Car accidents occurring over the weekend sent two individuals unaffiliated with the University to the hospital, one of them in critical condition.
At 3:04 a.m. on Saturday, a man was struck by a Penn Shuttle near the intersection of 43rd and Pine streets while riding his bicycle.
He was taken to the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and admitted in critical condition, with serious injuries to his leg.
On Friday evening, another pedestrian was involved in an accident at the intersection of 40th and Locust streets.
Health officials said the patient was admitted Friday evening and has since been discharged, suffering only minor injuries.
These accidents follow two others this semester.
A hit-and-run on Feb. 19 claimed the life of 26-year-old Jose Sipriano DeJesus, an employee of La Terrasse Restaurant.
Though the female driver responsible for the crash fled the scene, she was soon stopped by Penn Police officers when they observed two broken tail lights on her vehicle.
Recent accidents involving pedestrians have even inspired members of the Penn community to rally for awareness of pedestrian safety issues.
In February, roughly 150 people descended upon the intersection of 34th and Walnut streets to stand behind Ira Winston, a Penn computing director, who was hit by a car at that location on Jan. 22.
Immediately following the collision, Winston was rushed to HUP for surgery on the two fractures he suffered in his right leg.
In the fall of 1999, two bicyclists were struck by cars and killed in separate incidents on campus.
In October of that year, 70-year-old Benjamin Tencer was hit by a car while biking through the intersection of 34th and Walnut streets. Tencer, who was taking classes at the University, died three days after the accident.
Less than a week after Tencer's death, Wharton freshman Michael Yang was hit by a truck while biking on 33rd and Spruce streets. Yang was pronounced dead at HUP a few hours after the accident.
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