77-Year-Old Pedestrian Dies in SF After Being Struck By An Electric Scooter

“Our hearts break for the victim and his loved ones,” Marta Lindsey, a spokesperson for traffic safety advocacy group Walk San Francisco, said in a statement. “People walking in San Francisco shouldn’t have to worry about being hit by any type of vehicle, whether a car or an e-scooter.”

San Francisco police reported that the scooter driver stayed on the scene after officers arrived and cooperated with the investigation, adding that it does not appear that drugs or alcohol were involved in the collision.

Lindsey said that vehicles like scooters and electric bicycles can pose a threat to people walking on the street because they can quickly accelerate to higher speeds, increasing the chances and severity of a possible crash.

Of the nine pedestrian deaths this year, seven of the victims were elderly, according to Walk SF.

The entirety of Market Street falls within the high injury network, streets with the highest concentration of traffic injuries and deaths. Since 2015, there have been more than 40 traffic collisions in the area of 6th and Market, Walk SF reported.

Recently, the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency introduced new pedestrian and transit safety improvements in the area, such as updated traffic signals, repaved sidewalks and curb ramps.