Overview

• A 17-year-old pedestrian remains in critical condition after being struck by a car on May 5 at a Redwood City crosswalk on El Camino Real and Dumbarton Avenue.
• Initial police findings suggest the driver, a 64-year-old Menlo Park resident, ran a red light before hitting the teen, who was lawfully in the crosswalk.
• First responders at the scene reported the driver may have suffered a debilitating medical event, with no signs of drug or alcohol impairment detected.
• The San Mateo County District Attorney’s Office awaits the police investigative file, with potential charges dependent on verifying the medical emergency's role in the incident.
• Witness accounts conflict, with one suggesting the driver had a medical emergency, while another disputes this, citing the driver's phone use after the crash.