A truck driver has been arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run after allegedly striking a 43-year-old man in a San Francisco crosswalk, leaving him with life-threatening injuries. Police say the collision happened near Moscow Street and France Avenue, close to Crocker Amazon Playground, at about 7:05 p.m.
San Francisco police say the pedestrian was hit while walking in the crosswalk, according to NBC Bay Area. The driver was arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run, though an update on the pedestrian's condition was not available immediately Friday morning, per the same report.
SFPD is asking anyone with information about the case to come forward. Tips can be called in to the SFPD Tip Line at 415-575-4444, or sent by text to TIP411 with the word SFPD at the start of the message.
A Pattern of Unresolved Hit-and-Runs in San Francisco
This is not the first time San Francisco police have had to appeal to the public after a pedestrian was struck and the driver fled. In February 2024, officers responded to a hit-and-run collision near Alemany Boulevard and Rousseau Street in the Ingleside District at around 6:49 p.m., according to the San Francisco Police Department. In that case, the male pedestrian later died at the hospital after sustaining life-threatening injuries, and investigators described the suspect vehicle as a dark-colored Toyota Camry, possibly a 1997-2001 model, with significant front-end and headlight damage. At the time, SFPD said no arrest had been made and asked the public to call its tip line or text TIP411 with SFPD at the start of the message.
More recently, SFPD announced arrests in two other hit-and-run cases within days of each other in October 2025 — one connected to a fatal collision and another tied to an incident near Haight and Lyon streets — though the department noted both investigations remained open and active even after suspects were taken into custody.
The Broader Toll on San Francisco Streets
City data underscores how often these collisions occur. San Francisco reports that roughly 30 people die and more than 500 are severely injured each year while traveling on city streets, according to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. The city has used data gathered by police officers, engineers and health officials to track crash trends as part of its Vision Zero initiative, which has adopted four action strategies since 2014, per Vision Zero SF's maps-and-data page.
The investigation into the latest crosswalk collision near Crocker Amazon Playground remains active, and no additional details about the driver's identity or the pedestrian's recovery have been released.
