Sierra Arellanes, 32, was killed in a pedestrian accident in Torrance when she was crossing Pacific Coast Highway early on the morning of May 9.
According to a CBS News report, Arellanes was crossing Coast Highway near Calle Mayor outside a crosswalk when she was struck. She died at the scene, according to authorities.
A worker at a nearby grocery store rushed to the scene to try and help. But Arellanes succumbed to her injuries. The driver who hit Arellanes fled the scene. Continue reading →
A 91-year-old man died from severe injuries suffered in a pedestrian accident on the morning of April 22.
According to a CBS San Francisco news report, the fatal accident occurred at the intersection of Telegraph Avenue and 20th Street as the victim was walking in a marked crosswalk. Firefighters and paramedics responded to the scene, and the man was transported to an area hospital. He died later that night. Continue reading →
A man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Exposition Park early on the morning of April 10 after two vehicles struck him.
According to a KTLA news report, one of the drivers fled the scene. The incident happened near the intersection of Normandie Avenue and West 36th Street. A man believed to be in his 30s was crossing the street when a vehicle that was heading southbound on Normandie struck him, LAPD officials said. The driver of that vehicle fled the scene. Continue reading →
A woman suffered a leg fracture when she was struck by an SUV moments after she exited an Uber vehicle.
According to a Fox 5 San Diego news report, the incident occurred on the night of April 7 in the Gaslamp District of San Diego. Police say the woman’s Uber driver stopped his sedan in the westbound No. 2 lane at 500 Market Street ahead of a Chevy Suburban SUV parked on the north curb. The victim suffered a severe injury as the at-fault vehicle pulled away. Continue reading →
A man who was walking near Long Beach City College died in a pedestrian accident after being struck by a vehicle on the morning of March 29.
According to a news report in the Long Beach Post, the collision occurred in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Rose Avenue. When officers arrived at the scene, they found a pedestrian who had been struck by the driver of a 2019 Jeep vehicle. Continue reading →
Toddler Julian Ros, 2, and his babysitter Eligia Morales were killed in a Riverside pedestrian accident while crossing a street in a marked crosswalk.
According to CBS, the two were struck and killed on the afternoon of March 15 after picking up Julian’s 7-year-old sister from school.
Riverside police say the fatal crash occurred near Hayes and Roosevelt streets. Preliminary investigations show that a 46-year-old driver of a Range Rover was traveling westbound on Hayes Street when he turned onto Roosevelt Street and struck all three pedestrians as they crossed the roadway. Continue reading →
LA officials are offering a $50,000 reward to find a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed 42-year-old Jeremy Chavarria as he was crossing the street with his family in South Los Angeles.
According to a KTLA news report, the collision occurred on the night of Feb. 26 as Chavarria, his wife, and their 2-year-old son were walking in a marked crosswalk to get to church in the area of 84th and Hoover Street.
But a driver sped into the crossing, causing the fatal and tragic accident. Continue reading →
A man was killed in a Fullerton pedestrian accident on the night of March 8, City News Service reports.
According to the report, the fatal collision occurred in the 2500 block of East Chapman Avenue west of the 57 Freeway and near Cal State Fullerton. The injured pedestrian was transported to an area hospital where he died. His name was withheld pending notification of his next of kin. Continue reading →
A pedestrian struck by a vehicle on a major thoroughfare in Van Nuys died from his injuries on February 27.
According to a report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the man was crossing Sepulveda Boulevard north of Victory Boulevard when he was hit by a southbound vehicle. The driver fled the scene. Paramedics pronounced the pedestrian dead at the scene. He was identified as 49-year-old Enrique Aponte. Continue reading →
A woman suffered injuries in an Anaheim pedestrian accident, which officials said, involved a hit and run driver.
According to a City News Service report, the collision occurred on Feb. 10 when the woman was walking in a marked crosswalk in the area of West La Palma Avenue and Brookhurst Street near the 5 Freeway. Police said a Jeep being driven west on La Palma Avenue struck her. Continue reading →
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