Overview
- Humberto Hernandez, 24, was fatally struck on a sidewalk in June 2007 while walking ahead of his wife, who was unharmed.
- Police say a Ford Escape driven by a 45-year-old Danville woman blew a tire, veered onto the sidewalk, and hit a hydrant that was torn free and sent airborne.
- Investigating officer Eddie Bermudez told the East Bay Times the death was a “million-to-one” chance and said a one-foot difference would have spared the victim.
- A sheriff quoted in the accounts said the hydrant weighed about 500 pounds and that water pressure propelled it like a bullet, with enough force to pierce a fence.
- The latest pieces from tabloid outlets reprint earlier reporting from the East Bay Times and do not cite any new charges or investigative developments.