They believe he fell asleep coming home at 4 30 in the morning. He should not have been taken away. I mean if he fell asleep at the wheel, fine. But that equipment should have stopped that car. As i first discovered last week, Darrell Blackman hit what is called an end terminal on the guardrail. Here is how its supposed to work the force of the car pushes the end terminal down the length of the guardrail, flattening it into a ribbon of steel. That process gradually slows the car. But lawsuits allege it can lock up, causing the guardrail to pierce the car or kick off, allowing the car to continue on. That appears to be what happened to Darrell Blackman. His Chrysler Seebring flipped a post and went upside down. After seeing my report last week about the et plus, hes calling for hearings and an audit of the contract to purchase the end terminals the fact these are out there, demonstrated not to work as advertised and continue to be out there is unacceptable. Caltrans installed one same l
What changed is that officers had things thrown at home, including rocks, ice picks, metal bars. Those are things we just cant allow. Yet there was still a fair amount of disruption monday for those driving on interstate 80. The arrest of reverend Jesse Jackson spoke about the form the demonstrators have taken. Most people have been nonviolent. Some cover their faces and engage in the acts i hope that actions here in the bay would remain massive and focused on nonviolence. This sophomore says shes concerned but doesnt like the methods used by some demonstrators. I know youre trying to protest but stop us from getting away from what we need to do. Were the voice you need to hear. Now, besides those arrested, police say they have arrested 13 people since saturday, they tell us all but three are from outside of berkeley. In berkeley, abc7 news. The here is a picture anonymous tweeted out the officers name the Group Accuses him of beating an elderly man ska saturday night. The chief says h
Broadcast center, this is abc7 news. The rain has arrived. Here is a look at live doppler 7hd and you can see the leading edge of the system. While it may be light, we may be in for a wet and slow morning commute. Im dan ashley. Im amadaetz. Sandhya patel is tracking the rain and she is here now with live doppler 7hd. You can see the rain drops from our exploratorium camera. The streets are starting to get wet as we look at the radar right now. It is tracking moisture. So far light showers around snap paw and San Francisco napa and San Francisco and ukiah. Here is the actual heavier concentration and moderated rainfall. San mateo right now. We will continue to see some very light returns. Half moon bay, san mateo, san bruno right now. South San Francisco. You will need the wipers and up to the north we have seen about. 12 of an inch of rain in crescent city. This front is stretching out, but it will make for a wet commute. We are expecting showers, so make sure you use your umbrellas.
Broadcast center, this is abc7 news. The rain has arrived. Here is a look at live doppler 7hd and you can see the leading edge of the system. While it may be light, we may be in for a wet and slow morning commute. Im dan ashley. Im amadaetz. Sandhya patel is tracking the rain and she is here now with live doppler 7hd. You can see the rain drops from our exploratorium camera. The streets are starting to get wet as we look at the radar right now. It is tracking moisture. So far light showers around snap paw and San Francisco napa and San Francisco and ukiah. Here is the actual heavier concentration and moderated rainfall. San mateo right now. We will continue to see some very light returns. Half moon bay, san mateo, san bruno right now. South San Francisco. You will need the wipers and up to the north we have seen about. 12 of an inch of rain in crescent city. This front is stretching out, but it will make for a wet commute. We are expecting showers, so make sure you use your umbrellas.
Country. Good evening. Caltrans says crews will stop installing those guardrails and a state senator is calling for safety hearings following an abc7 news i team report. Tonight his family speaks with dan noyes. We do celebrations. Hundreds crowded into greater st. Paul church paying their respects to the 24yearold Darrell Blackman. He played at kansas state and tried out for the 49ers in april. This is to so many people. He meant something to me. My big baby boy. You know . The loss is deep, deep, deep. And you know youll never get to the other side youll never be filled. There will be no bridge. Its going to be empty. His dad is a navy recruiter. His mom, a berkeley parking control officer and long shoreman. Their son worked all three jobs that day at the Sports Authority and as a defensive line coach and as a bouncer in a nightclub, they believe he fell asleep coming home at 4 30 in the morning. He should not have been taken away. I mean if he fell asleep at the wheel, fine. But tha