Man who crashed scooter on UC Berkeley campus last month has died

"A Berkeley man has died more than a month after he suffered a head injury when he crashed his scooter on the Cal campus, authorities said. UC Berkeley Police said the man was found unconscious on Dec. 1 near Moffitt Library in the center of campus, after witnesses said he fell off his scooter at high speed and hit his head. The man was unconscious but breathing at the time, Sgt. Jacob Westlie wrote in an email, and was taken to a hospital."

"The Alameda County Coroner's Bureau contacted UC police this week to notify them that the man was being taken off life support, Westlie said, as he had not recovered from his traumatic brain injury. The coroner's office identified the man as Kenneth Wade, 59. Wade died Monday, coroner's bureau technician Brandi Foscalina said. His death was first reported by The Berkeley Scanner."

Kenneth Wade, 59, was found unconscious near Moffitt Library on Dec. 1 after witnesses said he fell off his scooter at high speed and hit his head. He was unconscious but breathing when discovered and was taken to a hospital. Wade never recovered from a traumatic brain injury and was being taken off life support before his death on Monday. The coroner's office identified him and confirmed the death. Authorities did not specify what kind of scooter he was riding or whether he was wearing a helmet. A separate fatal scooter crash occurred Dec. 13 in Berkeley.

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