California Injury BlogLAPD officials are asking for the public’s help in identifying a hit-and-run driver who severely injured a person who was fixing a bicycle in South Los Angeles. According to a KTLA news report, the crash was reported about noon Jan. 4 near the intersection of Adams Boulevard and Nevin Avenue in the Central Alameda neighborhood. LAPD officials said the driver had run over the pedestrian who was repairing a bicycle on the roadway. Continue reading →
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Police Seek Man in Boyle Heights Hit-and-Run That Left Woman Severely Injured
LAPD officials are seeking information about a man in connection with a hit-and-run crash that left a woman severely injured in Boyle Heights. According to a KTLA news report, the major injury collision occurred the evening of Dec. 19 as a couple was crossing the street at the intersection of Soto Street and Cesar Chavez Avenue. The driver of a white pickup truck was westbound on Cesar E. Chavez and turned left onto Soto Street crashing into the woman and knocking her onto the street. The driver did not stop and continued south on Soto, police said. Continue reading →
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Driver Sought in Fatal Los Angeles Hit and Run That Killed Elderly Woman
Los Angeles Police Department officials are asking for the public’s help finding the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash that left an 85-year-old woman dead. According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred the evening of Dec. 27 when the victim was walking on Lankershim Boulevard in a marked crosswalk. The driver was traveling east on Moorpark Street in a newer-model four-door sedan when he or she made a right turn into Lankershim striking the pedestrian. Continue reading →
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Teen Critically Injured in Hemet Hit and Run Crash
Jaylene Aguirre, 16, has been hospitalized in critical condition after she was struck by a pickup truck whose driver left the scene. According to an NBC news report, the major injury collision occurred on Dec. 25 near the girl’s home in Hemet. Aguirre and her boyfriend were riding his new minibike when they were struck by a Toyota truck. Aguirre suffered serious injuries including multiple broken bones, lacerations and internal bleeding in her head. Continue reading →
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Woman Fatally Injured in Los Angeles Hit and Run Crash
A 46-year-old woman was fatally injured in a pedestrian accident in Winnetka, an incident that officials say involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a KTLA news report, the fatal collision was reported in the area of Roscoe Boulevard, east of Lurline Avenue early morning on Dec. 16. Continue reading →
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Elderly Man on Mobility Scooter Severely Injured in Boyle Heights Hit and Run
An 82-year-old man who was riding a mobility scooter was severely injured in a hit-and-run crash in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles. According to a KTLA news report, the victim was riding his scooter on Mott Street in a marked crosswalk when a car hit him on the morning of December 4. The vehicle, which investigators say was a silver or gray Mazda CX-7, had turned left on to east Whittier Boulevard from south Mott Street when it struck the man. The impact knocked him off the scooter onto the roadway. The driver of the Mazda kept going east, dragging the travel scooter behind him. Continue reading →
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Reward Offered in Fatal Westlake Hit-and-Run Crash
LAPD officials have doubled the reward for information in the search for a hit-and-run driver who they say fled after striking and fatally injuring 76-year-old Kuen Ham. According to a KTLA news report, Ham was crossing Miramar Street early morning on Nov. 23 when the driver of a Toyota Corolla making a left turn from Union Avenue struck her. Ham was knocked down and dragged about 15 feet before being dislodged. Continue reading →
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Driver Sought After 80-year-old Woman is Injured in San Fernando Hit and Run Crash
Hildeliza Rios, 80, was injured in a San Fernando hit and run crash the morning of Nov. 19. According to a KTLA news report, the 911 call about the hit-and-run at the intersection of North Maclay Avenue and 8th Street came in around 10:30 a.m. Rios was found complaining of pain in the back and legs. Responders transported her to a local hospital for treatment of moderate injuries. Continue reading →
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Bicyclist Fatally Injured in South Los Angeles Hit-and-Run Crash
A man was killed in a Los Angeles bicycle accident, which officials said, involved a suspected hit and run driver. According to a KTLA news report, the collision occurred the night of Nov. 18 along Main Street just north of 120th Street in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood. The driver of a dark-colored sedan was heading north on Main when they crashed into the bicyclist. Police said the driver of the sedan did not stop to assist the victim. Continue reading →
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Man Arrested in Fatal Pasadena Hit and Run Crash
A 64-year-old man was killed in a Pasadena hit-and-run crash on Nov. 13. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, officials have arrested 20-year-old Alberto Fernandez of Victorville in connection with the crash. The fatal collision occurred near the intersection of Orange Grove Boulevard and Marengo Avenue. The pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. Fernandez was detained several hours after the crash in Monrovia by the California Highway Patrol. Officials have not said what led them to initially detain Fernandez. Continue reading →