Oakland man run over by bus after being doored

A poor oakland man was run over by a bus he had just exited after being doored by another man in a parked car.

He began to ride eastbound on MacArthur when he swerved to avoid running into a car door that a 42-year-old Manteca motorist had opened, said police and AC Transit spokesman Clarence Johnson.


Read more at the Contra Costa Times article.

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