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An elderly woman on a scooter was hit by a golf cart at Leisure World in Seal Beach.

Pedestrian accident: A 93-year-old woman on a motorized scooter was hospitalized Tuesday after she was hit by a golf cart at Leisure World in Seal Beach.

•    A 93-year-old woman on a motorized scooter was crossing the street in a crosswalk.

•    A golf cart failed to stop and crashed into the woman.

•    The woman was hospitalized with major injuries.

The accident occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m., according to a report in the Orange County Register.

The victim was in a crosswalk on St. Andrews Drive, north of Tam O’Shanter Road, when a golf cart failed to stop and struck her.

Police said the elderly woman suffered “very serious injuries” and was taken to Long Beach Memorial Hospital to be treated.

The driver of the golf cart was not immediately arrested, but the accident remains under investigation. Police are urging anyone with information about the accident to contact traffic investigator Joe Garcia at 562-799-4100, Ext. 1649.

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.

California Pedestrian Accident Lawyers

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.

 Stockton 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 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.

Riverside 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.

Two teen boys were struck by a car as they were trying to push their disabled car off the 101 freeway in San Luis Obispo.

Pedestrian accident: Two teens were hospitalized after being struck by a car Saturday night while trying to push their disabled vehicle out of the way on Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo.

•   A Pontiac Bonneville hit an empty stroller that had been left in the fast lane of Highway 101.

•   The collision disabled the car, so the teen driver and passenger tried to push it out of the traffic lane. Other motorists stopped to help.

•   A vehicle approached in the middle lane and suddenly swerved into the fast lane, striking one of the pedestrians and pushing the disabled vehicle into another.

•   One of the victims suffered a broken leg. The other had multiple fractures.

The freeway accident occurred at about 9:25 p.m., according to a KSBY News report.

The California Highway Patrol said 17 year-old Cody Tyler Oakley of Santa Maria was driving a Pontiac Bonneville northbound on Highway 101 when he struck an empty stroller in the fast lane.

The CHP did not say how the stroller got there, how long it had been sitting on the freeway, or why it had not been removed.

The collision with the stroller disabled the Pontiac, so Oakley and his passenger – 17 year-old Michael Cash of Nipomo — got out of the vehicle and attempted to move it out of the fast lane. Several other motorists stopped to assist, according to the CHP.

A northbound Saturn Ion, driven by 20 year-old Neisha Bree Diaz of Arroyo Grande, approached in the middle lane. Diaz suddenly swerved to the left and struck Oakley. The impact caused the Pontiac to strike Cash. Both victims suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized.

Emergency workers transported both Oakley and Cash to Sierra Vista Hospital. Oakley suffered a broken leg and Cash suffered multiple fractures, according to the KSBW report.

Diaz sustained minor injuries. She was treated and released at the scene.

Diaz later said she had swerved to avoid hitting a stopped vehicle on the freeway. There are three northbound lanes in that section of Highway 101. The KSBW report did not indicate why Diaz swerved into the fast lane, where the teens were pushing the disabled Pontiac, rather than into the right lane.

CHP investigators said there was no evidence that alcohol was a factor in the accident.

San Luis Obispo 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 for 35 years. The nationwide toll-free number to call for a free consultation is 1-866-692-8126.