Articles Posted in Pedestrian Accidents

Marcos Stead, 48, was killed in a Huntington Beach car accident after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred on Beach Boulevard, between Edinger Avenue and Stark Drive, in Huntington Beach, the night of November 24, 2011. Officials have not stated if Stead was in a crosswalk at the time of the crash. He was struck by a BMW X5, whose driver remained at the site to speak with authorities. Stead was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. The 52-year-old female driver has not been cited for the collision, but the accident remains under investigation.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Marcos Stead following this tragic car accident. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
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Gary De La Rosa, 40, was fatally injured in a Costa Mesa car accident after he was hit by a vehicle while crossing the roadway. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian crash occurred near the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Bay Street, early morning on November 11, 2011. Costa Mesa police say De La Rosa was walking and pushing an empty wheelchair on Harbor Boulevard south of Bay Street, when a southbound Jaguar struck him. De La Rosa died at the scene. Officials have not cited or arrested the driver pending an official investigation. Anyone who witnessed the fatal crash is asked to contact Costa Mesa police at 714-754-5264.
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Two adults and two children were severely injured in a Santa Ana car accident after a Volvo sedan plowed into a group of pedestrians at a street intersection. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the major injury collision occurred the afternoon of November 3, 2011 at the intersection of Civic Center Drive and Spurgeon Street. Santa Ana police say two women were pushing strollers across Civic Center Drive when the westbound Volvo struck the pedestrians. The car landed on top of a 3-year-old girl and struck the two women as well as a 1-year-old boy. One other pedestrian, a 5-year-old boy, was not struck.
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Robert S. Johnson, 41, was killed in a Riverside car accident after he was struck by an SUV while crossing the road, the evening of October 31, 2011. According to a news report in The Press Enterprise, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred on Arlington Avenue near Lake Street. Johnson was transported to an area hospital where he died. Officials do not believe that alcohol or drugs were factors in this fatal collision. An investigation is ongoing. Anyone who saw this incident is asked to contact Riverside police at 951-826-8723.

I offer my deepest sympathies to the family members and friends of Robert Johnson for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
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Samuel Suh, 76, was killed in a Santa Ana car accident after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing at a street intersection. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred the morning of October 31, 2011 at the intersection of 15th Street and North Van Ness Avenue. Suh was at the intersection when he was struck, but officials are still looking into whether he was walking in a crosswalk. Suh was transported to a local trauma center where he died. The driver remained at the scene. No arrests were made. An investigation is ongoing.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends of Samuel Suh for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
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A 68-year-old woman was killed in a Huntington Beach car accident after she was hit by a vehicle while crossing the street. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred the night of October 26, 2011 at the intersection of Yorktown Avenue and England Street. Officials say a sedan that was westbound on Yorktown struck the woman as she crossed the street. The pedestrian was transported to an area trauma center where she died from her injuries. The driver remained at the scene. An investigation is ongoing.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends of this deceased pedestrian accident victim. Please keep her grieving family in your thoughts and prayers.
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