January 17, 2003

                                                 * FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE *

Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck

By Motor Vehicle

Berkeley, CA. – On 1-17-03, at approximately 10:45 a.m., a woman traveling in her car
northbound on Shattuck Avenue struck a man crossing the street.  The man had been crossing in the cross walk at Woolsey Street.  The pedestrian was thrown over the top 
of the vehicle.  The man sustained a broken pelvis and femur and was transported to Highland Hospital by Berkeley Fire Department Paramedics.  The driver stopped and phoned the police. At approximately 3:23 p.m., while in surgery, the man passed away.   

No names are being released at this time, pending notifications.