Crime & Safety
Hayward Crash Victim ID'd As Grad Student
The victim's kidneys were donated to two people who needed transplants, according to a GoFundMe appeal.
HAYWARD, CA — A man who died earlier this month from injuries suffered when he was struck by a vehicle as he rode an e-bike in Hayward two days earlier was identified by the Alameda County Coroner's Bureau as Sai Ram Gollapalli, a 22-year-old resident of Hayward.
Gollapalli was a graduate student from India studying computer science at California State University East Bay, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his sister that was seeking to raise money to repatriate his body.
He was struck by a vehicle near the intersection of Mission Boulevard and Orchard Avenue at about 4:45 p.m. on May 8. Initial police reports said Gollapalli was riding a scooter, but his sister wrote that he was riding an e-bike when he was struck by the driver.
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Police identified the driver as a 36-year-old Hayward man and said he remained at the scene and was cooperative with the investigation, which is ongoing. Intoxication is not believed to be a factor, police said.
Gollapalli's sister Shiva Krishna Konduri wrote in her fundraiser appeal that Gollapalli was on his way to visit her when he was struck.
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"Sai is the perfect brother, friend, and son everyone wishes to have in their lives," Konduri wrote.
She described him as a hardworking, polite and lovable kid. In a later update announcing his death, Konduri said that his kidneys were donated to two people in need.
It marked the fourth fatal traffic collision in Hayward in 2024.
Anyone with information about the collision can contact the Hayward Police Department's Traffic Bureau at 510-293-7066.
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