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A 42-year-old man was struck and killed in a Los Angeles County hit-and-run pedestrian accident on November 9, 2008. The pedestrian accident victim has been identified as Rigoberto Pivaral of Los Angeles. According to a news report in the Daily Breeze, Pivaral was found lying in the street unconscious next to a parked car in the 10600 block of South Hoover Street in an unincorporated area between Carson and Gardena.

Los Angeles Police Department’s traffic investigators are seeking the public’s help in locating this hit-and-run driver who is still at large. Pivaral died later from his injuries in an area hospital. LAPD officials are still trying to determine what time the accident took place. But investigators believe Pivaral was walking east on Hoover from 107th Street when he was struck by a vehicle traveling north on Hoover. If you witnessed this 11/9/08 pedestrian accident or have any information about the hit-and-run driver or vehicle, please call LAPD South Traffic Division Detective Jimmy Render at 323-290-6067.

My heart goes out to the family of Rigoberto Pivaral. Getting killed in an auto accident is tragic. But when a loved one is struck by a driver and left to die on the street, it is heartbreaking. Please keep Pivaral’s family in your prayers.
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Police have identified the man who was killed in an October 28, 2008 Huntington Beach pedestrian accident on Beach Boulevard as 45-year-old John Turner of Buena Park. According to an article in The Orange County Register, Turner was walking in the northbound lanes of Beach, north of Utica Street when the accident happened. 29-year-old Kristine Graham, who was driving a Nissan Murano sport utility vehicle in the fast lane, struck Turner.

Police say Turner didn’t appear to have been walking in a crosswalk. Graham has not yet been arrested or cited pending an accident investigation. Anyone who witnessed this fatal 10/28/08 Huntington Beach pedestrian accident is asked to call police traffic investigators at 714-536-5666.

According to California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System (SWITRS), in 2006, there were four pedestrian accident related deaths and 55 injuries in Huntington Beach. In Orange County as a whole, there were 45 fatalities and 802 injuries relating to pedestrian accidents during the same time period.
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Pedestrian Seferino Hernandez Marchan, 73, was killed crossing a Pomona street intersection on October 14, 2008 after a driver struck him. According to an article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Marchan was crossing Mission Boulevard at Elm Street when he was hit by a 1993 Toyota Corolla driven by 24-year-old Maria Marquez Pasillas. Marchan died after undergoing surgery for severe head trauma and fractures.

Pomona Police Department’s major accident investigation team is still trying to determine what caused this accident. Anyone who witnessed this 10/14/2008 fatal pedestrian accident is asked to call investigators at 909-620-2480.

I offer my condolences to the family of Seferino Hernandez Marchan for their tragic loss.

In the City of Pomona, there were two pedestrian involved fatalities in 2006 and 45 pedestrian accident involved injuries during the same period, according to statistics from California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System. In Los Angeles County, there were a total of 214 deaths and 4,964 injuries relating to pedestrians in 2006.
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April Maher, 17, of Highland, was killed in a pedestrian accident on October 7, 2008 after she was struck by a hit-and-run driver who is still at large. According to this ABC News report, April was walking with friends on Del Rosa Avenue when she was hit from behind by a speeding car. The stretch of Del Rosa Avenue is reportedly one without sidewalks and packed with parked cars, forcing pedestrians to walk on the street.

April Maher was struck and thrown at least 40 feet landing underneath one of the parked cars. April was pronounced dead at a local hospital. San Bernardo County Sheriff’s Department investigators believe the hit-and-run vehicle has front-end damage and could have been a Toyota. Anyone with information about this horrible hit-and-run pedestrian accident is asked to call 909-425-9793.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family of April Maher. They have suffered a tragic loss. Please keep them in your prayers.

Clearly, this Highland roadway was dangerous for pedestrians since there were no sidewalks. The cars parked on the sides of Del Rosa Avenue made it impossible for these girls to walk a safe distance away from traffic. I trust that the hit-and-run driver in this case will be apprehended and brought to justice. There is no question whoever this driver is should be held criminally and civilly responsible for this tragic accident.
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William Leo Halstenson, 51, of Kentfield, California, died September 29, 2008 in a pedestrian versus auto accident after he was struck down in a crosswalk. According to an article in the Marin Independent Journal, the 9/29/08 pedestrian accident occurred as Halstenson was crossing Sir Francis Drake Boulevard at Ash Avenue near College Avenue.

Halstenson was hit by an eastbound Chevrolet Impala driven by 18-year-old Michael McGhee of Pinole. Halstenson was pronounced dead at the scene. California Highway Patrol officials said Halstenson was walking in the crosswalk and hit because McGhee failed to yield the right of way. Officials determined that McGhee was not under the influence of alcohol at the time of the fatal pedestrian accident.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family of William Leo Halstenson for their irreparable loss.
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Cyrus Syadeh, 77, of Woodland Hills, died in an Irvine pedestrian accident on Sept. 22 after he was a struck by a vehicle on Culver Boulevard, The Orange County Register reports. Syadeh was reportedly struck and killed by a 41-year-old Newport Beach woman and was found lying in the street near Sandburg Way. Syadeh suffered multiple injuries and was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead.

Irvine Police officials said the driver, whose identify has not been revealed, was driving north on Culver when she hit Syadeh. Police are still trying to determine whether Syadeh was walking against the traffic signal and what color the light was for the driver. The driver has not been charged or detained. If you saw this pedestrian accident, please call Irvine police detective Jonathan Cherney at 949-724-7024.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Cyrus Syadeh for their tragic loss.
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Desi Hotchkiss, 49, a Laguna Beach resident, was seriously injured in a sport utility vehicle versus pedestrian accident after she was struck down crossing the street at the intersection of Aster and Cliff Drive. According to this article the North Laguna crosswalk collision happened Sept. 9 near the Coast Highway.

Laguna Beach Police Sgt. Jason Kravetz said Hotchkiss suffered head injuries and broken bones in her upper body. She was taken to Mission Trauma Center and is said to be in stable condition. Laura Downing, 44, the driver of a 2008 Porsche Cayenne SUV is believed to be responsible for the accident and for not yielding to a pedestrian crossing in a marked crosswalk. Officials say Downing of Huntington Beach was traveling northbound on Cliff Drive and she was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol when the accident occurred.

I wish Desi Hotchkiss the very best and hope she has a speedy recovery. I’m so relieved she was able to escape from such a terrible crash.
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Theodore Angle, 51, of Temecula, suffered critical injuries after he was struck by a car Sept. 6 while jogging on a city street, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Angle was jogging west on Redhawk Parkway toward Via Cordoba when he was struck by a 2000 Lexus RX300 sport utility vehicle. Riverside Police identified the driver of the SUV as Hauquiang Huang, 68, of Riverside.

Angle was transported to an area hospital where he was listed in critical condition. Huang was not arrested or cited. Riverside traffic investigators are looking for eyewitnesses to this pedestrian accident.

I wish Angle the very best for a speedy recovery from his injuries.

It’s still too early to tell how this incident happened. The news report does not tell us if Angle crossed the street in a crosswalk or at an intersection or if he simply ran across the eastbound lanes. I bet that’s why investigators are looking for people who saw it happen.
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Karey Marsh, 46, was killed Aug. 26 in a Thousand Oaks pedestrian accident after she was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. Marsh was jogging in the bike lane near Oak Park on Lindero Canyon Road when 23-year-old Nicholas Lagrotta struck her and veered off the road into some bushes, according to an article in the Ventura County Star.

Marsh was thrown 30 feet into the bushes. Lagrotta apparently wasn’t even aware that he’d hit someone. But deputies suspected he had struck someone because they saw Marsh’s jogging shoes on the sidewalk. Firefighters had to use a thermal camera to locate Marsh’s body and cut through the heavy shrubbery to get to her. Traffic investigators, who questioned Lagrotta, determined that he was under the influence of alcohol. They arrested Lagrotta on suspicion of driving under the influence and vehicular manslaughter.

I offer my heartfelt condolences to the family of Karey Marsh. Marsh was reportedly an experienced runner who had done early morning laps regularly around the neighborhood for many years.
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Demetrio Sosa, 61, was killed in a Sept. 3 Lincoln Heights pedestrian accident when a car whose driver was being pursued by police officers, struck him. According to an article in this Los Angeles Times news blog, LAPD officers saw the driver, 41-year-old Robert Palacios, who appeared to be under the influence, near Figueroa Street and 52nd Avenue in Highland Park and began following him without turning on their lights or sirens.

The officers reportedly followed Palacios onto the Pasadena and I-5 freeways and into the Lincoln Heights area when Palacios hit a minivan and then struck Sosa, who was walking down the street. Palacios has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family of Demetrio Sosa, an innocent bystander who was clearly at the wrong place at the wrong time.
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