It’s still unknown whether alcohol or drugs were involved.
Oakland police responded to the intersection of Harrison and 19th streets near Lake Merritt Sunday, Feb. 19, around 7 a.m. after 100-year-old Tzu-Ta Ko was struck by a driver in a Mini Cooper.man was pronounced dead after a fatal hit-and-run in the city Sunday, Feb. 19, officials said.
A driver of a Mini Cooper struck the man, Tzu-Ta Ko, while he was crossing the intersection of Harrison and 19th streets near Lake Merritt around 7 a.m. that morning, the Oakland Police Department wrote in an emailed statement to SFGATE. Ko sustained severe head trauma from the crash and, despite receiving medical aid, succumbed to his injuries.
Car crashes are a serious, ongoing issue in Oakland. The city analyzed 2,000 incidents from 2012 to 2016 and discovered that the “all-too-regular occurrence” had cost residents $900 million per year, a
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