Berkeley Police Arrest Driver on Suspicion of DUI After Fatal Hit-and-Run on Ashby Avenue
A 64-year-old woman struck at Ashby Avenue and Regent Street in Berkeley on Nov. 3 died of her injuries, and police arrested a 66-year-old Oakland man on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run and DUI.
Berkeley police arrested a driver on Tuesday night, Nov. 3, 2026, on suspicion of drunk driving and fleeing the scene after a pedestrian was struck and killed in the Elmwood District, according to police statements reported by Berkeleyside.
The crash
Callers reported the crash at 6:38 p.m. at Ashby Avenue and Regent Street. Berkeley police spokesperson Officer Byron White said the driver of a silver Kia Soul struck a woman while heading west on Ashby Avenue. Officers found the woman, 64, with serious injuries.
Although the crash was just outside Alta Bates hospital, the Berkeley Fire Department took her to Highland Hospital in Oakland, which handles more severe trauma cases. She died of her injuries. The Alameda County Sheriff's Office Coroner's Bureau had not released her identity as of Wednesday. The Berkeley Police Department's Fatal Accident Investigation Team responded to investigate.
Arrest
A witness gave officers the Kia's license plate number. According to police, the department's license plate reader network detected the car entering Interstate 80 from Gilman Street at about 9:02 p.m., and officers stopped the driver, who was headed toward San Rafael, just past the I-80/I-580 split.
Police arrested a 66-year-old Oakland man on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run, driving under the influence and several other moving violations. As of Wednesday morning, the Alameda County District Attorney's Office had not formally filed charges. Jail and court records cited by Berkeleyside showed him held at Santa Rita Jail on $380,000 bail, with arraignment scheduled for 9 a.m. Friday at the Wiley W. Manuel Courthouse in Oakland. An arrest is not a conviction; he is presumed innocent unless charged and convicted.
Sources
- Berkeleyside, "Police: Pedestrian killed in Elmwood hit-and-run, drunk driver arrested" (Nov. 4, 2026): https://www.berkeleyside.org/2026/11/04/berkeley-ashby-dui-fatal-pedestrian-hit-and-run
- City of Berkeley, "Driver Arrested Following Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run": https://berkeleyca.gov/community-recreation/news/driver-arrested-following-fatal-pedestrian-hit-and-run
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