Last night, we receive two tips that there was a police chase through the Mission that ended with a crash at 23rd and Potrero and somewhere between 16 and 25 cruisers hanging out at the aftermath.
Kati Jackson, my favorite frequent email tipster, managed to take the crash to the net-level:
It’s 11pm in the mission. Do you know where you parked your car?
Well, follow the trail of fluids across the street and look on top of the road sign.
There it is! And just in case you need a hand, SFPD’s finest is here to help.What’s that you said the other day about a police reality show? Oh wait, that’s just the neighborhood. Hey mom, still thinking about visiting?
Kati later sent us a followup email: “That black thing? Yeah, that’s the turn signal for the intersection.”
Anna later emailed us with some on-the-ground reporting:
Hey y’all, a car swerved across the Potrero and 23rd intersection where I live a few minutes ago, took out a small stoplight and a street sign, and crashed into the apartment next door. About 16 cop cars showed up and arrested what looked like a young woman, and she was taken away on a stretcher.
Damn.
Thanks for all the tips!
I saw/heard this roll down Hampshire St btw 20th and 21st last night. They had to be going 50+ mph down Hampshire which is crazy narrow. With all the walkers/bikers/etc on the streets down here, I’m amazed and happy someone didn’t get hit.
The driver should have been taken away in a body bag.
About a week ago I woke up from a deep slumber in my apartment on Utah and 24th to the sounds of a car doing doughnuts in the Walgreen’s parking lot under my window. Around 7 young males looked on as the car crashed into another parked car. When I returned from calling the police both cars were gone.
Oh, and there was a double homicide on 24th and Potrero 2 weeks ago or so. I am beginning to think of this area as the Bermuda Triangle of the Mission.