[12-05-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Elderly Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Garbage Truck in San Pedro

An elderly male pedestrian was killed after getting hit by a garbage truck in San Pedro, Los Angeles, on Monday morning, December 05, 2022.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, the fatal pedestrian collision occurred at 5:09 a.m. on Pacific Avenue and 13th Street.

The responders arrived at the scene and declared the local man, reportedly in his 70s, dead from his injuries.

The victim was on a marked crosswalk when he was hit. The truck driver remained on the scene and cooperated with the police.

Pacific Avenue was shut down between the 13th and 14th streets as authorities went on with their investigation.

Fatal Pedestrian Accident Statistics

The number of lives lost due to car accidents decreased by 14% between 2007 and 2016, as reported by the Governors Highway Safety Association. Nonetheless, pedestrian fatalities increased by 27% throughout this time frame.

There will likely be a rise in the number of pedestrians hurt or killed by cars in the United States as a result of the trends shown above.

There were at least 5,907 fatalities attributed to automobile accidents in the United States in 2016. By the end of the year, researchers had calculated that almost 88 people were losing their lives per minute. In 2017, over 137,000 people in the United States were treated for injuries sustained in car accidents and required transportation to an emergency hospital.

In 2012, car accidents in California claimed 893 lives and injured 14,000. In a comparison of all 50 states, California stands out as having the highest rate of pedestrian deaths and severe injuries.

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