[12-03-2022] San Diego County, CA – Elderly Woman Walking Her Dog Struck and Killed by Car in Poway

Authorities said a 69-year-old woman walking her dog was struck and killed by a car in Poway on Saturday morning, December 03, 2022.

According to the San Diego County Sheriff’s office, the fatal crash happened after 9:00 a.m. at the intersection of Edgemoor Street and Midland Road.

A 35-year-old man was traveling west on Edgemoor on a Ford Ranger when he stopped at a stop sign and turned left at Midland.

The driver reportedly failed to give the elderly woman the right-of-way at the marked crosswalk and hit her. He claimed he did not see her walking on the road.

After being taken to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, the woman passed away from her wounds. Her identity hasn’t been made public yet.

Sheriffs suspect that neither alcohol nor drugs played a role in the deadly crash.

The woman’s dog was unharmed and lives with a neighbor while the family is informed.

Fatal Pedestrian Accident Statistics

The number of people killed in car accidents decreased by 14% between 2007 and 2016, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association. However, pedestrian deaths increased by 27% within the same time frame.

All of this evidence shows that pedestrians in the United States are more likely to be hurt or killed in automobile accidents in the next years.

In 2016, there were at least 5,907 people killed in automobile accidents across the United States. By the end of that year, experts said, 88 lives were lost every minute on average. About 137,000 persons in the United States required immediate medical attention in 2017 due to injuries sustained in automobile collisions.

There were 893 fatalities and 14,000 injuries in California car accidents in 2012. When comparing all 50 states, California has the highest rate of pedestrian deaths and severe injuries.

Pedestrian Accident Lawyers in Poway

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