« on: October 05, 2023, 05:31:57 pm »
Human knocks down woman in hit-and-run. Then driverless Cruise car parks on top of herA woman in San Francisco is in critical condition after being first struck by a hit-and-run driver, and then falling in front of a driverless Cruise car, which ran her over and trapped her under its wheels.
The accident occurred on Monday in the US city's downtown, near the intersection of Market and Fifth Streets, at 2135 PT. Both vehicles started moving after traffic lights turned green, though the pedestrian was still in the crosswalk, Cruise told the San Francisco Chronicle.
[ONE] The human driver hit her first, and knocked her into the neighboring lane directly in front of a Cruise autonomous vehicle (AV) that was driving around by itself with no-one on board. [TWO] The self-driving car then ran her over and came to a stop on top of her body, turning on its hazard lights. Her leg was pinned down by the back tire.
A spokesperson for Cruise acknowledged the severity of the incident and noted that the car "braked aggressively," to try and avoid hitting the human in its path.
"The initial impact was severe and launched the pedestrian directly in front of the AV," the spokesperson told The Register in a statement.
"The AV then braked aggressively to minimize the impact. The driver of the other vehicle fled the scene, [THREE] and at the request of the police, the AV was kept in place. Our heartfelt concern and focus is the well-being of the person who was injured and we are actively working with police to help identify the responsible driver."
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