(KRON) — The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified the woman who was fatally struck on the Great Highway two days after Christmas.
Melissa Lai Chow, 68, of San Francisco, was hit by a vehicle on the Upper Great Highway and Ulloa Street on Dec. 27, San Francisco police said.
Officers responded at about 5:43 a.m. to a report of a collision involving a pedestrian, San Francisco police said. Chow was taken to a local hospital with life-threatening injuries and was later declared dead. Police said the driver of the vehicle remained on scene and cooperated with investigators.
Chow’s family shared that she suffered from dementia, which led her to wander from home on that tragic day. They have created a GoFundMe to help raise awareness about the condition.
In the GoFundMe post, the family wrote, “She lived with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a cruel condition that affects behavior, judgment, and memory. Despite the precautions we took to keep her safe, she managed to wander from home that day. We searched frantically and called the police, but by the time we learned what had happened, it was too late. She was struck by a car and did not survive.”
San Francisco voters in November passed a measure to close the Upper Great Highway to traffic and create an oceanside park.
Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact the San Francisco Police Department at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411, starting the message with “SFPD.”
Bay City News contributed to this report.
(KRON) — The San Francisco Office of the Chief Medical Examiner has identified the woman who was fatally struck on the Great Highway two days after Christmas. Melissa Lai Chow, 68, of San Francisco, was hit by a vehicle on the Upper Great Highway and Ulloa Street on Dec. 27, San Francisco police said. Officers […]
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