Thread by @BigadShaban

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1) Hit-and-run in San Francisco hurls pedestrian into the air, tossing her onto path of oncoming driverless Cruise car, which then runs her over.

Officials couldn't find witnesses, but Cruise car had cameras rolling.

I got access to the video. Here's what I saw.

@nbcbayarea

2) Accident happened at about 9:30pm Monday near 5th & Market streets in downtown SF. Driverless Cruise vehicle & other sedan were traveling side-by-side, southbound on 5th St, according to video recorded by Cruise car that was later shown to me.
nbcbayarea.com/news/local/san…

3) The roughly 20 second clip showed the entirety of the accident as well as the moments leading up to it. The video begins with both vehicles stopped at a red light. Once the traffic light turns green, both vehicles continue south along Fifth Street.

4) The sedan, which was in the left lane, ultimately hits the pedestrian shortly after crossing over Market Street. The woman, who was not in a cross walk, was tossed over the right ride of the sedan and thrown into the right lane, where the Cruise car was traveling.

5) "The [autonomous vehicle] then braked aggressively to minimize the impact," said Navideh Forghani, a Cruise spokesperson. "The driver of the other vehicle fled the scene, and at the request of the police the [autonomous vehicle] was kept in place."

6) Rescuers found the woman pinned beneath the left rear axel of the Cruise vehicle, according to San Francisco Fire Dept. Captain Justin Schorr. After Cruise disabled the car remotely, rescuers were then "able to get the car up off her" and used the jaws of life to free her.

7) The woman suffered multiple traumatic injuries and was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, according to first responders. Her current condition is still unknown.

8) Cruise tells the NBC Bay Area Investigative Unit it is turning over video of the accident to the San Francisco Police Department, which is now investigating the crash.

9) The California DMV, which is responsible for regulating autonomous vehicles across the state, was already in the midst of investigating Cruise's safety record after what the agency described as "recent concerning incidents."

10) The DMV launched its probe back in August, following a collision between a Cruise vehicle & a San Francisco fire truck. Per the DMV's request, Cruise agreed to cut its San Francisco fleet of driverless cars in half, limiting the company to just 50 cars/day and 150 cars/night.

11) The DMV, which has the power to order driverless vehicles off the road by suspending or revoking their permits, has yet to issue any findings relating to its Cruise investigation or release a timeline of when it plans to do so.