Articles Posted in Pedestrian Accidents

Two people, one of them identified as 25-year-old Sean Hendrick, were injured in a pedestrian accident in Ojai the evening of September 2, 2010. The Ventura County Star reports that the crash happened near the intersection of El Paseo Road and Canada Street when Hendrick and a 17-year-old girl were crossing the street. Hendrick suffered head injuries and the girl was also injured, but neither sustained life-threatening injuries, officials said. Lavonne Vail, the driver of the vehicle that hit the pedestrians told police that she was not able to see them because of the sun’s glare.

I’m relieved to hear that neither one of the victims suffered critical or catastrophic injuries. I pray that they recover fully and quickly from their injuries.
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Susan Jane Ely, 65, was killed in a San Diego car accident after she was hit by a vehicle near an intersection in Tierrasanta. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, Ely was crossing Tierrasanta Boulevard near Tambor Road, the morning of September 3, 2010, when a 2001 Chrysler sedan struck her. Officials say the driver stopped at the scene and called 911. Officials do not believe alcohol played a part in this crash. Ely was transported to a local hospital where she died shortly after the collision. An investigation is ongoing.

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A 3-year-old girl and 1-year-old boy were critically injured in a Ventura car accident after they and their mother, 19-year-old Alma Lopez, were struck in a crosswalk by a man suspected of driving under the influence. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, the major injury collision occurred the morning of August 31, 2010 in Oxnard, when the driver of a tow truck, identified as 45-year-old Mehran Khamseh, hit Lopez as she pushed her two children in a stroller in a marked crosswalk on Vineyard Avenue.

Khamseh continued without stopping, dragging the two toddlers who were stuck under the truck’s axle, for a distance of a quarter-mile. Thankfully, victims flagged down the truck and freed the two children, officials said. Khamseh was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs. Lopez sustained moderate injuries, but the two children were transported to a local hospital in critical condition.
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A 65-year-old man was seriously injured in a San Diego car accident after he was struck by a suspected drunk driver the night of July 17, 2010. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, officers found the man lying on Alvarado Road near Alvarado Court. The motorist, a 57-year-old woman, had initially left the scene, but returned later and told officials that she thought she had “hit something.” Police determined that she struck the man, who sustained head injuries and a broken leg as a result of the collision. Authorities also determined that the accident was alcohol-related. The woman was arrested. An investigation is ongoing.
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