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# Update: Female pedestrian dead after Berkeley hit-and-run crash
- URL: https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/11/04/traffic-safety/berkeley-hit-and-run-ashby-regent-pedestrian/
- Published: 2026-11-04T03:11:31.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-04T04:45:03.000Z
- Description: A dark-colored SUV struck the woman on Ashby Avenue and fled the scene, according to preliminary reports.
- Author: Emilie Raguso
- Tags: Traffic safety, South Berkeley, BPD, Breaking news, #articles, #first

**Update, 8:45 p.m.** A 64-year-old woman has died after being struck by a hit-and-run driver while crossing Ashby Avenue near Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley on Tuesday night. Stay tuned for updates.

**Original story:** A woman in her 60s was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash Tuesday near Alta Bates Hospital in Berkeley, according to early reports.

The crash was reported at Ashby Avenue and Regent Street shortly before 6:40 p.m., authorities said.

The woman was crossing the street when a dark-colored SUV traveling west on Ashby Avenue struck her and continued driving, authorities said.

She had no pulse and was not breathing, with CPR underway, as firefighters were heading to the scene, according to emergency dispatches reviewed by The Scanner.

Just before 6:50 p.m., the woman was taken Code 3, with lights and sirens, to Highland Hospital in Oakland, the region's trauma center.

CPR was underway in the ambulance, authorities said.

Berkeley firefighters responded to the scene and requested the closure of Ashby Avenue at Telegraph Avenue.

The Berkeley police Fatal Accident Investigation Team, which handles serious crashes as well as fatal ones, is responding.

Additional details were not immediately available.

This story will be updated as additional details become available.

**7:40 p.m.** Police have asked community members to use alternate routes during the investigation.

"Ashby between Hillegass and Telegraph is currently [closed to all traffic](https://local.nixle.com/alert/12818433/?sub%5Fid=0&ref=berkeleyscanner.com), including pedestrians and bicyclists," BPD said in a Nixle alert. "The roadways will be closed for an extended period of time."

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