Ramon Sandoval, along with his dad and sister, was hit by a vehicle in San Mateo on Saturday, March 28.
San Mateo resident Ramon Sandoval, right, sits with his nephew, left.
A father and his two children were hospitalized after being struck by a vehicle while crossing the street at the North Delaware Street and State Street intersection in San Mateo this past weekend.
The incident occurred at about 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 28, as 41-year-old Ramon Sandoval and his 8-year-old son, also named Ramon, and 16-year-old daughter, Maria, crossed the street on the crosswalk.
Sandoval’s son Brandon Madrigal said the three of them were walking to Safeway to get snacks and watch a movie later that night.
“They saw cars coming, waited and then they just started crossing and out of nowhere, they saw some bright lights and the car just hits them,” Madrigal said. “My sister was ahead of them, so the car managed to graze her, but my dad and brother flew 20, 30 yards.”
The vehicle that struck them was a Chevy pickup truck. The driver remained at the scene and was cooperative. The investigation is ongoing but he was not under the influence, according to the San Mateo Police Department.
The family lives within a few blocks of the intersection where the collision took place.
Madrigal said his sister Maria didn’t suffer major injuries, but she still is in lots of pain, and his younger brother Ramon suffered a fractured skull and was recently discharged from the hospital. His dad remains in the intensive care unit.
“He’s undergoing surgeries and will be in the ICU for a couple days,” he said, “He has some broken ribs and a dislocated shoulder. I’m just glad he’s alive.”
Madrigal added that his dad already suffers from health problems, including severe arthritis, which may impact his long-term recovery as well.
The collision comes a little over two years after a teenager was also struck at the same intersection in November 2023, and Madrigal said he saw someone almost get hit while he was briefly at the intersection the other day.
About a year and a half ago, San Mateo resident Yolanda Villar was killed just a block away at the Peninsula Avenue and North Delaware Street intersection when crossing the street.
“I hope something gets done about this. That street just isn’t safe,” Madrigal said. “I don’t want anyone to feel this way.”
A GoFundMe page for the family can be found here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ramons-family-through-their-recovery
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(8) comments
It is disappointing that the City of San Mateo did nothing after the previous crashes at this intersection and now a father and little boy are paying the price. How many kids need to get hit before the City responds with improvements?
Now we can expect a lawsuit against the City and taxpayers will be caught holding the bill.
When the NFL's worst team fires their head coach, they will replace him with the assistant head coach of a playoff team or Superbowl winner.
San Mateo on the other hand hired their new city manager from the only city in the county with an even worse safety record, and an even worse Safe-Routes-To-School record.
Who in a right frame of mind would hire like that and expect any other outcome? This is what YIMBYs Adam Lorraine, Amo Lee, Nicole Fernandez wanted, this is what they got.
Don't blame the City or the street. It is the driver, as usual, who should have his/her license taken away for ever! We need legislation to make that happen as the DMV does not currently have the authority.
The City can make the street safer, especially if it is apparent that drivers aren't behaving.
Please help the victims' family as they struggle with health care and legal expenses after the crash
https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-ramons-family-through-their-recovery?attribution_id=sl:8f847286-dc00-41cf-9ce1-aa1b05f5635f&lang=en_US&ts=1775059717&utm_campaign=fp_sharesheet&utm_content=amp17_ta-amp20_control&utm_medium=customer&utm_source=copy_link
Please click here to email the San Mateo City Council, demanding that they make Delaware safer to avoid more pedestrian crashes:
https://actionnetwork.org/letters/three-more-pedestrians-hit-in-north-central-fix-it-now?source=direct_link&
Asking sanctuary city, Who was the driver?
Exactly, what is the name of the driver?
The fact that we don't know, means the police didn't take him in for processing, blood tests, or any kind of medical examination.
Which makes this a weird thing to say:
"The investigation is ongoing but he was not under the influence, according to the San Mateo Police Department."
How can the San Mateo Police Department make this kind of statement, if they haven't taken any blood for testing? SMPD can't possibly know all medications incl. side effects that could inhibit driving skills. Only a detailed medical examination, a background check, and blood testing would.
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