The pregnant woman, who was killed in a hit-and-run pedestrian accident in Cathedral City the night of February 11, 2009, has been identified as 18-year-old Danica Denton of Desert Hot Springs. According to this news report in The Desert Sun, Denton’s fetus was also killed in the auto accident. Denton…
Articles Posted in Pedestrian Accidents
Orange County Pedestrian Accident Kills Elderly Woman
Police in Westminster are still trying to identify an elderly woman who they say died in a pedestrian versus auto accident on February 10, 2009. According to this news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal Orange County pedestrian accident occurred when the driver of a pickup truck Oscar…
Man Killed in Oxnard Crosswalk Accident
Jose Luis Baxin-Campechano, 28, died in an Oxnard pedestrian accident after a motorist struck him when he was walking in a marked crosswalk, the Ventura County Star reports in this article. Baxin-Campechano was struck the evening of February 7, 2009 by a gray sport utility vehicle. The driver fled the…
Woman Killed in San Diego DUI Pedestrian Accident
Emily Cathleen Dowdy, 24, died in a pedestrian accident in Pacific Beach after she was struck by a drunken driver while crossing the street. According to this news report in the San Diego Union-Tribune, the accident occurred the evening of February 7, 2009 when Dowdy was walking west on Mission…
Orange County Auto Accident Kills Elderly Woman in Wheelchair
Kum Lim, 88, died after the motorized wheelchair she was in was struck by a vehicle as she was trying to cross the street. According to an article in The Orange County Register, Lim was driving a Rascal mobility wheelchair on Lampson Avenue near Monarch Street the morning of February…
Woman Injured in Placentia Pedestrian Accident
A 64-year-old woman who suffered serious injuries in an Orange County pedestrian versus auto accident has been identified as Maria Salinas of Placentia. Salinas was waiting to cross Placentia Avenue at Ruby Drive on January 31, 2009 when the driver of a pickup truck veered to the right, jumped the…
11-month-old Baby Killed in Los Angeles Crosswalk Hit-and-Run Accident
Los Angeles police have arrested 30-year-old Henry Yovanni Moreno of South Gate after he struck and killed an 11-month-old girl and injured her 5-year-old sister and mother as they were crossing the street in a crosswalk. According to this news report in the Los Angeles Daily News, the family was…
Man Killed in Long Beach Pedestrian Accident
Ruben Martinez, 53, was killed in a pedestrian accident after he was struck by a motorcycle the morning of January 21, 2009, on the Long Beach (710) Freeway. According to this news report in The Press Telegram, Martinez was walking east on the freeway when one of two motorcyclists, who…
Los Angeles County Pedestrian Accident Injures Teenager
A 17-year-old girl was seriously injured in a Los Angeles County pedestrian versus SUV accident on January 25, 2009, the Whittier Daily News reports. The teenager was walking on Imperial Highway at Meyer Road in an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County near La Mirada when she was struck by…
San Bernardino Pedestrian Accident Kills Woman
Juanita Hernandez, 24, of Montclair was killed in a San Bernardino pedestrian accident, according to this article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin. Hernandez was walking on Etiwanda Avenue the morning of January 20, 2009 when she was struck by a 1997 Chevrolet Suburban. Hernandez was pronounced dead at the…