Category : Pedestrian Accidents

How Inadequate Pedestrian Crossing Safety Failed A Parent

July 30th, 2011
Pedestrian Crossing Safety

What is wrong with pedestrian infrastructure?

The case of a Georgia woman, who is due to be sentenced in the death of her four-year-old child in a pedestrian accident due to lack of pedestrian crossing safety, illustrates to Los Angeles pedestrian  accident lawyers the importance for pedestrian safety initiatives in this state too.  The woman had been crossing the street with her son away from a marked crosswalk, when he was hit by a car and died.  She was promptly charged in his death.

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New UCLA Grad Killed in Santa Monica Pedestrian Car Accident

July 25th, 2011

 

Pedestrian Car Accident

A fresh new graduate killed in a pedestrian accident

A fresh new graduate of the University of California Los Angeles was killed in a pedestrian car accident in Santa Monica last week.  The woman had been out celebrating her graduation when she was hit by a car.

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Elderly Los Angeles Pedestrians at High Risk of Accidents on Crosswalks

June 27th, 2011
Elderly Accidents on Crosswalks

Elderly Los Angeles pedestrians are having issues on the poorly designed crosswalks.

Shortsighted traffic and road planning has resulted in crosswalks designed for fast-moving traffic and younger pedestrians, resulting in a high risk of accidents involving older pedestrians who are not able to move as fast.  The Los Angeles Times is reporting on a much-ignored safety problem that is gaining prominence this summer when more numbers of pedestrians are on our streets.

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Another Pedestrian Killed in Hollywood Accident

June 16th, 2011
Deadly Hollywood Pedestrian Accident

A 40-year-old man was hit in the early hours while he was walking along the street.

Yet another pedestrian has been killed in an accident on Highland Avenue between Sunset and Hollywood Boulevards in Hollywood.  The 40-year-old man was walking in the early hours of the morning when he was hit by a taxi cab, and sustained fatal injuries.  Los Angeles police are still investigating the accident.

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Driver in Fatal San Francisco Pedestrian Accident Faces Charges

June 8th, 2011
Fatal San Francisco Pedestrian Accident

Please don't text and drive, texts can wait!

A college student, who was driving the vehicle that killed a toddler in a pedestrian accident, is facing charges of misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter.  The young woman was allegedly texting while driving at the time of the accident.  This is yet another accident that underscores to San Francisco car accident attorneys the need to target anti-distracted driving initiatives at young and teen drivers.

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Eight Years after Farmer’s Market Accident, Safety Barrier Make an Appearance

May 17th, 2011
Santa Monica pedestrian accidents

The city of Santa Monica is finally implementing a barrier to protest the shoppers at the farmer's market.

Eight years after a horrifying accident in Farmer’s Market in Santa Monica killed 10 people, safety barrier designed to prevent a repeat of the deadly crash have come up at the site.  According to the Los Angeles Times, the safety netting which has been in planning for three years, is due to come up at the Farmer’s Market in Santa Monica before the end of May.

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San Francisco Struggles to Deal with Rising Pedestrian Accident Rates

April 18th, 2011
San Francisco Pedestrian Accident

Don't let Lombard Street's beauty fool you!

The city of San Francisco has become dangerous for pedestrians over the years, to the point where there are at least two pedestrian accidents every day.  A new report by Streets Blog shows the economic toll of these distractions.  The data has been compiled by the Pedestrian Safety Advisory Committee.  According to the Committee, there are more than 800 pedestrian accidents a year in San Francisco, and these contribute to a $76 million dollar bill for injuries.

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California Jury Awards $18 Million to Sacramento Pedestrian Injured in Accident

April 8th, 2011
Pedestrian Accident in Sacramento

A sign like this could of prevented the accident

A California jury has found that a pedestrian, who was seriously injured when she was struck by a car while jogging, should be awarded $18 million by the city of Sacramento.  The jury has found that the accident was the result of the city’s negligent maintenance of roadways.

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Technology Could Lessen Impact of Serious Pedestrian Accidents

April 5th, 2011
pedestrain accidents in Los Angeles

Pedestrian accidents should be a thing of the past

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is calling for greater use of technological aids to minimize the number of pedestrian accidents in the country.  The Insurance Institute has conducted research into the most common types of pedestrian accidents, and how tech aids can help prevent these.

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Murietta Man Seriously Injured in Los Angeles Party Bus Accident

March 17th, 2011

Party Bus Pedestrian AccidentA Murietta man is in a serious condition after sustaining injuries in a pedestrian accident involving a Los Angeles party bus.  The 22-year-old man was trying to catch the bus on North McFadden Place at Yucca Street when he was struck by the bus which was turning southbound.  The victim ended up underneath the bus, and sustained serious injuries.

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