Pedestrian Struck, Injured in Richmond District

A 66-year-old man was hospitalized this morning after being struck by a car in San Francisco’s Richmond District, police said.

At around 6:05 a.m., officers responded to the collision reported at the intersection of Geary Boulevard and 10th Avenue. The pedestrian was transported to San Francisco General Hospital with injuries not considered to be life-threatening, according to police.

The woman driver remained at the scene and was ultimately cited for failing to yield to a pedestrian, police said.

The pedestrian incident was the first of two in the city this morning. At 6:57 a.m., a man was struck at Sloat Boulevard and 43rd Avenue and was later pronounced dead at a hospital.

Erin Baldassari, Bay City News

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