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Motorcyclist killed in crash on 19th and Holloway
October 16, 2008 10:13 AM
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A motorcyclist was killed after a crash occurred Thursday morning between 8:11 a.m. and 8:19 a.m. at the intersection of 19th and Holloway Avenues. The motorcyclist collided with a moving vehicle and suffered fatal head injuries, police authorities said. Mark Buck, 41, a San Jose resident, was pronounced dead at San Francisco General Hospital at 8:55 a.m., said San Francisco Medical Examiner investigator, Tom McDonald. A silver Honda Accord allegedly ran a red light going west on Holloway Avenue. The motorcycle skidded and collided with the car's rear passenger side, said witness, Peter Ramos. Ramos, a street operator inspector who oversees the bus system said he was at his post on the west side of 19th Avenue in his truck and saw the accident. Ramos said he saw the motorcyclist skid to avoid collision with the vehicle coming from his left. He lost control and hit the back passenger side door, went into shock and was immediately rushed to San Francisco General Hospital, said Jun Takahashi, SFPD officer. "There was a lot of blood," said Ramos, "The women in the car screamed and ran up the block when they saw what had happened." The driver of the Honda Accord was a woman in her 30s and had her young daughter as a passenger said police spokesperson, Sgt. Wilfred Williams. The young girl suffered minor scrapes and bruises, said authorities, and that the car's rear passenger window was shattered and the entire right rear side was damaged. Ramos said he recognized the biker because he use to drive by at the same time every day. "I knew it was him when I saw the bike," he said." I liked his bike." The SF State Police Department was the first on the scene, followed by the SFPD and the Fire Department. Traffic was diverted from west Holloway Avenue and the two right lanes of of 19th Avenue were closed, said officials.
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 A motorcycle lays in the road at the intersection of 19th and Holloway after hitting a car that ran a red light, witnesses said. The driver of the motorcycle was rushed to San Francisco General Hospital where he died.
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aaron goodman said October 16, 2008 11:52 PM
The first in a possible line of injuries and accidents at a hazardous intersection. The back-up and traffic impacts were huge. This is a major thoroughfare of caltrans control, that is only to be more impacted by SFSU's increase in capacity, and the cumalative impact survey, should be made to include accidents to determine the effects that happen on major routes and side routes. It is sad that injuries and death occured, and we send condolences to families affected. We only hope that the congestion and issues related in this area become more of a highlighted issue for all concerned. The pedestrians and egress access to the muni, is also a visual eyecatcher each commute, so be prepared to have other issues eventually, unless SFSU Capital Planners get busy with Muni to upgrade the bulb-outs, and remove the ticket booths that block access. The Holloway Construction is also adding to daily congestion and risk of injuries due to bogged up traffic and people trying to beat lights at 19th and Holloway. Camilla Williams said October 17, 2008 1:42 PM
An absolutely horrifying accident. While I did not see the actual collision, I saw the man (identified as Mark Buck of San Jose) and his bike go flying and was one of the first people to run to him. I know based on where he and the motorcycle landed and where the woman stopped her car that she can't have been going West on Holloway, it was East as far as I know. Also, the accident happened very close after 8:10am - I was running late for class and had just looked at my watch. Buck reportedly has young children of his own and will be very missed. I wish the woman's young daughter hadn't had to see what I did. It's something I know neither of us will ever forget.
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I was walking my dogs down Holloway when this accident occurred. I didn't see the impact, I only heard it, but I'm pretty sure the Accord was traveling East on Holloway, not West. The motorbike was going North. The car pulled up next to me - the impact stretched from the passenger front door, over the rear door to the rear quarter with the glass in both doors shattered covering both the lady driver and her child in the back in a child seat - both were pretty hysterical after the incident and ran back a couple of hundred yards to were the motorcyclist lay. Police were on the scene before my 911 call even went through to the operator. My condolences go out to everyone involved. It is a dangerous intersection that the city should address.