2:17 PM: A high-speed crash in San Francisco’s Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood this morning left a teenage boy dead, his mother and sister in critical condition and four others injured, according to police.
The crash was reported around 6:55 a.m. at Pine and Gough streets.
San Francisco fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said a woman in her 60s or 70s was driving recklessly in the area, went through several stoplights and was picking up speed on Pine Street when she rear-ended a minivan occupied by a mother and her teenage son and daughter.
A bystander at the scene who is a nurse jumped in to render aid to the victims, police Sgt. Danielle Newman said.
The teenage boy, who is 16 or 17 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene while the mother and daughter were taken to a hospital with injuries that are considered life-threatening.
The crash caused the van to collide with a catering truck, injuring three people inside the truck. They were taken to the hospital to be treated for injuries that were not life-threatening, Newman said.
The woman who rear-ended the van was also transported to a hospital to be treated for an injury that is not considered life-threatening, Newman said.
The sergeant said the intersection of Pine and Gough was shut down after the crash and “will be closed for quite some time.”
Laura Dixon/Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
9:27 AM: A high-speed crash in San Francisco’s Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood this morning left a teenage boy dead and his mother and sister in critical condition, a fire department spokeswoman said.
The crash was reported around 6:55 a.m. at Pine and Gough streets.
San Francisco fire spokeswoman Mindy Talmadge said a woman in her 60s or 70s was driving recklessly in the area, drove through multiple stoplights and was picking up speed on Pine Street when she rear-ended a minivan occupied by a mother and her teenage son and daughter.
The boy, who is 16 or 17 years old, was pronounced dead at the scene while the mother and daughter were taken to a hospital with injuries that are considered life-threatening, Talmadge said.
The crash caused the van to hit another car, injuring more people, authorities said.
The woman who rear-ended the van was not seriously injured, Talmadge said.
Police said the intersection of Pine and Gough was shut down after the crash and was expected to be closed for an extended period of time.
Laura Dixon/Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
7:25 AM: A crash in San Francisco’s Lower Pacific Heights neighborhood has left one person dead and two others critically injured, a police sergeant said.
The crash was reported around 6:55 a.m. at Pine and Gough streets and injured at least four people, according to a fire dispatcher.
Police Sgt. Danielle Newman said one of those people has died while two others suffered injuries that are considered life-threatening.
Newman said the intersection of Pine and Gough was shut down and is expected to be closed for an extended period of time.
Dan McMenamin, Bay City News
