Berkeley pedestrian dies after being struck a week ago

BERKELEY – A 75-year-old Berkeley man died Sunday a week after he was hit by a driver near Willard Park, police said.

The crash happened around 6:45 p.m. on Aug. 17 at the intersection of Derby and Regent Streets, Berkeley police Officer Byron White said. The man was walking southbound across Derby when he was hit by a gray 2010 Acura MDX traveling westbound.

The man was taken to Highland Hospital in Oakland with scrapes and cuts, White said, adding that police learned of his death Sunday.

The driver, identified as a 58-year-old Santa Clara man, stopped at the scene and cooperated with the investigation.

White said the incident remains under investigation.

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