Mercury News
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — A mid-morning stroll in downtown San Rafael nearly turned disastrous when a 93-year-old woman drove backward down a sidewalk, narrowly missing two employees and a dog from Guide Dogs for the Blind.
“It was just an unbelievable sight to see something going backwards, barreling down the sidewalk,” said Todd Jurek, a training supervisor for Guide Dogs for the Blind. He quickly herded the fellow employee and dog out of harm’s way when he noticed the dog jerk its head to look behind them.
The incident occurred at about 11:30 a.m. Monday, when Jurek and Danielle Alvarado, an apprentice instructor, were walking on Fourth Street near E Street with an 18-month-old yellow Labrador retriever, O’Neil.
Full story: Disaster averted in downtown San Rafael when Guide Dogs trio escape car on sidewalk