Obituaries
Berkeley Woman Killed Crossing the Street in Richmond
Investigators say she wasn't in a crosswalk and the driver couldn't see her until it was too late. The coroner has released her name.
BERKELEY, CA — A 70-year-old Berkeley woman was struck and killed Tuesday by a van as she attempted to cross a Richmond street, according to police.
The woman, identified by the Contra Costa County coroner's office as Norma Supapo of Berkeley, was not in a crosswalk as she tried to cross Carlson Boulevard between San Jose and Van Fleet avenues, Richmond police
spokesman Lt. Felix Tan said.
The driver of the van wasn't able to see Supapo because of another car that was making a left turn in the lane next to him, according to Tan.
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"By the time he saw her, it was too late," Tan said.
The driver, who stopped and cooperated with investigators, was going less than 25 mph and wasn't under the influence of drugs or alcohol, according to Tan.
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