Posts tagged Pedestrian Accidents

• California Man Killed in Pedestrian Accident

  Chrissie Cole | October 01, 2007 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A pedestrian accident, early Sunday morning, claimed the life of a 31-year-old man as he walked in front of a vehicle that was heading eastbound on State Road 198, according to the California Highway Patrol.The man, of Lemoore, was struck by a 2000 Isuzu Rodeo, according to reports by CHP. The woman driving the SUV was traveling at approximately 70 mph. She applied her brakes to avoid hitting...

• Two Killed In Pedestrian-Train Accidents within Hours

  Chrissie Cole | September 08, 2007 7:49 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Two pedestrians were killed within a nine-hour span of one another, Thursday, in two separate railroad accidents in the Bay Area.Union Pacific officials report a Newark woman was killed after being struck by a freight train at 3:04 a.m. while walking across the train tracks on Cedar Blvd. The accident is currently under investigation. Barely eight hours after the first accident authorities...

• Pedestrian Struck by San Francisco Municipal Railway Bus

  Chrissie Cole | August 20, 2007 10:24 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 40-year-old woman is in the hospital following a pedestrian accident this morning, when she was struck by a San Francisco Municipal Railway bus at 7:15 a.m., according to police.The accident happened at 22nd Avenue and California Street, California Highway Patrol said.Police report the woman was transported to San Francisco General Hospital. Her current condition and the extent of injuries she...

• Pedestrian Killed by Bus

  Chrissie Cole | June 29, 2007 9:28 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A bus struck and killed an Oxnard man in his 40's this morning in a pedestrian accident on Highway 101 in Ventura, authorities said. Witnesses told the California Highway Patrol that the man had walked onto the highway and right into the path of the bus, a Ventura Police Sergeant said.The accident occurred just south of Telephone Road at approximately 9:46 a.m. Authorities did not release the...

• Driver Hits Pedestrian, Killing Him

  Christina Cole | June 15, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  While in the parking lot of a medical clinic this morning, a 92-year-old driver hit the gas instead of the brake, causing his vehicle to crash into a wall, a curb, two parked cars and a 62-year-old pedestrian, killing him, authorities said.The series of crashes leading up to the pedestrian accident started at approximately 8:50 a.m. on Friday, beside a Kaiser Permanete Clinic located on Avocado...

• Woman,80, Killed by Two Cars

  Christina Cole | May 30, 2007 12:41 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An 80-year-old woman lost her life in a pedestrian accident on Friday, at 8:15 p.m., after she was stuck by two cars, authorities said.The woman was struck by a northbound vehicle as she was crossing the street near the intersection of Brookhurst and Meridith Drive, said Hunting Beach Police.The impact caused the pedestrian to fall to the ground where she was then struck by another vehicle. Upon...

• Pedestrian Killed by Pregnant Drunk Driver

  Christina Cole | May 16, 2007 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A woman lost her life in a pedestrian accident on Highway 9, Monday, when an intoxicated pregnant woman drove off the side of the rode, striking her with her vehicle, reports California Highway Patrol.California Highway Patrol was trying to piece together the chain of events that led up to the fatal accident.Fire Rescue was first on the scene where they discovered the driver had run her pickup...

• Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident

  Christina Cole | April 04, 2007 10:18 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 25-year-old man has been arrested after a hit-and-run pedestrian accident. The driver was allegedly driving while under the influence and then fleeing the scene of the accident, according to California Highway Patrol.The driver, whose license is issued from Colorado, faces charges that include gross vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI, according to a California Highway Patrol spokeswoman.The...

• Pedestrian Hit by Train

  Christina Cole | March 19, 2007 1:35 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Train Strikes Pedestrian.On Saturday evening at approximately 6:06pm, a pedestrian was injured when a train derailed and hit the person on Old Santa Cruz Highway, reports a California Highway Patrol Officer. The location of the pedestrian accident was reported as being 22412 Old Santa Cruz Highway at the intersection with Summit Rd.At this time, no further details have been released and the...

• Jury Awards $10.3 million In Pedestrian Death Case

  IB Contributor | February 07, 2007 11:41 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  L.A. Unified School District held responsible.The family of a six year old girl who was struck and killed by a van in her school's parking lot two years ago was awarded $10.3 million by a Los Angeles jury, according to an Associated Press news report. The jury concluded that the Los Angeles Unified School District was primarily responsible for the accident.The wrongful death lawsuit filed by...