several drivers who may have struck a San Francisco man on Interstate 280 in Daly City early Saturday and then left the scene of the deadly incident.The victim was identified by the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office as 27-year-old David Hanna.The incident was reported about 4:30 a.m. just north of Eastmoor Avenue on southbound I-280, the California Highway Patrol said. Read More
Momentum is building among state and federal officials to dissolve the California High-Speed Rail Authority and roll it into a proposed state transportation agency.
Last week, Gov. Jerry Brown suggested folding the authority — along with Caltrans, the California Highway Patrol and the Department of Motor Vehicles — into a new department. He said consolidation of the agencies, an idea in his 2012-13 budget proposal, would save the state money. Read More
After all the fuss, a Telegraph Hill burglary suspect who had refused to come down from a steep hillside – leading to a more than 24-hour-long standoff with San Francisco police – has apparently gotten away. Read More
A motorcyclist who crashed this morning on the westbound Interstate Highway 80 ramp that connects to southbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco has died, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The motorcyclist was taken to the hospital after the accident was reported at 12:33 a.m. He was pronounced dead at the hospital this morning, CHP officials reported after 2 a.m.
The accident closed several lanes near the freeway connector ramp until 1:55 a.m. Read More
The suspect in what appears to be a shooting by a disgruntled security guard at a Richmond apartment complex on Wednesday night is in custody in El Dorado County, authorities said.The security officer, 50-year-old Concord resident Doran Long Jr., is suspected of shooting at his supervisor around 10:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 500 block of Hartnett Avenue.The supervisor was hit by the gunfire but is expected to survive. Read More
Our photographer, Mike Koozmin, may not have been late to work this morning, but he definitely hit some traffic along the way. Koozmin, like many other frustrated commuters on Highway 101 in San Francisco this morning, was stuck in the aftermath of a big-rig that overturned around 5 a.m., the cab of which soon after burst into flame because of some spilled fuel. Read More
Southbound U.S. Highway 101 in San Francisco will remain shut down until about noon today because of a fiery early morning big-rig crash that injured two people. The crash was reported just after 5 a.m. where the freeway crosses over 16th Street, near where Interstate Highway 80 meets Highway 101, CHP Officer Tony Tam said. Read More
A man who shot at California Highway Patrol officers during a brief car chase and foot pursuit through San Francisco late Saturday night remains on the loose Monday, CHP officials and police said.
Around 11:15 p.m. Saturday, CHP officers tried to pull over a man driving a 2008 Volvo XC90 SUV who had run a red light at Bryant and Beale streets, CHP Officer Tony Tam said. Read More
