According to the Oakland Police Department, corroborated by a bystander video viewed by The Oaklandside, Ortega was riding fast on an electric bicycle southbound, downhill, on Miller Avenue when he collided with a driver inside a Ford SUV traveling eastbound on East 16th Street. The video shows Ortega moving into the middle lane on Miller, either to make a left turn or to avoid the SUV.
A 47-year-old Antioch man driving a Toyota Corolla collided with a 47-year-old man traveling northbound on a motorcycle at about 9:23 p.m. at the intersection of 42nd Ave. and International Boulevard, police said Saturday. Police found the Corolla driver unresponsive allegedly with open containers of alcohol and marijuana in the vehicle. He died from injuries suffered in the crash, according to police.
Six people were shot Wednesday evening, two of them fatally, in a shootout between the staff at an East Oakland pawn shop and five armed suspects attempting to rob the place, according to police. The incident took place around 7:45 pm Wednesday inside Eddy Oakland Cash 4 Gold on the 7100 block of International Boulevard. According to Oakland police, two employees pressed a silent alarm button when five armed suspects stormed the shop.
Bryan Keith Hall, 48, stood silently while his public defender entered the plea before Alameda County Superior Court Judge Michael T. Risher. Shackled and appearing in green-and-white striped jail attire, Hall said only "yes," and "I do," when asked whether he wanted to waive his right to a preliminary hearing in the coming coming weeks, and whether he understood he had that right.
