Articles Posted in Pedestrian Accidents

An off-duty Orange County firefighter suffered serious injuries when he was struck by a hit-and-run driver on Saturday (12/12/09) while crossing in a crosswalk on South Coast Highway in Laguna Beach. Luke Perisin, 38, left the Sandpiper Bar just before 1:00 a.m. and was walking within the crosswalk when the suspect, for reasons unknown, crossed…

Two San Diego County women in their 30s died this weekend in separate incidents when drunk drivers veered off the road and struck them as they walked on the side of the road. North of El Cajon, Cydil Kohlmeyer was walking near the 1200 block of Pepper Drive when a pickup truck being driven by…

Two people suffered serious injuries in unrelated car accidents in San Marcos this weekend. The first occurred on Saturday afternoon when a woman driving a GMC Yukon was traveling north on Woodland Parkway and was t-boned by a Dodge truck as she entered the intersection at Rancheros Drive. The force of the collision caused the…

A San Marcos woman out walking with her dog at 6:30 a.m. on October 19th, was struck by a car and injured. The dog was killed. The woman was walking on Amber Hill Road in the Old Creek Ranch area of San Marcos. She was flown to the hospital by paramedics. The driver remained at…

A 37-year-old woman and her 13-year-old daughter suffered serious, but not life-threatening injuries when they were struck crossing a street in Talmage. The two were attempting to cross El Cajon Blvd. near Highland Avenue when they were struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on Highland. The minor was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital and reported…

A Caltrans worker and a probationer picking up trash on the side of the freeway were seriously injured today when a northbound car veered on the shoulder and struck the two. The accident occurred along the I-15 in City Heights. According to reports, a 1992 Infiniti J30, traveling northbound, swerved to the right, and collided…

The Chula Vista police are looking for the driver of a silver or blue compact car that ran a red light and struck a 13-year-old girl. According to reports, the reckless driver was heading east on Palomar Street at around 11:00 p.m. on July 22. The victim was crossing in the crosswalk at the intersection…

A five-year-old boy was killed at the intersection of Big Bear Boulevard and Pine Knot Avenue when he was struck by a car while crossing the road with his mother and brother. All three individuals were struck by an SUV. The boy’s mother and 8-year-old brother were taken by helicopter to Loma Linda Medical Center…

The World Health Organization issued a report on worldwide road safety and found that a majority of the world’s countries lack adequate laws to confront the growing problem of traffic injuries and deaths. According to the study, severe injuries caused by traffic accidents are the world’s ninth leading cause of death. The study, which was…

Grandma is a hero, of sorts. Yesterday morning while walking her two grandchildren to school she was hit by a car while shielding the kids from from the accident. According to reports, the three were walking in a crosswalk on Holt Avenue in Santa Ana, with vehicles stopped for them, when a red Nissan Sentra…