"We can now view footage, obtained by the New York Times from Randa's, of what was happening on the 16th Street sidewalk just before a Waymo pulled away from the curb and ran over KitKat in the process. The cat did, indeed, run under the vehicle. But there was a pedestrian who saw the cat potentially in danger, and who was crouched beneath the front of the car just seconds before it pulled away."
"That person was Meg Brigman, a cat lover herself, who was apparently sitting having a drink at Dalva two doors down from the market when she saw KitKat cross the sidewalk and crouch down beneath the front right tire of the Waymo vehicle. The video shows the car with its blinkers on, and it shows Brigman run up to the tire at which point, she says, KitKat, appearing stressed with his ears back, retreated further under the vehicle."
"She says she stood up, unsure what to do, and the car, apparently waiting for her to get out of the way, immediately took off from the curb, running over KitKat with one of its rear tires. In the video, you can see a glimpse of the injured cat darting back onto the sidewalk, where he was soon being nursed in his final moments by a group of bystanders who came out of nearby bars Delirium and Dalva."
Surveillance footage from Randa's Market captures the moments before a Waymo vehicle pulled away and fatally struck resident cat KitKat. KitKat ran under the vehicle while pedestrian Meg Brigman crouched beneath the car's front seconds earlier after seeing the cat. The car was stopped with blinkers on; Brigman ran to the front right tire and the stressed cat retreated further under the vehicle. Brigman stood up uncertain how to intervene and the vehicle immediately pulled away, running over KitKat with one rear tire. The injured cat later darted onto the sidewalk and was tended by bystanders; market owners and Brigman say a human driver might have paused.
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