Man accused of German student's death faces court

The man accused of running down the German student Nils Linke while he was visiting San Francisco in August will appear in court today. Josh Calder allegedly struck Linke at Masonic Avenue and Turk Street while driving with a blood-alcohol level of 0.10, which is 0.02 above the legal limit in California. An autopsy determined the death was vehicular homicide.

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