Crime & Safety

Peninsula Man In Wheelchair Fatally Struck By Car: Sheriff

Paramedics arrived and pronounced the man, a Millbrae resident, dead at the scene. His name was not immediately available.

MILLBRAE, CA — A 63-year-old man crossing a street in Millbrae in a motorized wheelchair died after a driver struck him Tuesday morning, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff's Office.

Deputies responded around 6 a.m. to the collision reported in the 700 block of El Camino Real and learned the man in the wheelchair was going west in the crosswalk when a Nissan struck him.

Paramedics arrived and pronounced the man, a Millbrae resident, dead at the scene. His name was not immediately available.

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The Nissan driver stopped at the scene and cooperated with investigators, who do not believe impairment is a factor in the collision.

Anyone with information about the case is asked to call the sheriff's tip line at (800) 547-2700.

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