Fresno, CA – Pedestrian Injured When Struck by Vehicle
Fresno, CA (November 15, 2018) – On Wednesday afternoon a 29-year-old pedestrian walking in the area of Blackstone Avenue and Garland Avenue was struck by a Cadillac Escalade and dragged for 25 feet.
The incident occurred at about 2:45 in the afternoon. The victim and her friend were headed south on foot when they entered the pedestrian crossing zone on Garland Avenue. The Cadillac, driven by a 65-year-old woman, was preparing to turn north onto Blackstone Avenue from Garland when she struck one of the women who was still on the sidewalk and dragged her for quite some way. Paramedics and police quickly arrived on the scene and the victim was immediately transported to a nearby hospital for emergency medical treatment. The driver remained at the scene and has been very cooperative with local law enforcement.
As of this time, no arrests have been made and no further information is available on either party involved. The police investigation into what caused this terrible accident is still underway.
Pedestrian Accidents in California
According to data recently compiled by the California Department of Public Health, one-fifth (21%) of all fatalities resulting from car accidents are pedestrians. Between 2007 and 2013, the total number of injuries brought about by car accidents in the state of California was 1,668,082. Of those injuries, pedestrians accounted for 95,758 people in that grand total. Not surprisingly, over 98% of these injuries occurred in urban areas with the rural parts of California accounting for less than 2% of all pedestrian injuries.
If you or someone you love has been injured as a pedestrian who was not at fault, then the law entitles you to collect on any losses that you have suffered due to the negligence of the other person. Here at the Los Angeles Injury Group we care about your situation and want to do everything we can to help you put your life back together. Making sure that you get the compensation you deserve for your medical bills, lost wages, and pain and suffering is just one of the ways in which we do that. If you would like to meet with one of the attorneys on our team to receive a free case evaluation, then please give us a call at (310) 954-7248 today.
