Police Seek the Public’s Help in Hit and Run Accident

By Albert Stoll | March 7, 2011

According to the San Francisco Police Department, authorities are currently seeking the public’s help in hit and run accident.  Right now, the San Francisco Police Department’s Hit and Run Investigative Team is looking into an incident that happened on February 25, 2011 at 3:06pm at Market Street and O’Farrell Street.

Police have revealed that a vehicle struck a pedestrian, who sustained life-threatening injuries from the accident.  The suspect’s vehicle is described as “a silver Ford Explorer with a possible California license plate of 5JTJ3_4,” according to http://www.drunkdrivingfacts.net.  The website also indicates the driver was described as “a Hispanic male, 20-25 years old with a scruffy beard.”

The vehicle in question was last seen heading westbound on Market Street toward Powell Street.  If anyone has knowledge of incident, vehicle, or suspect, please contact Inspector Dean Taylor of the San Francisco Police Department’s Hit and Run Investigative Team at (415) 553-1215.  Of if you prefer to remain anonymous, one may also call the following drunk driving tip line at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to tip411, sponsored by drunkdrivingfacts.net

California Drunk Driving Facts can also be found found here:  (http://www.drunkdrivingfacts.net/california-drunk-driving-facts-laws-penalties-fines-ca-dui):

Under California drunk driving laws, a California DUI may be proven two different ways:

1.  With evidence that your driving abilities were impaired to an appreciable degree by the influence of alcohol, legal drugs, or controlled substances, so that you were unable to drive like an ordinary person would in similar road conditions; or

2.  With evidence that you drove with a BAC of 0.08 or greater (or 0.04, for drivers of any vehicle requiring a CDL, whether or not the driver actually has a CDL).  It is illegal for California drivers under age 21 (or California adult drivers who are on DUI probation) to drive with any detectable BAC (the “Zero Tolerance” law).

The best way to avoid DUI in California is to have someone else drive, if you’ve been drinking. If you must drive, authorities recommend you wait at least one hour for every beer or average drink you’ve had.  Many other factors affect how the body metabolizes alcohol, like weight, gender, body fat, and recent eating, among others.  In addition, the California Zero Tolerance law makes it illegal for drivers under age 21, or adult drivers who are on DUI probation, to drive with a BAC greater than 0.01.

Summary of Illegal BAC Levels in California:

  • Adult Driver – DUI with BAC of 0.08 or higher
  • Commercial Vehicle Driver – DUI with a BAC of 0.04 or higher.
  • Under 21 Driver or Adult Driver on DUI Probation – DUI with BAC of 0.01 or higher.
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