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HAYWARD, Calif. -- The man whose body was found on the southbound lanes of Interstate Highway 880 in Hayward on Thursday has been identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau as 37-year-old David Connolly of Berkeley.
The coroner's bureau said they recovered part of one hand and most of another and were able to lift fingerprints.
Witnesses reportedly told California Highway Patrol officers that Connolly was trying to hitchhike from Berkeley to Hayward. A truck driver pulled over but refused to give the man a ride.
Witnesses said Connolly then walked to the back of the truck and, without the driver's knowledge, grabbed onto the back.
Connolly held on for as long as possible but eventually lost his grip and fell into the roadway. The coroner's bureau said he was struck about 20 times and died of multiple blunt force trauma.
The CHP had reported that Connolly was Hispanic, but he is white, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau.
The discovery of Connolly's body parts spread across Highway 880 early Thursday ground the southbound commute on the busy corridor in San Francisco's East Bay to a halt for more than two hours, backing up traffic for miles.
The California Highway Patrol originally reported that an animal had been hit and dismembered on the freeway between West A Street and West Winton Avenue in Hayward in the predawn hours, but closer examination when the sun came up around 7 a.m. revealed that the body parts were human.
CHP officers had the gruesome task of spreading out across the freeway to mark the body parts for the coroner. A tennis shoe surrendered by a spray-painted circle was a grim reminder of the accident's toll.
The southbound lanes were immediately closed once the remains were identified, forcing thousands of cars to exit onto city streets backing up traffic for miles. The CHP reopened all four lanes of the freeway by 9:45 a.m., relieving the traffic bottleneck while continuing their roadside investigation
HAYWARD, Calif. -- The man whose body was found on the southbound lanes of Interstate Highway 880 in Hayward on Thursday has been identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau as 37-year-old David Connolly of Berkeley.
The coroner's bureau said they recovered part of one hand and most of another and were able to lift fingerprints.
Witnesses reportedly told California Highway Patrol officers that Connolly was trying to hitchhike from Berkeley to Hayward. A truck driver pulled over but refused to give the man a ride.
Witnesses said Connolly then walked to the back of the truck and, without the driver's knowledge, grabbed onto the back.
Connolly held on for as long as possible but eventually lost his grip and fell into the roadway. The coroner's bureau said he was struck about 20 times and died of multiple blunt force trauma.
The CHP had reported that Connolly was Hispanic, but he is white, according to the Alameda County coroner's bureau.
The discovery of Connolly's body parts spread across Highway 880 early Thursday ground the southbound commute on the busy corridor in San Francisco's East Bay to a halt for more than two hours, backing up traffic for miles.
The California Highway Patrol originally reported that an animal had been hit and dismembered on the freeway between West A Street and West Winton Avenue in Hayward in the predawn hours, but closer examination when the sun came up around 7 a.m. revealed that the body parts were human.
CHP officers had the gruesome task of spreading out across the freeway to mark the body parts for the coroner. A tennis shoe surrendered by a spray-painted circle was a grim reminder of the accident's toll.
The southbound lanes were immediately closed once the remains were identified, forcing thousands of cars to exit onto city streets backing up traffic for miles. The CHP reopened all four lanes of the freeway by 9:45 a.m., relieving the traffic bottleneck while continuing their roadside investigation
Here's another effed-up incident (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...AVJSPONE.DTL):
A media pioneer who helped start the Bay Area's largest Spanish-language radio station was killed Friday night when an elderly motorist struck her as she walked across a San Francisco street with her husband and friends.
Susan Ali Shepherd, 53, of Larkspur was hit at 8:38 p.m. at Pine and Fillmore streets and was pronounced dead at 9:02 p.m. at San Francisco General Hospital, authorities said Saturday.
The 90-year-old motorist from San Francisco, whose identity was not released by police, was headed north on Fillmore and made a left turn on Pine when six people were in the intersection.
"One person was pulled away by one of the other pedestrians, but the victim was hit, and the motorist rolled over her," police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens said.
The motorist pulled over after the accident. She was interviewed and released, pending further investigation.
The pedestrian who was pulled out of the way was treated for injuries she suffered when she fell to the ground while being pulled away, Gittens said.
Steve Marchette, 53, of San Mateo managed to keep his wife, Laura, from being pulled under the car, authorities said. The Marchettes had been to dinner with Shepherd and her husband, Jim, and a couple from Southern California.
Shepherd was a tri-athlete who formed the Latino Group, an advertising partnership, in Corte Madera in 2004 after leaving KSOL-FM, the radio station she helped start. She served for several years as its general manager, said her business partner, Diana Putterman.
Putterman said Shepherd built KSOL into a success before it was sold to Univision Radio.
"She was a phenomenal woman," Putterman said. "I lost of a hell of a partner last night."
Shepherd was beloved in the media community, having worked in media sales at various radio stations, including KSFO, Putterman said. She is survived by her husband, her daughter, Danielle, and her stepson, Jason.
Putterman said Shepherd saw the potential of Hispanic media and got a job at the fledging station as the general manager in 1996.
"Everyone thought she was nuts - but she started what is now the No. 1 Spanish-language station in the marketplace. She led the creation of the station," Putterman said.
A media pioneer who helped start the Bay Area's largest Spanish-language radio station was killed Friday night when an elderly motorist struck her as she walked across a San Francisco street with her husband and friends.
Susan Ali Shepherd, 53, of Larkspur was hit at 8:38 p.m. at Pine and Fillmore streets and was pronounced dead at 9:02 p.m. at San Francisco General Hospital, authorities said Saturday.
The 90-year-old motorist from San Francisco, whose identity was not released by police, was headed north on Fillmore and made a left turn on Pine when six people were in the intersection.
"One person was pulled away by one of the other pedestrians, but the victim was hit, and the motorist rolled over her," police spokesman Sgt. Neville Gittens said.
The motorist pulled over after the accident. She was interviewed and released, pending further investigation.
The pedestrian who was pulled out of the way was treated for injuries she suffered when she fell to the ground while being pulled away, Gittens said.
Steve Marchette, 53, of San Mateo managed to keep his wife, Laura, from being pulled under the car, authorities said. The Marchettes had been to dinner with Shepherd and her husband, Jim, and a couple from Southern California.
Shepherd was a tri-athlete who formed the Latino Group, an advertising partnership, in Corte Madera in 2004 after leaving KSOL-FM, the radio station she helped start. She served for several years as its general manager, said her business partner, Diana Putterman.
Putterman said Shepherd built KSOL into a success before it was sold to Univision Radio.
"She was a phenomenal woman," Putterman said. "I lost of a hell of a partner last night."
Shepherd was beloved in the media community, having worked in media sales at various radio stations, including KSFO, Putterman said. She is survived by her husband, her daughter, Danielle, and her stepson, Jason.
Putterman said Shepherd saw the potential of Hispanic media and got a job at the fledging station as the general manager in 1996.
"Everyone thought she was nuts - but she started what is now the No. 1 Spanish-language station in the marketplace. She led the creation of the station," Putterman said.
Originally Posted by skeleton_cru
I don't see how you can run over a human being and not know it.
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