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DUBLIN â A motorist who struck and killed a pedestrian in Dublin while making a left turn has been charged with vehicular manslaughter, court records show.
Rafael Olano, 64, of Dublin was charged July 12 with the misdemeanor offense for allegedly failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk at an intersection, a police report filed in Alameda County Superior court stated.
According to the report, the traffic accident occurred shortly after 9 a.m. on June 7 as the victim, Amaduddin Said Rasuli, 66, also of Dublin, walked west on Dublin Boulevard toward Hansen Drive.
As Rasuli began to cross north over Dublin Boulevard in the east crosswalk with a green light, Olano â who was driving south on Hansen Drive in his red Ford F150 pickup truck â made a left turn. Olano failed to see Rasuli, who had been in the crosswalk for about eight seconds. Olano struck Rasuli, his truck rolling over Rasuli before Olano came to a stop, Dublin police Detective Jeffrey Hellman wrote i
Local man faces misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter
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The Alameda County District Attorney s Office filed a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge on Monday against the driver accused of fatally striking a pedestrian on Dublin Boulevard last month.
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Authorities allege Dublin resident Rafael Olano turned directly into the path of Amaduddin Said Rasuli, who had the right of way while crossing the Hansen Drive intersection, hitting and likely running over the walker on the morning of June 7. Rasuli, 66, of Dublin died at the scene.
Dublin police completed their investigation last week and forwarded the case to the DA s Office with a recommendation for a misdemeanor count against Olano. Prosecutors filed the criminal complaint in Alameda County Superior Court on Monday afternoon, according to court records.