Friday, May 18, 2012
Neighbors react to the arrest of Spencer Freeman Smith, the San Ramon resident arrested in connection with Tuesday night's fatal hit and run crash.
The San Ramon man arrested on suspicion of killing Bo Hu in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday night lives less than three miles from where it happened. Spencer Freeman Smith, 32, a lawyer in San Francisco, was arrested at his Baker Way home on Thursday night by Dublin police detectives and booked at Santa Rita Jail on charges of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and felony hit-and-run. Smith's home on Baker Way is located 2.7 miles from where Hu was killed at the intersection of Dougherty Road and Fall Creek Way in Dublin. Neighbors said they saw police cars at Smith's home on Thursday night and saw a tow truck take a black Mercedes out of the garage. Parts believed to be from the same type of car were recovered at the accident scene…
Dublin Police recover a black Mercedes with major damage from a home in San Ramon and arrest San Francisco attorney Spencer Freeman Smith of San Ramon.
San Francisco attorney Spencer Freeman Smith was arrested Thursday night in connection with a hit-and-run that killed a bicyclist who was visiting Dublin from China. Smith, 32, was booked at Santa Rita Jail on charges of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and felony hit-and-run. While serving a search warrant at Smith's San Ramon home, police found a black Mercedes with damage to the windshield and front end. The car was missing the same parts that were found at the scene of the accident. The black Mercedes was seized as evidence by Dublin Police. From Dublin Police Services press release: On Thursday, May 17, 2012, about 1:00 PM, Dublin Police Investigators and the Traffic Unit identified a subject who recently purchased a black…
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Bo Hu, age 57, may have been visiting Dublin from abroad when he was killed.
From Bay City News: A man who was struck and killed in a hit-and-run collision while riding his bicycle in Dublin on Tuesday night has been identified by the Alameda County coroner's bureau as Bo Hu. Hu, 57, was reported down in the roadway near Dougherty and Fall Creek roads around 11:30 p.m., Dublin police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene. Based on a vehicle part that was found near the collision site, investigators believe Hu was struck by a Mercedes, police said. The car was traveling on Dougherty Road toward San Ramon when it struck Hu on his bicycle, according to police. Hu was visiting the area, possibly from abroad, according to a coroner's technician. The Mercedes may be black and possibly has front-end damage, police …
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Expect traffic delays in the area.
A motorcycle crash on eastbound Interstate 580 in Castro Valley at Palo Verde Road is causing major traffic delays Thursday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, callers reported that the motorcycle driver was "recklessly" weaving in and out of traffic and splitting lanes before the crash. The highway was shut down for a short period of time but has since reopened. The driver was taken to Eden Medical Center with unknown injuries. No other vehicles were involved.
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Have you seen this car?
Dublin Police are asking for your help to find the black Mercedes that may have struck and killed a bicyclist late Tuesday night. According to a Dublin Police press release: During the examination of the vehicle parts left at the accident scene investigators discovered, through the part’s serial numbers, that the vehicle Dublin Police Services is searching for is a black 2012 Mercedes-Benz CLS 500/550 or 2012 CLS63. Joann Abraham, who lives nearby, said she heard a “terrible screeching” just before the police arrived on Dougherty Road. “The whole place lit up,” she commented about the emergency vehicles responding to the scene. If you have information about this accident, call Dublin Police Sergeant Yesenia Sanchez or the Traffic Division…
Officers and a SWAT team surrounded the Motel 6 area in Springtown in Livermore.
Officers have arrested a 39-year-old man after he reportedly hurled a Chihuahua off a balcony and pointed a gun at a person inside the Springtown Motel 6 in Livermore, officials said. At around 2:30 a.m. Wednesday, police received a call reporting a confrontation between two guests at the motel and one guest had pointed a gun at the other guest, police said. Officers arrived on scene and spoke to one guest who was determined to be the victim. Here's further details from Livermore police: The victim stated that he had observed the suspect, Michael Hamby, throw a small dog from a second floor balcony. The dog had landed on the ground below. The victim confronted Hamby about his throwing the dog. Hamby and the victim got into a verbal …
Unidentified bicyclist struck and killed, possibly by a Mercedes, on Dougherty Road.
A male bicyclist was found dead in the street Tuesday night, the apparent victim of a hit and run, according to Dublin Police. At 11:30 p.m., Dublin Police Services received a call of a person down in the roadway in the area of Dougherty Road at Fall Creek near Camp Parks, Lieutenant Herb Walters said. When officers arrived they found a 55- to 60-year-old man in the street. “Fire and paramedics responded and determined that the man was dead,” Walters said. “Later it was determined that the man had been victim of a hit and run accident.” Walters said they found vehicle parts at the scene and that investigators believe the car that hit the man is a 2010-2011 black Mercedes Benz with possible front end damage. The victim has not yet been …
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Sycamore Valley Road is considered by Danville residents to be among one of the area's more dangerous streets. You can post other locations you're concerned about by clicking the blue "add" button on the map below.
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Tuesday, May 15
The woman who was struck by a car while crossing a Danville street Tuesday morning has been released from the hospital, the Contra Costa Times has reported. Police were notified at 10:33 a.m. that the pedestrian had been hit in a crosswalk by a small SUV near Interstate Highway 680 and Sycamore Valley Road, Sgt. Nate McCormack said. McCormack said it was a minor collision and the woman suffered minor injuries. The pedestrian was taken to Kaiser Permanente Medical Center in Walnut Creek. McCormack added that the collision was under investigation but that the driver of the SUV was cooperative with police. The driver was not arrested. Danville Police is looking for anyone who might have witnessed the incident to contact Danville police. …
Notable incidents encountered May 6 to 12.
A 45-year-old Pleasanton man was arrested for allegedly robbing a female acquaintance at Creekside Park, where police found him hiding in the bushes Friday at 1 a.m. An Alameda woman told police that the man, whom she had recently met, used force to rob her of $200 at the city park on the 5600 block of West Las Positas Boulevard, said Sgt. Kurt Schlehuber of the Pleasanton Police Department. Officers with a K-9 unit soon found the suspect hiding in park bushes. He was booked at the Santa Rita Jail in Dublin for suspected felony second-degree robbery, with $100,000 bail, according to Alameda County Sheriff's Office records. In other news, a break-in reported on Friday at the Foothill High School offices set off rumors that burglars swiped …
Friday, May 11, 2012
Car rolled out of a Harvest Road driveway, injuring boy and almost hitting another child.
A 3-year-old boy struck by a car was airlifted out of the Amador Valley High School parking lot on Friday night. Around 6 p.m., a car that wasn't fully in "park" mode started to roll out of a residential driveway on Harvest Road, striking the boy and injuring his thigh. A parent who was close by quickly pulled the child away before he was injured further. He was taken by ambulance to the high school parking lot where he was airlifted to Stanford Hospital in Palo Alto, according to police. At this time, it appears the child did not sustain any serious injuries. A second child, an 18-month-old girl, was also near the vehicle when it began rolling. She fell over but it's unclear whether she was hit by the car, or simply knocked over when the…
Nomcanh Thol
4:03 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
RIP Mr.Hu. Mr.Smith, I pray that you get a double digit prison term. I feel bad for your wife and kids, as they must live the rest of the lives knowing their father is a low life coward. more ›