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77-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed by Scooter Identified as Peter David Rudolph

The case underscores San Francisco's ongoing struggle to protect vulnerable seniors despite years of Vision Zero safety reforms

FILE: A man rides an electric scooter by electric scooters parked on Market Street on July 29, 2024, in San Francisco.
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San Francisco police investigate a fatal hit and run Wednesday. (July 23, 2025)

Overview

  • Peter David Rudolph, 77, was identified Wednesday by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner as the pedestrian killed July 18 at Sixth and Market streets
  • The Lime electric scooter rider stayed at the scene, cooperated with police and investigators say drugs and alcohol were not factors
  • Friday’s collision was San Francisco’s ninth pedestrian fatality of 2025 and the seventh involving an older adult
  • Since 2015 there have been 46 crashes at Sixth and Market streets, including 13 pedestrian-related incidents
  • Safety advocates are pressing city leaders to accelerate street redesigns, enforce speed limits and tighten micro-mobility regulations to protect older pedestrians