Traffic & Transit
Berkeley Crash Victim ID'd
The pedestrian was killed on Interstate-80 at the beginning of the month.
BERKELEY, CA — A pedestrian who died in a vehicle collision involving a semi-trailer in Berkeley earlier this month was identified by the Alameda County Sheriff's Office as Charles Gerald Nelson, an 82-year-old El Cerrito resident.
The Aug. 1 collision occurred at 3:40 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate Highway 80 near Ashby Avenue.
The California Highway Patrol closed two westbound lanes of the highway as the scene was investigated.
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The driver of the semi-trailer stopped at the scene. Intoxication was not believed to be a factor, according to a CHP spokesperson.
The crash remained under investigation as of Friday.
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