A fatal car crash in Burlingame Friday night at California Drive and Oak Grove Avenue killed a pedestrian and led to the hospitalization of another, the Burlingame Police Department said Monday.
The incident occurred Sept. 30 at 10:34 p.m. after a driver hit two pedestrians in a crosswalk, resulting in the death of Andree Peterson, 58, of San Jose, according to the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office. Peterson and the other pedestrian, a 63-year-old Burlingame resident, were taken to a hospital, where Peterson died, according to Burlingame police Lt. Jay Kiely. The other pedestrian was in stable condition as of Monday.
An initial investigation indicates the driver was going southbound on California Drive approach Oak Grove Avenue and went straight through the intersection because they had a green light to proceed, with the pedestrians walking in the crosswalk when the collision occurred, Kiely said. The pedestrians were facing a red signal against walking, Kiely said.
However, the driver, a 43-year-old, was arrested for felony hit-and-run and booked into the county jail, police said. A preliminary investigation shows the driver left the scene but ultimately returned and cooperated with the investigation. The speed at which the driver was going is still undetermined. Extenuating circumstances, including time and distance away from the collision, play a role in deciding whether to charge for hit-and-run, police said.
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“We don’t believe alcohol to be a factor, but there were other factors involved, and we found probable cause to arrest him for hit-and-run,” Kiely said.
Kiely said the department does not consider the intersection a problem area, and there had not been a fatal collision there in recent memory. The intersection is near the Naturepedic Organic Mattress Store and Peninsula Prime Moter and just west of the Burlingame High School athletic field.
Note to readers: This story has been changed. It had previously incorrectly stated the driver had made a right turn on a green and hit the pedestrians. The driver entered the intersection and went straight on a green when the driver hit the pedestrians.
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Tragic. Glad to hear the driver is being held accountable for fleeing the scene.
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