At about 7:30 am this morning, a San Francisco police officer riding a motorcycle was struck by a vehicle on Golden Gate at Leavenworth Street. The officer was riding eastbound on Golden Gate when the driver of the Volvo suddenly changed lanes, pushing the motorcycle into a parked car, said SFPD spokesman Albie Esparza.
This is at Leavenworth & Golden Gate in SF. That's an @SFPD bike down. Photo from @CBSSF photog Gregg Welk pic.twitter.com/t1mGCub0Cj
— Stan Bunger (@BungerKCBS) August 25, 2015The officer was transferred to San Francisco General Hospital with non life-threatening injuries, and the driver stayed on the scene and cooperated officers, Esparza said. While the collision is still under investigation, the driver of the Volvo is not under suspicion of drug or alcohol use but could receive a traffic infraction for an unsafe lane change.
This collision occurred about the same time as a pedestrian was hit by a vehicle at Sixth and Stevenson, Albie said. While police are still working to obtain details on the victim's current condition in that incident, the pedestrian did sustain life-threatening injuries.
