San Francisco Employee Injured in Pacific Heights Car Crash at Union and Franklin Streets
Pacific Heights, California (January 7, 2020) – A city employee was injured Monday evening after a suspect vehicle collided with a city vehicle in the area of Union and Franklin Streets in Pacific Heights, authorities said.
The incident began at about 4:26 p.m. Monday, January 6, when authorities tried to stop a vehicle carrying four auto burglary suspects in the area of Hyde and Green streets. The vehicle allegedly fled from the police officers.
The suspect vehicle then slammed into a San Francisco city vehicle at the intersection of Union and Franklin Streets. Police said the officers were not in pursuit of the vehicle at the time of the accident.
All four suspects in the vehicle were arrested after a brief foot pursuit.
The San Francisco employee in the city vehicle sustained non-life threatening injuries and was transported to a hospital. The name and condition of the patient were not immediately disclosed.
An investigation into the crash is underway.