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Pedestrian Killed in Oakland Had Been Passenger in Car Impounded Earlier by Alameda Police
Arnold James, 42, of Oakland, was struck and killed by a car on Doolittle Drive in Oakland Monday morning. He had been a passenger in a car that was impounded by Alameda police because the driver had a suspended license.
A pedestrian who was struck and killed by a car in Oakland Monday morning was walking with three other people after their vehicle was impounded, an Alameda Police Department spokesman said.
The fatal collision was reported at 6:06 a.m. Monday on Doolittle Drive, north of Hegenberger Road near the Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline, according to Oakland police.
The San Francisco Chronicle identified the man who was struck and killed as 42-year-old Arnold James of Oakland. The driver of the Lexus who hit James stopped at the scene.
James was one of the four men involved in an earlier traffic stop in Alameda, police said.
Alameda police stopped a Mazda in the 2900 block of Otis Drive near Krusi Park in Alameda for speeding before 5 a.m. Monday morning, Alameda Police Department spokesman Lt. Sean Lynch said.
"The driver was subsequently found to be driving on a suspended license," Lynch said. "There were three passengers. All adults over the age of 30."
The 38-year-old driver of the vehicle was cited and released, Lynch said.
"The officer followed the procedure that we follow in this community and in every community in the State of California," Lynch said. "If a person is driving on a suspended license their car has to be impounded."
The officer offered to arrange a cab ride for the four men, but they declined.
"They were free to go," Lynch said. "They opted to walk away."
Lynch said the police left the scene at 5:25 a.m.
The fatal accident took place 1.7 miles from where the traffic stop occurred, Lynch said.
Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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Jenna
8:26 am on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
According to another article, Donnell Roberts the driver with the suspended license who had his car impounded, believes his longtime friend would still be alive if only the tow truck driver didn't leave their group on the side of the road early Monday morning in Alameda. Instead Mr. Roberts should examine his own personal short comings.
Anthony Bologna, Jr.
2:03 pm on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Seems to me, none of this had to happen if you're driving legally with a valid license....it's TOO easy to blame "everyone else and your mother" when you should look in the mirror first and ask, "why is my friend dead".......!!!
Jenna
2:29 pm on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Roberts told KTVU he didn't know why the police just left them at the side of the road.
"We called numerous people numerous times and we didn't get in contact with nobody," said Roberts. "There wasn't no reason for us to be towed. Our safety is first and he left us stranded where we was."
Hope that sooner or later, his guilt over the matter leads him to turn his life around. Somehow.
Susan
8:40 pm on Tuesday, January 31, 2012
I am sorry for this man's death. I don't blame the driver who was driving with a suspended license, or the driver of the car that struck and killed this man, or the APD. It is a sad and terrible situation.
Jenna
8:15 am on Wednesday, February 1, 2012
The point is that the driver is blaming others.
Michi Toy
1:04 pm on Saturday, February 4, 2012
VC 14601-> Driver's license was revoked because he was driving recklessly/negligently = he was not driving safely = he was violating the law both before he had his license revoked and after. Neither the police nor the tow truck driver is responsible for transporting the occupants of the vehicle, that is their responsibility as adults. Alameda police did their job, can you imagine what the complaints would be if the officer let them go and they crashed into your loved one?
Pablo C. Fuentes
2:09 am on Monday, February 27, 2012
Was there anything preventing one of the others from driving if they had a valid CDL?
Was that option offered?
Jenna
8:16 am on Monday, February 27, 2012
As the article says:
"The officer followed the procedure that we follow in this community and in every community in the State of California," Lynch said. "If a person is driving on a suspended license their car has to be impounded."
It wasn't relevant whether a passenger had a valid CDL. The officer couldn't legally offer that as an option.