DUI pickup truck driver hits bicyclist and pedestrian in Danville this morning
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DUI pickup truck driver hits bicyclist and pedestrian in Danville this morning
https://www.insidebayarea.com/top-stories/ci_15655912
https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...BAJ61ENG73.DTL
Fortunately, no one was killed. The drunk driver was identified as Cainan Schierholtz, brother of San Francisco Giants outfielder Nate Schierholtz. Witnesses are asked to call the Danville police.
https://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...BAJ61ENG73.DTL
Fortunately, no one was killed. The drunk driver was identified as Cainan Schierholtz, brother of San Francisco Giants outfielder Nate Schierholtz. Witnesses are asked to call the Danville police.
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Witnesses told police that a red pickup truck driving south on Danville Boulevard first struck a bicyclist riding in the bike lane. Schierholtz did not stop and continued south on Danville Boulevard, where his truck struck a pedestrian who was standing in the bike lane, police said.
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Sorry about the incorrect subject line. Initial witness reports said 2 bicyclists were hit. News photos showed 2 bicycles on the ground (one badly mangled). Later reports said that a father was riding single file behind his daughter. Only the father was hit. The daughter stopped to render aid. The father was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
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I drove by the scene of the bicycle collision yesterday several hours after the fact. I think every police car in Danville was still at there. I was wondering what happened.....now I know. Hundreds of cyclists pass by that location on a daily basis.
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Ugh! Drunk driving should should carry jail time, even for first time offenders.
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Gotta think twice about pulling that crap when the local cops don't have a lot of serious crime to be distracted by. They tend to show up quick, and make a day of it.
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I hope they throw the proverbial BOOK at that drunk driver!!! What a mess. Considering how drunk he must have been play 'pin-ball' for over a mile things could have turned out MUCH worse.
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Latest news reports say he has prior DUI convictions. Maybe that is why one of the charges against him this time is driving without a license. I do hope they get him off the street permanently.
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At age 24 to have multiple DUI convictions is just outrageous. He still won't do any serious time. Maybe at least he can get into court ordered rehab and stay sober....that's our only hope of keeping him off the road. Unless he kills someone they can't keep him in jail all that long I doubt. If a drunk wants to drive they will find a way.
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Of course, when you'd like one to be sitting there watching the 18 wheeler blow a red light at 15 over the limit, they're nowhere to be found, but if you can give them some advance notice, they're pretty effective.
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