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3 Pedestrians Dead In Crash | Police Shootout | $875 Million Jackpot

Took a break from the news this weekend? Worry not: we've rounded up some of the stories you missed in NorCal on Saturday and Sunday.

The area around a bus stop near Muni's West Portal Station is fenced off after a sport utility vehicle crashed into the stop, killing multiple people and injuring others, Saturday, March 16, 2024.
The area around a bus stop near Muni's West Portal Station is fenced off after a sport utility vehicle crashed into the stop, killing multiple people and injuring others, Saturday, March 16, 2024. (Benjamin Fanjoy/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

BAY AREA — As the weekend wraps up, we've rounded up all the stories you may have missed Saturday and Sunday to prepare you for Monday.

The biggest story is the shocking crash into a MUNI station in San Francisco that killed three, including a toddler, and injured many more. Mayor London Breed came to visit the scene of the crash, and the director of pedestrian advocacy group Walk San Francisco called the incident “one of the worst pedestrian tragedies to ever occur on San Francisco streets.”

In other news, a woman was arrested for an alleged DUI incident that seriously injured several people in Rohnert Park, and two suspects are accused of attempted murder following a shootout with police near Benicia.

Here are some of the stories you may have missed:

Toddler Among 3 Dead After Car Hits West Portal MUNI Station

  • "This is one of the worst pedestrian tragedies to ever occur on San Francisco streets," said Walk San Francisco Director Jodie Medeiros.

Benicia: 2 Accused Of Attempted Murder In Shootout With Police

  • Two Vallejo men suspected in an armed robbery have been accused of attempted murder after trading gunshots with pursuing Benicia officers.

17-Year-Old Slashed In Unprovoked Petaluma Attack: Police

  • The suspect, described as an older white man with long gray or black hair, remains at-large.

Lee, Swalwell Celebrate $30M In Federal Funding For Multimodal Project

  • The project will install about 10 miles of street improvements along the project corridor, which will span from Lake Merritt to Bayfair.

DUI Crash Injuries 3, Driver Arrested

  • A 44-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and causing a crash in Rohnert Park early Sunday.

Cooks & Cashiers Meet At First Fast Food Council In Oakland

  • The new council will establish statewide procedures for adopting and reviewing fast food restaurant health, safety and employment standards.

San Jose Receives $12.7M To Build 200 Tiny Homes

  • The 200 homes, set to be named the Cerone Interim Housing Community, are expected to open in 2025.

$875 Million Jackpot On The Line In Tuesday's Mega Millions Drawing

  • The estimated jackpot is the 10th largest in the United States, and the sixth largest in the history of Mega Millions.

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