Scott Campbell, 53, of Yorba Linda, was killed in a Fullerton pedestrian accident after a vehicle struck him near a street intersection.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal accident occurred at the intersection of Euclid Street and Orangethorpe Avenue.
Campbell was transported to an area trauma center where he succumbed to his injuries a day later.
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A city street services truck hit and killed 17-year-old Andres Perez, a student who was walking to high school in Highland Park the morning of December 15, 2015.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, Perez was walking in a crosswalk at the intersection of Figueroa Street and Avenue 60, less than a mile from Los Angeles International Charter High School where he is a senior.
That’s when the truck Continue reading →
A woman crossing a busy roadway was killed in a Westminster pedestrian accident after she was struck by one of two cars believed to be street racing.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred the night of October 29, 2015.
Witnesses told officials the woman was on Westminster Boulevard crossing Magnolia Street outside of a crosswalk when two vehicles appeared to be street racing southbound on Magnolia.
At least one of the cars struck the woman, but both drivers fled the scene. A vehicle found nearby was Continue reading →
A recent pedestrian accident death in Newport Beach involving a local musician and surfer has led to an online petition seeking new traffic safety measures at the crosswalk where 45-year-old Don Fuschetti was struck and killed.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred the night of October 11, 2015 when an SUV fatally struck Fuschetti who was legally crossing in a marked crosswalk.
However, there were no Continue reading →
Mohamad Ahmed Abdelwahhab, 36, was killed in a Newport Beach pedestrian accident after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a roadway.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal accident occurred the night of August 29, 2015 near the intersection of MacArthur Boulevard and Von Karman Road.
Police say Abdelwahhab was crossing outside a crosswalk when a northbound Toyota hit him. Abdelwahhab was Continue reading →
Darin Wells, 44, was killed in a Newport Beach pedestrian accident after a car struck him near a street intersection.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal collision occurred near Newport Boulevard south of Industrial Way early morning on August 26, 2015.
Investigators said a woman driving a black Audi A3 sedan south on Newport Boulevard struck Wells.
It is not clear if Wells was trying to cross the street or if he was hit on the road’s shoulder. The driver Continue reading →
Mara Garcia, 13, was killed in a Huntington Beach pedestrian accident after a car struck her.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred the night of June 13, 2015 at Pacific Coast Highway and Ecology Way near the entrance to the Bolsa Chica State Beach.
The driver, a 62-year-old Huntington Beach man, remained at the scene.
When police arrived, the girl was unresponsive and not breathing. She was transported to an area hospital in critical condition where Continue reading →
Michael Ray Stilwell of Whittier was killed in a pedestrian accident in Santa Fe Springs the morning of May 9, 2015.
According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Stilwell was walking north across Washington Boulevard in a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a Mitsubishi Montero that was making a left turn from southbound Broadway.
Stilwell was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the SUV remained at the scene. About three hours later police Continue reading →
Roger Hammarlund II, 35, of Costa Mesa, was killed in a Stanton pedestrian accident.
According to a news report in the Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred the evening of February 2, 2015 near Beach Boulevard and Chapman Avenue.
A preliminary investigation showed that Hammarlund was on a center divider and stepped off into a lane.
A truck traveling west on Chapman Avenue turned left and Continue reading →
Sharon Cheng, 62, was killed in a pedestrian accident in El Segundo near Los Angeles International Airport.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the fatal car accident occurred the night of January 28, 2015 at the intersection of Sepulveda Boulevard and Mariposa Avenue.
Police say Cheng was hit by a vehicle that was turning left from westbound Mariposa onto Sepulveda, which is 10 lanes wide at the intersection.
The driver, a 53-year-old man,
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