A January 6, 2010 San Francisco car accident proved fatal for 54-year-old Feng Zhu, who was struck down in a marked crosswalk. The San Francisco Examiner reports that the fatal pedestrian collision occurred when Zhu was walking north on Sloat Boulevard near Forest View Drive. She was struck by a vehicle driven by a 68-year-old man whom police did not identify. Zhu was transported to an area hospital where she died from her injuries the morning after. Read More

A Long Beach car accident critically injured a man who was crossing the street at a local street intersection. The Press Telegram reports that the man was struck by a van while walking in a marked crosswalk on Ocean Boulevard at Orizaba Avenue the morning of January 14, 2010. The impact from the collision threw the victim about 30 feet from where he was hit. The critically injured man was taken to an area hospital. Police have issued a citation to the driver for failing to yield to a pedestrian in a crosswalk. Read More

A teen skateboarder was critically injured in a San Diego car accident after he was hit while crossing the road, the night of December 28, 2009. According to a 10news report, the pedestrian accident occurred at the intersection of East Vista Way and Arcadia Avenue. The 15-year-old boy was walking across East Vista Way when an SUV struck him and left the scene. The teenager suffered major head and internal injuries. He was taken to an area hospital and listed in critical condition. Authorities are still looking for the driver of the SUV who was last seen driving southbound on East Vista Way. Read More

A teenager who was killed in a San Bernardino car accident after she was struck by a vehicle, has been identified as 17-year-old Deanae Weatherall. The Victorville Daily Press reports that the accident occurred on the Outer Highway 18 in Apple Valley, the evening of December 20, 2009, when the girl was walking along the roadway. The female driver who struck Deanae stopped after the crash. Deanae was transported to an area hospital where she was pronounced dead. Alcohol or drugs were not a factor in this crash, according to San Bernardino County Sheriff's officials. If you witnessed this fatal pedestrian accident, please call the sheriff's Apple Valley station at 760-240-7400. Read More

Two separate San Francisco car accidents have caused critical injures to pedestrians, who now appear to be fighting for their lives. According to a Bay City News report, both pedestrian-car collisions occurred within minutes of each other on the morning of December 21, 2009. The first involved a 54-year-old female pedestrian who was struck by a car at the intersection of Van Ness Avenue and Grove Street near City Hall. The second also involved a woman who was hit by a different vehicle in the area of Quint Street and Palou Avenue, in Bayview. Both woman have suffered life-threatening injuries and are being treated in San Francisco General Hospital. Read More

A man who was killed in a Los Angeles car accident the morning of December 20, 2009, has been identified by authorities as 49-year-old Jamel Kammoun. The Daily Breeze reports that the fatal pedestrian accident occurred when Kammoun was struck by a car driven by a 17-year-old, when he was out on his morning walk on Hawthorne Boulevard. The teen driver, who officials say was speeding, lost control of his vehicle which then jumped the curb and hit Kammoun. The critically injured pedestrian was taken to an area hospital where he died. The 17-year-old could face vehicular manslaughter charges. He has not been arrested pending a police investigation. Read More

An elderly man has sustained serious injuries in a Los Angeles car accident, after he was hit by a car while walking across the road in a marked crosswalk. Read More

Police in Long Beach have identified a woman killed in a Long Beach car accident as 68-year-old Carmelita Delsol Rayos. Read More

A 44-year-old-man, killed in a Los Angeles car accident, has been identified as Theodore A. Beason, City News Service reports. The pedestrian-car accident occurred December 8, 2009, when a Honda van heading south on Corral Canyon Road struck Beason, who had also been walking south at the time. California Highway Patrol officials, who are investigating the accident, say Beason, for unknown reasons, stepped into the path of the vehicle. Kathleen Leigh Willie, 69, the driver of the Honda was not injured in this accident. She has not been cited as the investigation into the cause of this fatal accident continues. Read More

A 16-year-old girl has sustained life-threatening injuries in an Orange County car accident after she was hit by a minivan while crossing the street. The Orange County Register reports that the teen was walking in a marked crosswalk the afternoon of December 7, 2009, near the intersection of Newhope and Camille streets, when a 78-year-old man driving a Dodge minivan south on Newhope, hit her. The girl was dragged by the car for a short distance. She was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries. Police are still investigating and the driver has not yet been charged or cited. If you saw this accident, please call the Santa Ana Police Department at 714-245-8201.
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