Stanley Isaacs, 60, was killed in a Laguna Beach pedestrian accident on Aug. 11 after an 18-year-old driver struck Isaacs and his wife in a lighted crosswalk on South Coast Highway.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the Costa Mesa couple was in the crosswalk at Pearl Street and Coast Highway after celebrating their wedding anniversary at a nearby restaurant when the accident happened. Continue reading →
In Las Vegas, Aug. 9 turned out to be a deadly day for pedestrians. According to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, three people were killed and one other was injured in four separate crashes.
One accident occurred around 8:24 a.m. on the edge of a school zone at Brookman Elementary School on East Washington Avenue as a vehicle fatally struck a pedestrian near Mount Hood Street. Continue reading →
Gabriel Garate, 7, was killed in a Long Beach pedestrian accident after he was struck by a pickup truck while walking in a marked crosswalk.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the fatal crash occurred on the evening of July 27 at the intersection of Lakewood Boulevard and 23rd Street. Officers arrived at the scene to find Gabriel in the roadway, critically injured. Long Beach fire officials pronounced the boy dead at the scene. Continue reading →
A 45-year-old man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Highland while riding a skateboard.
According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the fatal collision occurred early on the morning of July 22 on East 3rd Street, east of Tippecanoe Avenue.
Police said the man was riding a skateboard westbound when he was struck by a car that was traveling in the same direction. The car did not stop and continued westbound without helping the victim. Continue reading →
A woman was injured after she was struck by a driver while standing next to her vehicle in Tarzana.
According to a KTLA news report, the pedestrian accident occurred on the afternoon of July 15 near the intersection of Etiwanda Avenue and Ventura Boulevard.
LAPD officials said a four-door Chevy Spark was heading south on Etiwanda when it veered to the right side of the roadway and crashed into a vehicle and a pedestrian. Continue reading →
An 87-year-old man identified as Mariano Murillo Pulido was killed in a pedestrian accident while crossing the road in National City.
According to a Fox 5 San Diego news report, the deadly crash occurred on the morning of July 5 on Highland Avenue at East 24th Street.
As Pulido was walking south in the west crosswalk, a pickup failed to yield the right of way while making a left turn and struck him. Continue reading →
A 57-year-old man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Fountain Valley on the night of June 12.
According to a news report in The Daily Pilot, the fatal collision occurred near the intersection of Warner Avenue and San Ricardo Street. A news report in the Los Angeles Times said the fatal traffic collision involved a silver 2002 Honda Civic. Continue reading →
Nine people were injured in a pedestrian accident in Westlake after a pickup truck jumped a curb and struck several people on the morning of June 11.
According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred in the 600 block of South Alvarado Street. The driver of a Ford F-150 told the LAPD that he was driving on Wilshire Boulevard when he saw what he believed was a man pointing a gun at him. Continue reading →
A 77-year-old man was fatally injured in a pedestrian accident in Thousand Oaks, which officials say was caused by a hit-and-run driver.
According to a KTLA news report, a police officer initially spotted the victim, who appeared to have collapsed in a marked crosswalk on Thousand Oaks Boulevard just west of Clay Court. The deputy later determined that the injured man had been with a group of individuals who were waiting to cross the boulevard on the night of June 7. Continue reading →
Two women from Florida were killed and another was injured in a deadly pedestrian accident in San Francisco.
The victims have been identified as Willa Henderson, 31, and Mary Henderson, 72, both from Vero Beach, Florida. According to a KTVU news report, they were struck by a car near the intersection of Third Street and Mission Street. The fatal crash occurred near Yerba Buena Center for the Arts on the afternoon of May 22. Continue reading →
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