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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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A tow truck driver was struck and killed by a drunk driver in Malibu. (Photo: KTLA News)

Fatal pedestrian accident: A tow truck driver who was hooking up a disabled vehicle was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver Monday night  in Malibu.

•    A tow truck driver was outside of his vehicle, helping a stranded motorist on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu.

•    A speeding car crashed into the truck, did a barrel roll, and slammed into the tow truck driver in mid-air.

•    The tow truck driver, a father of three, died immediately. 

•    The car fled the scene but crashed into a parked car two miles away. Police arrested the driver, who sustained a critical head injury but was expected to survive.

The deadly hit-and- run accident occurred at 8:45 p.m. on Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) near Pepperdine University, according to a KTLA News report.

Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies told KTLA that the tow truck driver, 45-year-old Ronald Carver of Newbury Park, was outside of his vehicle helping a motorist whose vehicle was stranded on PCH at John Tyler Drive.

A silver Audi, driven by 44-year-old Jill Rose of Venice, came speeding down the narrow highway, hit the ramp of the flatbed tow vehicle truck, and then slammed into Carver, NBC News reported.

“The driver struck the ramp, did a complete barrel roll, then hit the person in mid-air,” Sgt. Philip Brooks, of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, told NBC.

Carver, who was a father of three, died on impact.

Rose continued driving and then crashed into a parked car near the Malibu Pier, two miles away. She sustained a severe brain hemorrhage in the accident, police said. She was arrested at the scene and then rushed to UCLA Medical Center, where she was listed in critical condition. Authorities said she was expected to survive.

Police did not yet know whether drugs or alcohol were involved in the accident; investigators were awaiting results of toxicology tests. Police said Rose has a history of opiate abuse.

If no drugs or alcohol are involved, Rose would face charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony hit-and-run, police said. If she was under the influence, further charges would be added.

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Three pedestrians were killed by a drunk driver in Anaheim.

Fatal pedestrian accident: A mother, daughter, and niece were struck and killed by a drunk driver Sunday night in Anaheim.

•   Three women were crossing the street after a baby shower when they were struck by a drunk driver.

•   All three women were killed in the accident.

•   The driver who hit them was arrested on charges of felony drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter.

The deadly drunk driving accident occurred at about 11 p.m., according to an NBC News report.

Anaheim Police Sgt. Bob Dunn said the three victims — 56-year-old Carmen Mendoza, daughter Sheyla Mendoza, 21, and niece Stephanie Henriquez, also 21 — were walking home from a baby shower when the accident happened.

The women were crossing Western Avenue (at Lincoln Avenue) when they were stuck by a red four-door Honda Civic traveling northbound on Western. His rate of speed was not immediately known.

All three women were killed. Sheyla Mendoza died at the scene, according to a report in the Long Beach Press-Telegram.  The other two victims were taken to UCI Medical Center, where they were pronounced dead.

The driver, 40-year-old Anthony Lewis Sanchez of Buena Park, was arrested charges of felony drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter, Dunn said.

Sanchez and his unidentified female passenger both suffered minor injuries and were taken to area hospitals to be treated. Sanchezs was booked into the Orange County Men’s Intake Release Center with bail set at $500,000. He was scheduled to appear in Central Jail Court on Monday.

Anaheim Pedestrian Accident Lawyers

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One pedestrian was killed and two others injured when a drunk driver slammed into them and knocked them down a steep hillside in San Francisco. (Video capture: KTVU)

Fatal pedestrian accident: Police arrested a drunk driver who slammed into three pedestrians and fled the scene Thursday night in the Twin Peaks district of San Francisco. One of the victims died.

•    Four tourists were walking along Christmas Tree Point Road when three of them were struck by a car and knocked 30 feet down a hillside.

•    All of the victims were hospitalized. One of them died.

•   The driver fled the scene but was found nearby. She and two of her passengers, all in their early 20s, were arrested on alcohol-related charges. A 17-year-old passenger was injured and hospitalized.

•    The drunk driver was charged with several felonies, including gross vehicular manslaughter, and with endangering and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.

The hit-and-run accident occurred shortly before 9 p.m., according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.

Ssn Francisco Police Sgt Michael Andraychak said 56-year-old Chinese citizen Yuee Yao and three companions were walking along Christmas Tree Point Road when a four-door sedan struck three of them and knocked them about 30 feet down a hillside, police Lt. Simon Silverman told  CBS Channel 5 News.

A fourth pedestrian was able to jump out of the way and was not hit, said Andraychak said.

Police and firefighters responded to the scene and were able to pull the injured pedestrians back up the hill. All three of the victims were taken to a hospital, where Yao was pronounced dead. The other two were expected to survive

The sedan fled the scene, but was found parked nearby in the Twin Peaks lookout point parking lot. The driver, 23-year-old San Francisco resident Gina Eunice was in the car, along with three passengers — two men aged 22 and 25, and a 17-year-old girl.

Eunice was arrested on several charges, including felony drunk driving, and the two male passengers were arrested for public drunkenness. The 17-year-old girl was injured in the accident and was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, according to the CBS report.

San Francisco District Attorney’s office spokesman Alex Bastian said Eunice was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, two counts of DUI causing injury, and one count of hit-and-run resulting in death, all felonies. She also faces two misdemeanor counts of endangering the health of a minor and contributing to the delinquency of a minor, Bastian said.

San Francisco Pedestrian Accident Lawyers

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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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A 78-year-old man was killed in a pedestrian accident in Yuba City.

Police are awaiting toxicology reports in a pedestrian accident that took the life of a 78-year-old man Sunday in Yuba City.

•  An elderly man was crossing the street when he was struck and killed by a pickup truck.

•   Details of the accident are still under investigation.

•   Police said alcohol was not suspected to be a factor, but they are awaiting toxicology reports.

The fatal pedestrian accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m., according to a report in the Appeal-Democrat.

The Yuba City Police Department said 78-year-old  Antonio Jimenez of Yuba City was walking across Gray Avenue at Forbes Avenue when he was struck by a 1998 Dodge pickup truck driven by 35-year-old Dave Roda, also  of Yuba City.

Jimenez died at the scene.

Police said alcohol was not suspected to be a factor in the accident, but Sgt. Michael Green said that the accident is still under investigation. Toxicology test results could take more than a week to process, Greene said.

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 elderly man was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver on the street in front of his home in North Hollywood.

Fatal pedestrian accident: Police arrested a suspect in the hit-and-run death of a 72-year-old man who was struck while crossing the street to get breakfast Sunday in North Hollywood.

•   A 21-year-old driver in a black GMC truck ran over an elderly pedestrian who was crossing the street in front of his home.

•  The driver fled the scene, but later was involved in an accident on the I-5 freeway.

•   Police found the elderly victim’s wallet and other possessions in the wrecked truck.

The deadly pedestrian accident occurred at around 5 a.m. in the 8100 block of Lankershim Blvd, according to a CBS News report.

Sgt. Larry Jones from the Los Angeles Police Department said the elderly man was walking across the street from his home to get breakfast at McDonald’s when he was struck by a black GMC S15 pick-up truck.

“A pickup truck was seen leaving the scene of the accident, apparently with a flat tire,” Jones said. “[The driver] stopped to change the flat tire.”

The victim, whose identity has been withheld pending notification of his next of kin, was transported to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills where he died, according to a City News Service report quoted in the LAist.

The driver fled the scene in the truck, but two hours later was involved in another accident on Interstate 5. The truck flipped over and the driver — 21-year-old Adrian Cervantes of Panorama City — was taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center to be treated for injuries he sustained in the second accident.

Investigators who searched Cervantes’ vehicle found the 72-year-old pedestrian accident victim’s wallet and other personal property, Jones said.

“I haven’t seen somebody run a victim over, come back around and take their property from them, and then leave,” said Jones.

Authorities don’t know why Cervantes had the victim’s possessions, but there was speculation that the suspect may have removed he identifying information when he stopped to fix his tire, according to an NBC News report.

Cervantes was booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run.

According to the Los Angeles Daily News, police are urging anyone who saw the pedestrian accident or helped change a flat tire near Lankershim Boulevard and Sherman Way to call Valley Traffic detectives at 818-644-8034.

Witnesses may also call Los Angeles Police Department tip line at 877-LAPD-247 (527-3247). To remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or text “LAPD” followed by a message to CRIMES (274637).

Los Angeles Pedestrian Accident Lawyers

The trial attorneys at Blackman Legal Group, a California-based law firm founded by renowned trial attorney Clifford Blackman, have successfully represented pedestrian accident victims and their families for 35 years. The nationwide toll-free number to call for a free consultation is 1-866-692-8126.

A school bus driver was arrested on DUI charges after she struck and killed an elderly woman. (Photo: Ventura County Star)

Fatal DUI crash: A school bus driver was arrested for being under the influence of a controlled substance when she struck and killed an elderly woman trying to cross the street Wednesday in Ventura.

•    A school bus driver who recently underwent back surgery struck and killed an elderly pedestrian in a  crosswalk. 

•    Investigators said the driver failed a field sobriety test and that she was under the influence of a controlled substance. 

•    The driver was arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony DUI.

•    None of the 11 children on the bus was hurt.

The tragic pedestrian accident occurred at 2:55 p.m., according to a report in the Ventura County Star.

The California Highway Patrol said the bus, driven by 54-year-old Ventura resident Joanne Madaule, had 11 disabled children aboard when the accident occurred.

Madaule was driving nortbound on Brookshire Avenue at a very slow rate of speed when she turned left onto Woodland Street and hit 75-year-old Marguerita McIntosh, also of Ventura.

CHP officer Steve Reid said McIntosh was in the crosswalk and was crossing the street legally when she was hit by the bus. She suffered severe head injuries and was rushed to Ventura County Medical Center in critical condition. She died from her injuries at 6:38 p.m., according to the Star report.

No other injuries were reported. The children were not physically hurt, but school officials said extra counselors would be available to make sure the kids were all right after the trauma they witnessed.

Officer Reid said a drug recognition evaluator determined that Madaule was under the influence of a controlled substance. She was arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter and felony driving under the influence.

Madaule’s husband told CBS News that investigators made a mistake. He said his wife had undergone back surgery a week ago and still had IV needle marks on her arms. He said he believes that blood tests will prove Madaule was not on drugs at the time of the accident.

CHP officials confirmed that Madaule had failed a field sobriety test, according to ABC News. Reid said final blood test results would be forwarded to the District Attorney’s office, which will decide whether to file criminal charges against the bus driver.

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A pickup truck drove onto the sidewalk in front of the Walnut Creek Marriott Hotel and ran over a group of pedestrians, killing one. (Photo: Mercury News Media Center)

Fatal pedestrian accident: A woman was killed Saturday night when a pickup truck ran off the road and plowed into a group of four pedestrians on the sidewalk in front of a Marriott Hotel in Walnut Creek.

•   A pickup truck driver ran off the road and crashed into a group of pedestrians on the sidewalk. 

•   One woman was thrown into the busy street. She died at the scene. 

•   Another woman was thrown into a parking lot. She was hospitalized with severe injuries.

•   The pickup truck driver, who  had to be extricated from his vehicle, suffered serious injuries. He was arrested on vehicular manslaughter charges.

The deadly accident occurred at about 6:15 p.m. on North Main Street and Parkside Drive, according to a report in the Contra Costa Times.

Walnut Creek police Lt. Lanny Edwards said 53-year-old Walnut Creek resident Hossein Tabrizi was driving a red pickup truck southbound on North Main Street at the time of the accident.

For reasons that were not yet known, Tabrizi he drove onto the sidewalk on the west side of the street at the corner of Parkside Drive and slammed into a group of four pedestrians before it crashed into a street light pole and a retaining wall in front of the hotel.

The violent impact sent one of the victims flying several feet into a median in the center of the street. The woman — later identified as 52-year-old Sherry Hicks of Santa Barbara — died at the scene.

A second woman, who also was thrown into the air and landed in a parking lot, suffered severe injuries and was transported to a nearby hospital to be treated.

Tabrizi was trapped in his mangled pickup truck and had to be extricated from the vehicle by emergency personnel. He sustained serious injuries and was taken to a hospital, where he was arrested on vehicular manslaughter charges, Edwards said.

Officials closed a section of southbound North Main Street near the scene for around four hours while they cleared the area and conducted a preliminary investigation.

Walnut Creek Pedestrian Accident Lawyers

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A taxi ran a red light before striking and killing a pedestrian in San Francisco’s Tenderloin district.

Pedestrian fatality: A taxi driver ran a red light, was hit by another vehicle, and then struck and killed a pedestrian Saturday in San Francisco‘s Tenderloin district.

•   A taxi driver ran a red light and was hit by another car.  

•   Both vehicles spun out and the taxi hit a pedestrian who was legally crossing the street.

•   The pedestrian died.

The fatal accident occurred just before 7 p.m., according to a report in the San Francisco Chronicle.

San Francisco Police Department Albie Esparza said 38-year-old Edmund Capalla was legally crossing the intersection at Eddy and Larkin streets when he was hit by a taxi.

Witnesses said the taxi driver, whose identity was not released, had  run a red light and was hit by another car entering the intersection. The impact sent both cars into a spin and the taxi struck Capalla.

Capalla suffered severe injuries. He was taken to San Francisco General Hospital, where he died.

Esparza said no charges had yet been filed against the taxi driver, but recommendations will be forwarded to the District Attorney’s office once the investigation is complete.

“We have to see if he was negligent,” Esparza told the San Francisco Examiner. “He may have had a medical emergency, I don’t know.”

That response angered Walk SF executive director Elizabeth Stampe.

“The police should be telling us what actually happened, not speculating on excuses for the driver,” Stampe told the SF Streets blog. We know there was a medical emergency – Edmund Capalla was hit and killed while walking. We expect solid information from the police about how this occurred. Walk SF and its members want to see swift action on this case from the police and, if appropriate, from the District Attorney’s office.”

Capalla’s death was the eleventh known pedestrian fatality in San Francisco this year. In February, a  paratransit van driver was caught on video running over a pedestrian in a crosswalk at Eddy and Leavenworth streets, two blocks away from the intersection where Capalla was killed.  Police eventually issued that driver a traffic citation, but no criminal charges ever were filed.

San Francisco Pedestrian Accident Lawyers

The trial attorneys at Blackman Legal Group, a California-based law firm founded by renowned trial attorney Clifford Blackman, have successfully represented the families of pedestrian accident victims for 35 years. The nationwide toll-free number to call for a free consultation is 1-866-692-8126.