Category: Pedestrian Accidents

Whether California residents enjoy walking as a way to get around town or they walk to get to work, they are extremely vulnerable against their fellow motorists. In fact, an average of 430 people around the country suffer injuries from a pedestrian accident each day that require emergency treatment. Due to the...

A frightening situation worsened for a man who barely avoided going over a cliff in his SUV while driving on Malibu Canyon Road. A statement from the sheriff's station in Malibu-Lost Hills explained that a tour bus struck a man who escaped his vehicle that was teetering over the edge of a...

Pedestrians in California may want to exercise caution if they are walking along streets and highways, even if they are on sidewalks. That is because more pedestrians are killed by motor vehicles in California than most other states.

During the first six months of 2015, pedestrian fatalities in California,...

A representative from the California Highway Patrol confirmed that officers responded to a pedestrian accident on the southbound land of Interstate 110 on Feb. 15. The accident occurred near the Florence Avenue exit. A driver had struck a man on the freeway and stayed on the scene while authorities attended the situation.

A hit-and-run accident in California has left a 24-year-old pedestrian dead. The alleged hit-and-run driver was arrested on Oct. 11 the same day as the accident that occurred at approximately 1:35 a.m.. The accident took place in the 1900 block of South Laurel Avenue, according to police. Witnesses to the accident reported...

Each year in California and around the country, pedestrians are struck by vehicles and are killed or seriously injured. While many of these types of accidents occur in mid-block areas rather than at intersections, improving pedestrian signals at crosswalks can significantly reduce both the number of accidents and the fatalities that result...

On Tuesday, March 31, 2015, a 23-year-old woman, Rita Caballero-Orta, was fatally struck and killed by a vehile while she was out on a morning jog. Ms. Caballero-Orta was jogging by the waterfront near the inetresection of Curtola Parkway and Marin Street when a sedan hit her.

The driver...

The guitarist, singer and songwriter David Crosby was involved in a pedestrian accident on the evening of March 22 according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident took place near the musician's Santa Ynez residence in Santa Barbara County. According to a CHP report, Crosby was traveling at approximately 50 mph when...

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released data regarding pedestrian traffic deaths, and some of the findings may be surprising to California residents. In 2012, over 4,700 pedestrians were killed in the United States, and around 76,000 were injured. This means a person died approximately every two hours from being struck...

A California pedestrian was killed when a car struck her on Aug. 9. The pedestrian accident occurred when the victim, an 89-year-old woman, was walking in the area. The vehicle was backing out of a driveway when it hit her.

The accident happened in Santa Clara in the 1200 block...