A man riding a motorized scooter was struck by a vehicle near Franklin and Pine streets in San Francisco early on Oct. 24 and later died at the hospital, and police have now arrested a 39-year-old San Rafael man in connection with the crash. Daniel Llama was booked into San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of felony hit-and-run resulting in death and vehicular manslaughter, according to police.
San Francisco police officers responded to the crash at about 5:08 a.m. on Oct. 24, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The scooter rider was taken to a hospital with life-threatening injuries, where he later died, per police. Investigators say the driver fled without stopping to help. The victim's identity has not been released, police said.
Investigators Track Suspect's Car to San Rafael
The San Francisco Police Department's Traffic Collision Investigation Unit and its Sideshow Response and Enforcement Unit investigated the crash, and detectives eventually located Llama along with a vehicle they believe struck the scooter rider. As reported by KRON4, investigators identified and located Llama's car in San Rafael, where he was taken into custody without incident. San Rafael police assisted with the arrest.
The exact day of the arrest is unclear: the station's report places it on a Thursday, while Patch specifies Thursday, Oct. 29, and the Chronicle has reported the arrest occurred on Wednesday, Oct. 28. Llama was booked at the San Francisco County Jail on suspicion of hit-and-run collision resulting in death and suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, per the same KRON4 account.
Second Recent SF Scooter Hit-and-Run Left Two Injured
The Franklin Street case comes weeks after a separate scooter hit-and-run in the Haight-Ashbury District, where a 21-year-old woman was arrested after two people riding a scooter were injured. According to NBC Bay Area, officers responded around 9:50 p.m. on Oct. 3 to a hit-and-run collision between a vehicle and a scooter near Haight and Lyon streets. One scooter rider suffered life-threatening injuries and the other sustained non-life-threatening injuries, with paramedics taking both to a hospital, the outlet reported.
Police have not released further details on the Franklin Street investigation, including the identity of the man who died or the status of any charges against Llama.
