Overview
- The Marin County coroner identified the victim as Lucia Jennifer Blandina Sontay Vicente, 19, who was struck by a Toyota Tundra while crossing Point San Pedro Road at Summit Avenue around 8:30 a.m.
- The California Highway Patrol is investigating the collision and says it does not suspect driver intoxication; the driver has not been arrested or charged.
- San Rafael police intensified traffic enforcement after the death, issuing 34 citations at three intersections for violations affecting pedestrian and bicycle safety.
- Sontay Vicente was a San Rafael resident and recent San Rafael High School graduate, and the school’s principal offered condolences and support to the community.
- The death follows other recent pedestrian fatalities in the area and echoes a 2015 case on the same road that led to a wrongful-death settlement over sidewalk conditions.