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A 17-year-old is in critical condition after being struck by a driver who police said may have run a red light at about 12:10 p.m. May 5 on El Camino Real, Redwood City Police Department said on Monday.
Authorities said the teen was “lawfully in the crosswalk” and their “initial assessment” is that the driver ran a red light on El Camino Real and hit the pedestrian. Medical personnel at the scene said the driver may have suffered a debilitating medical episode just before the collision, police said.
In a news release, police said the pedestrian, who suffered significant injuries, was taken to a local hospital after the Redwood City Fire Department and AMR medics responded to the scene. The teen remains in critical condition, police said.
The driver, a 64-year-old Menlo Park resident, remained at the scene and was also transported to a hospital for evaluation. There were no apparent signs of drug or alcohol impairment.
Police said several witnesses were interviewed at the scene and video evidence was collected. According to police, blood samples were collected in this case and will be processed for evaluation.
Several videos showing what police described as “a portion of this incident” have been circulating on social media. The Pulse has reviewed footage of the incident, but will not be publishing it due to its graphic nature. In the video, a person can be seen walking on a crosswalk when a driver in a vehicle drives through the crosswalk, hitting the person.
District Attorney Stephen Wagstaffe said his office has not received the case and that he is not familiar with any details of the incident. He added that his office would become involved only if the case were criminal in nature and involved reckless driving.
The incident remains under investigation.
