To Cars on Marin Avenue: Slow Down

Update, Feb. 1, 10:45 a.m.: Berkeley Patch has published a video and article about the dark intersection where Tyler De Martini was hit Monday night.

A small candle burned on Marin Avenue at Tulare Tuesday night, adding a flicker of light to the otherwise dark intersection.

Beside the candle sat a small planter of pink roses. Above, a note read: "Dear Tyler, we are deeply saddened by this tragedy. This should not of happened to you. We are praying for you and your family."

The small shrine and cardboard signs were put together by a family friend of Tyler De Martini, the 18-year-old former El Cerrito High School student . 

Cars sped past, the glow of their headlamps illuminating the other signs pitched along the roadside. One said simply, "We love Tyler" and the other — "Please Slow Down."

A comment posted by Patch user Mary E. Chafe-Powles Tuesday night said that "there is not enough light to see people crossing the wide street" as drivers go east on Marin approaching the Marin circle. "There is a real need for better lighting on Marin!"

De Martini is in critical condition at Highland Hospital. .

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