Archive for the ‘Pedestrian accidents’ Category

According to the Press Enterprise, Charlie Wolcott, 55, has been in a coma since being hit by a car at Sixth and Victoria streets in Corona after a driver ignored a crosswalk in July 2006.  On the second anniversary of the accident, Diane Ward, Wolcott’s sister, launched Charlie’s Cause, a crosswalk sting that resulted in [...]

According to the Los Angeles Times, Martin Burt Kuehl, 42, a motorist from Costa Mesa, was ordered to stand trial for vehicle manslaughter with gross negligence after he allegedly killed a pedestrian minutes after he was texting on his cellphone in the car.  If convicted of manslaughter, he faces up to nine years in prison.  [...]