A pedestrian who was crossing the street in a wheelchair was struck and fatally injured by a suspected drunk driver in Long Beach. According to a KTLA news report, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred late on June 12 at the intersection of Stearns Street and Radnor Avenue. Continue reading →
A man was killed in a Santa Ana pedestrian accident while crossing the street the night of April 26. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Santa Ana police responded to the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and First Street after getting reports of a “man down.” He had suffered major injuries and emergency personnel began to treat him at the scene. Continue reading →
Melissa Duane, 38, was struck and killed in a pedestrian accident when she was crossing the street. According to a City News Service report, deputies responded the night of April 20 near the intersection of Katella Avenue and Date Street. Duane was found on the street and she was pronounced dead at the scene. Continue reading →
A woman was struck and killed while walking in a post office parking lot in Seal Beach the morning of April 14. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred at 2929 Westminster Avenue. The woman was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say she was walking near the building when a car struck her. Continue reading →
Desiree Robles, 31, was killed in a Stanton pedestrian accident after she was struck by a vehicle whose driver, officials say, was under the influence. According to a report in The Orange County Register, the crash occurred the morning of March 21 in the 8900 block of Katella Avenue. Officials say Robles was crossing Katella Avenue when the SUV headed eastbound struck her. Continue reading →
Christine Yan and Isabelle Zhang, both 24, were killed after being struck by a vehicle while walking in a marked crosswalk in Lakewood. According to a KTLA news report, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred the night of March 12. A statement issued by the city of Lakewood said Yan and Zhang were in a crosswalk on Bloomfield Avenue when they were struck by a vehicle that was driven by a woman in her 20s. Continue reading →
A 69-year-old woman was killed in a Huntington Beach pedestrian accident after she was struck while crossing the street. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred the evening of March 6. Police got reports that a gray Nissan Murano had struck a pedestrian on Talbert Avenue east of Bell Circle. Officers located the pedestrian lying in the roadway. She has suffered major injuries and was transported to a local trauma center in critical condition. Continue reading →
An 88-year-old woman was killed in a Santa Ana pedestrian accident after a truck hit her while she was crossing the street. According to a report in The Orange County Register, the woman was struck by a vehicle that was turning left from Sullivan Street onto Willits Street just before noon on Feb. 23rd. Officers found the pedestrian in the street with major injuries. She was transported to an area hospital where she succumbed to her injuries. Her name has not been released yet. Continue reading →
A 29-year-old Tustin man died in an Orange pedestrian accident after two vehicles struck him while he crossed a street. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred when the man had been walking the evening of Jan. 15 along The City Drive South between Justice Center Way and Outlets Drive near the Outlets at Orange shopping center. Continue reading →
A woman was fatally struck and injured in a pedestrian accident in Lancaster, which officials say was the second vehicle versus pedestrian incident in five days in the area. According to the Antelope Valley Press, the collision occurred the evening of Jan. 10 on 20th Street West, south of Avenue I. Preliminary investigations show that a man driving a Ford Escape was traveling north on 20th Street West when he struck the pedestrian. She was walking across 20th Street West. Paramedics who responded to the callout pronounced the woman dead at the scene. Continue reading →
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