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An SUV jumped a curb and killed an elderly pedestrian at a bus stop in Fresno. (Photo: ABC News)

Fatal pedestrian accident: An SUV jumped a curb and killed an elderly woman waiting at a bus stop Thursday near Fresno.

•   An elderly pedestrian was standing on a sidewalk near a bus stop when an SUV jumped the curb and struck her.

•   The pedestrian, who suffered severe injuries, was rushed to the hospital, where she died.

•   Police located the driver of the SUV, but did not release any information about him.

The deadly accident – on Shaw Avenue near Pollasky Avenue in Clovis — occurred shortly before 7 a.m., according to an ABC News report.

Clovis Police Sgt. Jim Koch said a sports utility vehicle traveling eastbound on Shaw Avenue jumped the curb for unknown reasons and went up onto the sidewalk near Pollasky Avenue.

The SUV struck 73-year-old Enedina Carrillo, who was standing on the sidewalk near a bus stop.

Carrillo was rushed to Community Regional Medical Center, where she died from the injuries she suffered in the accident, according to a report in the Fresno Bee.

Police did not release the identity of the SUV driver.

Pedestrian Accident Statistics

Every two minutes, a pedestrian is killed by a motor vehicle somewhere in the United States. Every eight minutes, another pedestrian is injured. In 2010, that added up to 4,280 pedestrian deaths and an estimated 70,000 serious pedestrian injuries in traffic crashes across the country, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

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Three pedestrians were seriously injured in three different accidents within three days in San Diego.

Pedestrian accidents continue to be a problem in San Diego, where two pedestrians were seriously injured this week alone, in two separate accidents within three days.

•    In San Diego, at least two pedestrians were struck by motor vehicles and suffered major injuries within three days.

•   In the first accident, a man was hit while trying to cross Sixth Avenue and was struck by a hit-and-run driver. The victim was hospitalized with broken bones and a serious head injury. 

•    In the second accident, a 20-year-old woman was hit by a pickup truck while trying to cross Tenth Avenue. She suffered a broken pelvis and other major injuries and was hospitalized in critical condition.

The first injury occurred Monday night, when a 49-year-old man was struck by a car that fled the scene in Hillcrest, according to a report in the San Diego Union Tribune.

San Diego Police officer Dino Delimitros said the pedestrian accident happened shortly after 8:15 p.m., at the intersection of Sixth Avenue and Evans Place.

The victim suffered a broken arm and head injuries, Delmitros said. He was taken to a hospital to be treated.

Police are still looking for the hit-and-run driver.

The second accident occurred Wednesday at about 8:15 a.m.,at Tenth Avenue and E Street, according to a KFMB News report.

A 20-year-old woman was walking in a crosswalk on Tenth Avenue when a red Dodge pickup truck made a left turn onto E Street and struck her down. The pedestrian was briefly trapped under the truck.

San Diego police Sgt. Ray Buttrick said the victim suffered a fractured pelvis and other major injuries. She was taken to UC San Diego Medical Center in critical condition, Buttrick said.

The driver, a man in his 30s, stopped and cooperated with police. Alcohol was not believed to be a factor in the accident.

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A 9-year-old boy is in critical condition after being hit by an SUV in Stockton.

Pedestrian accident: A 9-year-old boy was critically injured Wednesday when he was hit by a sports utility vehicle while crossing the street in Stockton.

•  A 9-year-old boy was crossing a street to get to a bakery when he was hit by an SUV.

•   The boy was thrown 30 to 50 feet on impact.

•   He suffered major injuries and was airlifted to a trauma center in critical condition.

•   The driver stayed at the scene to talk to police. He was not arrested.

The car accident occurred at about 8 a.m., according to a report in the Stockton Record.

The boy was crossing North California Streetto get to a local bakery when he was hit by a Honda SUV, Stockton Police Officer Joe Silva said.

Umberto Garcia, owner of Panaderia La Yolanda, said the boy came to the store to buy bread and realized he had forgotten his money.

He went home to get the money and was crossing the street on the way back to the store when he was hit. He was not in a crosswalk at the time.

Silva did not say how fast the SUV was traveling, but witnesses said the impact threw the boy 30 to 50 feet.

The boy suffered major injuries and was airlifted by helicopter to UC Davis Medical Center, where he was listed in critical condition.

Officer Silva said the driver of the SUV remained at the scene and cooperated with police. He was not expected to face charges.

Pedestrian Accident Statistics

Every two minutes, a pedestrian is killed by a motor vehicle somewhere in the United States. Every eight minutes, another pedestrian is injured. In 2010, that added up to 4,280 pedestrian deaths and an estimated 70,000 serious pedestrian injuries in traffic crashes across the country, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).

The latest NHTSA figures show that:

• Almost 80 percent of pedestrian fatalities did not occur it intersections.
• Almost one-fifth of children aged 5 to 9 killed in traffic crashes were pedestrians.
• More than 7 percent of pedestrian deaths were children age 15 and younger.
• Almost three-quarters (23 percent) of all pedestrians injured in traffic crashes were under age 15.
• Roughly three out of every four (72 percent) pedestrian fatalities occur in urban areas.
• Alcohol is a major factor in 47 percent of pedestrian deaths.

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A Caltrans worker was critically injured by a hit-and-run drunk driver on Riverside.

Police caught and arrested a hit-and-run drunk driver who struck and critically injured a Caltrans worker Monday night on Highway 91 in Riverside.

•  A Caltrans worker was setting out cones in an area between Highway 91 and an offramp when a drunk driver veered off the road and hit him.

•   The motorist fled the scene but was caught and arrested about a mile away.

•   The victim suffered critical injuries.

•   The hit-and-run driver was charged with  felony hit and run, DUI causing great bodily injury, and driving without a license.

The pedestrian accident occurred at about 9:30 p.m., according to a report in the Riverside Press-Enterprise.

California Highway Patrol officials said a 37-year-old Caltrans worker, whose name was not released, was setting out traffic cones in the area between westbound Highway 91 and the 14th Street offramp at the time of the accident.

The suspect, 30-year-old Enrique Lopez Lopez of Moreno Valley, veered onto the right shoulder, struck the worker and fled the scene, the CHP said.

“He never attempted to stop or hit the brakes,” Caltrans spokeswoman Terri Kasinga told the Press-Enterprise. “The other worker just heard a thud and saw his partner slide across the ground while the driver just kept on going.”

The victim suffered critical injuries and remained hospitalized.

Riverside police found Lopez about a mile away, near Central Avenue . He was stopped in a 1996 Honda Accord with major front-end damage.

Police arrested him on charges of felony hit and run, DUI causing great bodily injury, and driving without a license. He was booked into booked at Robert Presley Detention Center, according to an ABC News report. His bail was set at $50,000.

The victim was an Azusa resident who was working for Lake Forest-based SEMA Construction, the Caltrans contractor on the Highway 91 carpool lane project.

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A driver was arrested a his home after a fatal hit-and-run pedestrian accident near Vacaville.

Fatal hit-and-run accident: A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after he struck and killed a pedestrian on Peabody Road near Fairfield.

•   A pedestrian was struck and killed by a pickup truck on a rural road near Fairfield.

•   The driver fled the scene.

•   Police found out about the dead body several hours later and went to the scene to investigate.

•   Investigators  found debris from the truck with the VIN number on it, and located the vehicle and the hit-and-run driver at his parents’ house in Vacaville.

•   The 23-year-old driver was arrested and jailed on felony hit-and-run charges.

Fairfield police officers were called to the scene of a deadly pedestrian accident in an unincorporated area of Solano County at about 8:34 a.m., according to an article in the Vacaville Reporter.

California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Parker said investigators believe the victim, 28-year-old Moses L. Sala of Fairfield, had been killed several hours before they were called to the scene.

Parker said Sala, who was wearing a backpack, had been walking southbound on Peabody Road just north of Chuck Hammond Drive when he was struck by a southbound 2012 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck.

The driver of the truck, 23-year-old Alex Perez Jr., also of Fairfield, fled the scene.

CHP investigators found pieces of debris from the damaged truck that contained the truck’s VIN number and were able to trace the vehicle to Perez, Parker said.

Officials later located the truck and Perez at his parents’ home in Vacaville. The truck was seized and Perez was arrested on felony hit-and-run charges, Parker said. He was booked into Solano County Jail.

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An unlicensed driver faces felony manslaughter charges after striking and killing a wheelchair-bound pedestrian near Visalia.

The Tulare County coroner’s office announced Thursday that it has identified a pedestrian who was struck and killed Tuesday on Highway 63 near Visalia.

•   A pedestrian in a wheelchair attempted to cross a four-lane street/highway at an intersection.

•   An  unlicensed driver in a Jeep SUV didn’t see the man at first and then panicked, hitting the gas pedal instead of the brake.

•   The Jeep slammed into the wheelchair, knocking the man to the ground. He died from his injuries.

The fatal accident occurred at about 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to an article in the Fresno Bee.

The California Highway Patrol said a pedestrian in a wheelchair — later identified as 86-year-old Benjamin Laigo of Orosi — was attempting to cross Highway 63 at the intersection with Miller Road at the time of the accident.

CHP Officer Chris Wright told the Visalia Times-Delta that Laigo was in an unmarked crosswalk when he was struck and killed by a 1991 Jeep Cherokee traveling northbound on Highway 63 at about 35 mph.

“He was right at the intersection,” Wright said.

Wright said the driver of the Jeep, 52-year-old Julio Dominguez of Cutler, told officers he didn’t see Laigo in the street  until his 8-year-old grandson shouted, “Watch out!”

Dominguez then panicked and stepped on the accelerator instead of the brake, Wright said. The Jeep slammed into the wheelchair, throwing Laigo onto the road.

The 86-year-old victim was airlifted to Tulare Regional Medical Center (in the city of Tulare), where he died from the injuries he suffered in the accident.

Dominguez was not arrested at the scene, Wright said, but he was visibly distraught.

“He was pretty shaken up about it,” Wright said. “He made a mistake.”

Wright said the CHP would request that the District Attorney’s Office file charges against Dominguez, including misdemeanor manslaughter, driving without a license, and felony failure to yield to a pedestrian.

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A hit-and-run driver has been arrested in connection with a pedestrian accident that killed a 72-year-old woman in San Ramon over the weekend.

Police arrested a hit-and-run driver Monday in connection with a pedestrian accident that killed a 72-year-old woman Sunday night in San Ramon.

•   An elderly woman was crossing a San Ramon street at 7 p.m., when it was still very light outdoors.

•   A driver struck the woman with an SUV and fled the scene.

•   The woman died a few hours later from injuries she sustained in the accident.

•   Police found and arrested the man, who also was wanted for a burglary.

The fatal hit-and-run accident occurred at around 7 p.m., according to a report in the San Ramon Express.

Police said the elderly woman, whose name was withheld, was trying to cross Bollinger Canyon Road at Canyon Lakes Drive when she was struck by a red Ford Explorer sports utility vehicle.

Witnesses said the vehicle then sped up and fled the scene. They were able to describe both the SUV and its driver to police.

The victim suffered severe injuries. Paramedics treated her at the scene and then airlifted her via helicopter to the Level II trauma unit at John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. She died from the injuries she sustained in the accident at about 10 p.m., according to police.

Police tracked down the Explorer and  positively identified Stubblefield as the driver of the vehicle that struck the woman. Stubblefield was on probation and had an open arrest warrant for burglary, according to a KTVU News report.

He was arrested on charges of driving with a suspended license, hit-and-run resulting in death, vehicular manslaughter, and probation violation.

Police are still investigating the accident and urge anyone with any information to call the San Ramon Police Department at 925-973-2700.

Pedestrian Accident Statistics

More than 4,000 pedestrians are killed every year — 11 every day — after being struck by motor vehicles, according to the latest National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics. An additional 59,000 are seriously injured.

The latest NHTSA figures show that:

• 69 percent of pedestrians killed in 2009 were males.
• Almost three out of every four pedestrian fatalities occur in urban areas (72 percent).
• The top four states for pedestrian fatalities are California, Florida, Texas, and New York. These four states make up 41 percent of pedestrian fatalities nationwide while only accounting for 5 percent of the total traffic fatalities across the country.
• Nearly one-half (48 percent) of all pedestrian fatalities occurred on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday — 70 percent occur at night (4 p.m. to 4 a.m.).

Alcohol is a major factor in pedestrian deaths, according to the non-profit Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). In 2009, 37 percent of fatally injured pedestrians 16 and older had blood alcohol concentrations at or above the legal limit of 0.08 percent. Fifteen percent of drivers involved in pedestrian deaths had blood alcohol levels at or above the legal limit.

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An 84-year-old woman was struck and killed by a school bus in Fortuna, 20 miles south of Eureka..

Fatal pedestrian accident: School district officials announced on Wednesday that a school bus driver was placed on leave after she struck and killed an 84-year-old woman in a Fortuna crosswalk, about 20 miles south of Eureka.

•   A school bus transporting 18 elementary school children turned left at an intersection and struck an elderly pedestrian in the crosswalk.

•   The bus completely ran over the pedestrian, with both the front and rear tires.

•   The victim died at the scene.

Fortuna Union High School District Superintendent Glen Senestraro said 60-year-old driver Helen Belloni has been placed on leave after the accident, according to an article in the Eureka Times-Standard.

The accident occurred on Tuesday at 7:39 a.m., the California Highway Patrol accident report stated.

CHP officer Paul Dahlen said Belloni was turning left from School Road onto Rohnerville Road when she struck 84-year-old Audrey McRoberts in a crosswalk. McRoberts, who lived with her son close to the scene of the accident, was out for her daily morning walk.

The left side of the bus struck McRoberts and then completely ran over her with both the front and rear tires, Deputy County Coroner Roy Horton said.

”The entire weight of the school bus went over her,” Horton told the Times-Standard.

The victim died at the scene.

Why Belloni did not see the McRoberts is not clear. At least 10 people witnessed the accident, CHP officials said. Some of them said McRoberts was in Belloni’s blind spot, but others said the victim was in plain sight. The CHP report said McRoberts was inside of the crosswalk.

“It’s a terrible, terrible accident,” Dahlen told the Times-Standard.

Dahlen said neither drugs nor alcohol were involved. Belloni was not arrested at the scene. Dahlen said it will be up to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office to decide whether they want to file vehicular manslaughter charges against her.

Both the victim and the school bus driver were well-loved members of the community. The tragic accident has been devastating to the school and the entire community, officials said. Counseling services were offered to students affected by the accident.

”We sent a team of psychologists and counselors to the schools,”  Humboldt County Office of Education Assistant Superintendent Richard Hanger told the Times-Standard. “Services were offered throughout that immediate area.”

There were 18 elementary school students on the bus at the time of the accident. No one was injured.

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