Police reported that a blue Dodge Caravan was traveling southbound on Sacramento Street when it was involved in a broadside collision with an e-scooter rider in the crosswalk
Berkeley, CA – A scooter rider was transported to a hospital after colliding with a vehicle in Berkeley on Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Berkeley Police Department, the collision took place near Sacramento and Addison streets at around 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17.
Police reported that a blue Dodge Caravan was traveling southbound on Sacramento Street when it was involved in a broadside collision with an e-scooter rider in the crosswalk.
The Berkeley Police Department and Berkeley Fire Department responded to the incident and found the scooter rider unconscious at the scene.
The rider, a 19-year-old Port Hueneme woman, was not wearing a helmet and was transported to Highland Hospital with a head injury.
The driver of the vehicle was a 69-year-old Berkeley resident. BPD reported that the driver had the right-of-way was not suspected of impairment.
The Berkeley Police Department continues to investigate the accident.
Berkeley has seen an upward trend in traffic-related injuries and fatalities in recent years, despite the total number of collisions remaining relatively flat. The city, which adopted a “Vision Zero” action plan to eliminate all traffic deaths and severe injuries by 2028, faces ongoing challenges with unsafe speed as the most common primary collision factor. According to a March 2025 Berkeley Police Department (BPD) report, Berkeley crashes injured more people in 2024, reaching a six-year peak, and deaths rose from 2023 levels. In both 2023 and 2024, serious or fatal injuries accounted for approximately 13% of all injury crashes. In 2021, the city recorded eight traffic deaths, the highest number since at least 1984, which mirrored broader national trends in traffic fatalities. UC Berkeley’s Safe Transportation Research and Education Center (SafeTREC) contributes to the understanding of these issues by developing tools such as the Transportation Injury Mapping System (TIMS), which provides free public access to statewide crash data for detailed analysis and visualization. This data is used by local authorities and researchers to identify high-risk areas and inform safety improvement activities. In 2024, the intersection of Ashby and San Pablo avenues was the top collision location, while the intersection at University Avenue and Acton Street held that distinction in 2023.
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