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Elderly man dies following hit-and-run accident in San Luis Obispo

August 6, 2024

By KAREN VELIE

An 87-year-old man died a week after he was hit by a car in San Luis Obispo. City officials identified the victim of the July 23 hit-and-run as Saul Goldberg of Avila Beach.

Shortly before noon on Aug. 23, the 87-year-old and a 73-year-old bicyclists were riding southbound on S. Higuera Street near the cemetery when a white sedan hit and injured them. The driver did not stop.

A San Luis Obispo Ambulance crew happened to be in the area and stopped to assist.

The 73-year-old rider sustained minor to moderate injuries.

A white four-door sedan was seen fleeing the scene shortly after the collision and its driver is wanted for questioning.

 


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May Mr Goldberg rest in peace and sincerest condolences to his family. It is not the way one wants to leave this earth, but it appears tha this fellow led an active life outdoors. Good for him. May the vile coward be caught and prosecuted to the absolute fullest measure that the law allows.


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Be real; is it worth your life? Exercising on city streets comes with risks that can clearly have severe consequences. Choose appropriate routes, follow the rules/best practices, and use common sense.


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It’s common sense not to blame the 87 year old victim for getting killed by a lawless driver.


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I ride my bike for transportation, not exercise, which may be what these gentlemen were doing. I pay the same road taxes as anyone else (more because I have two cars) so I have every right to expect to be safe on the road. Public roadways are “appropriate routes”. The driver of the car did not “follow the rules/best practices” not uses “common sense”.


9

Traffic accidents happen, but killing someone with a car and then running off is simply murder.


What compounds the tragedy is the fact that plans are in place for improvements to South Higuera to protect cars from cyclists, and cyclists from cars – this time next year the infrastructure would have prevented this mans killing.


12

It looks like a 1990’s Pontiac 4-door sedan. How many of those are around, in white?


4

Contrary to unfounded speculation by previous commenters when this story was first reported, these gentlemen were riding single file, not two-abreast. It’s an awfully worthless low-life motorist who crashes into law-abiding cyclists/pedestrians/other motorists, causing great bodily harm, and selfishly sneaks away like a pathetic coward. I hope the responsible driver is ultimately discovered and brought to justice.


42

Hardly unfounded when most have encountered “abreast” riding and it’s practically the norm in slo county. Where exactly are you getting your facts anyways? Seems someone that witnesses their riding would have witnessed the vehicle, no?


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