kirsten andereck walked into court yesterday with her head down, arms folded, police say she hit the 12-year-old boys in a crosswalk on bay street in the marina last week. they were walking to nearby marina middle school. both boys suffered brain injuries and broken bones. they are expected to survive but a spokesperson says one is quote, in bad shape. >> kirsten and her family are heartbroken over the boys. this has been an exceptionally emotional experience for kirsten. >> andereck is a former teacher out on bail pick the judge ordered her to wear an alcohol monitoring device and has barred her from driving. neighbors have complained about speeding drivers where that crash occurred. officials have put in stop signs. >>> a watsonville man was arrested after officials say he admitted to playing counterfeit xanax to one of the men who died. daniel meehan was arrested. two men died late last month after taking what they thought was xanax. the pills actually contained fentanyl, a powerful synthetic opiate. deputies served a search warrant. they say they recovered some of the lethal pill

appears in court today. 30-year-old kirsten andereck. is facing felony charges for last wednesday's crash. good evening everyone. i'm pam moore. tonight. the two boys are still recovering after receiving life- threatening injuries. the families of both children have retained lawyers. kron 4's alecia reid spoke with one of the lawyers. and joins us live from the marina district. are they suing the suspect? >> alecia :right now is seen as the lawyers are pointing fingers at the city and claiming negligence >> : this intersection was a trap >> alecia :bay street's repaving started on mondayless than a week after the near fatal accident at bay and buchannan streets. >> : we know that the city was on notice for that intersection. two years later these boys are hit. that never would've happened if sfmta had put the plan into place 2 years ago. >> alecia :sfmta agrees the plan was passed in 2011 and has been in progress since 2013. a rep tells me this is a mutiple agency effort to go from 4 lanes to two, add bike lanes, angled parking, and lowe

police identify the driver as 30 year old kirsten andereck. she stopped at the scene, and is said to be cooperating with the investigation. neighbors were horrified. =sot= 14:00 we came just after accident and of course it made me cry so it was pretty sad. =laura/vo= several neighbors say the crosswalk has long been a dangerous crossing. the city says improvements were already in the works, including reducing number of lanes and installing speed bumps. =sam/cu= a sobering reminder that the flu can be deadly. this morning we've learned that the state's first flu death of the season happened right here in santa clara county. =vo= we know very little abou death of the season happens right here in santa clara county. rginr the age of 65 and had other medical issues. last season 78 people died from the flu here in california. m alth official os are urmging everyone to get your flu shot. eme virus peaks between the months of december and april. oneshe game commission potefornia crab season will be capsuled. s of aomes after a stunning warning, do no

today kirsten andereck pleaded not guilty to dui and a total of four felony counts. as part of the bail agreement, she is not allowed to drive a car. >>> strange case involving an oakland raiders player who might be in trouble for taunting a police dog in pittsburgh. authorities there are considering charges against linebacker ray-ray armstrong. the incident happened before sunday's game against the steelers. according to investigators, armstrong barked at the dog, lifted his shirt, and pounded his chest before heading out for warm-ups. >> the player exited the locker room, was heading to the entrance of the field. he directly engaged one of our police dogs and police officers in a very threatening and intimidating manner. >> the alleged crime would be considered a third-degree felony in pennsylvania. no comment from armstrong or the raiders. >>> san jose's cabbie strike at the airport has expanded. cabbies took their message to the streets this afternoon in front of city hall ahead of today's council meeting. city leaders are considering doing away with certain regu

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their way to class at 8:30 this morning when they were hit. >> reporter:the driver.identified as kirsten andereckperated with police but was eventually lead away in handcuffs.arrested for driving under the influence. >> reporter:but neighbors who live in this area say bay street is dangerous.especially because this crosswalk does not have a stop sign. >> we cross hairs appeared dodging the morning traffic with the dog. you never know who is going to stop. >> this morning i was up at 6 in the morning and it was a speech weicker it every thing was a speedway. >> we feel really believe that. --really bad >> reporter:a mother of another marina middle school student says she sees cars driving with little regard for the kids.all the time. >> reporter:the executive director of walk sf which is trying to improve pedestrian safety says changes need to be made. >> reporter:the city says there are plans to improve this street in the works.including adding bike lanes so it narrows it from a four lane street.lowering the speed limit to 15 miles an hour.and adding speed bumps. >> reporter:there are no plans to

two 12- year-old boys while driving under the influence is free on bail tonight. 30-year-old kirsten andereck is out on $200,000 bail. andereck is charged with two felony counts for child endangerment. the 12-year-old boys are expected to recover from their injuries. >>> the mother whose 2-year-old son was killed in a crash in pittsburgh remains hospitalized tonight. facebook police say that the 30- year-old woman is in stable condition. yesterday afternoon the woman crashed her car. her son was ejected. declared dead at the scene. police are investigating whether he was strapped in to a car seat properly or at all. the mother did not have a valid driver's license. she faces several charges, possibly vehicular manslaughter. >>> well, long overdue for the community hard hit by the valley fire. middleton would delay their high school homecoming after the destructive fire. john sasaki was at the school today and really the entire community that they are coming together ahead of their big football game. >> and the purple and gold as the students and staff of middleton are ready for their long del

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kirsten andereck pled not guilty yesterday. bay street walking to school last week. both boys suffered brain injuries and broken bones. they are expected to survive but a spokesperson for the district attorney's office says one is quote, in bad shape. >> kirsten and her family are heartbroken over the boys. this has been an exceptionally emotional experience for kirsten. >> neighbors have complained about the speeding drivers where the crash occurred. city officials have now put in stop signs. >>> some good news this morning for you drivers. planning the drive for that is given holiday, gasoline prices are expected to hold steady or maybe go down. right now the average price around the country, $2.21. that's down $0.11 from this time last month. it is $0.72 cheaper than they were a year ago. as usual in california, we're paying more than anybody else in the continental u.s. we've got an average price of $2.83. around most of the bay area, average price for gasoline, a gallon of regular, $2.78. it is $2.89 in san francisco, if y

kirsten andereck walked into court yesterday with her head down and arms folded.say she hit the 12-year- old boys who were in a crosswalk on bay street last week. they were walking to a nearby marina middle school. both boys suffered brain injuries and broken bones. they are expected to survive. a spokesman for the district attorney's office says one of them is in bad shape. ms. andereck is out on bail. the judge ordered her to wear an alcohol monitoring device and has banned her from driving. >>> former san francisco police chief heather fong is being considered for the position of u.s. border patrol chief. she currently serves as the assistant secretary for local law enforcement in the department of homeland security. according to fox news, she is on a short list of candidates to become border patrol chief replacing the current chief who announced his resignation last month. already some are criticizing fong for her support of century city during her time in san francisco. the commissioner of customs and border protection says he has not yet begun the search for

crash that injured two space by 12-year-old boys is due in court this afternoon. 30-year-old kirsten andereckwas driving drunk when she hit the boys as they were crossing bay street on their way to marina middle school last thursday morning. the boys were taken to san francisco general hospital. they are expected to recover from very serious injuries. city officials say they are planning to put stop signs at that intersection. >>> former major league baseball pitcher tommy hanson has died at the age of 29. he was reportedly taken to an atlanta area hospital sunday morning because he was having problems breathing. and atlanta tv station reports he suffered catastrophic organ failure, fell into a coma and then died yesterday. doctors conducted tests to determine why his organs failed, but they haven't given us information on that as of yet. hanson played five seasons in the majors, four of them with the atlanta braves. he signed a manager -- minor deal with the giants in may and pitched with the san jose giants as well as the sacramento river cats. he became a free agent last week. >>> marin co

. >> pam: the driver. 30- year old kirsten andereck. pleaded 'not guilty' to four child endangerment. >> pam: and as kron 4's alecia reid explains. the families of both children, now have lawyers. >> did intersection was a trap. --the >> reporter:bay street's repaving started on mondayless than a week after the near fatal accident at bay and buchannan streets. >>sot - we know that the city was on notice for that intersection. two years later these boys are hit. that never would've happened if sfmta had put the plan into place 2 years ago. >> reporter:sfmta agrees the plan was passed in 2011 and has been rep tells me this is a mutiple agency effort to go from 4 lanes to two, add bike lanes, angled parking, and lower speed limits. the project is on track to be completed by the end of the year. >> reporter:but the families' lawyers are saying this may be too little too late. the 12 year old boys have been transferred to east bay hospitals still in bad shape. >>sot - julian melendes has cracked skulwin has blood on the brain.scary for his f