[12-09-2022] Los Angeles County, CA – Woman and Three Kids Struck and Injured by Car in North Hollywood

Authorities said a female pedestrian and three children were injured after being hit by a car in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, on Friday evening, December 09, 2022.

According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the crash occurred shortly before 6:00 p.m. near Oxnard Street and Vineland Avenue.

The woman and the three kids were transported to a hospital after sustaining moderate injuries. One of the kids, a 5-year-old boy, was reportedly in critical condition.

Whether the victims were on a crosswalk during the collision is unknown at this time. The driver’s condition is also unknown.

The Los Angeles Police Department is looking into the collision.

Pedestrian Accident Statistics

[/desktoponly]>Governors Highway Safety Association data shows a 14% drop in fatalities due to car crashes between 2007 and 2016. The number of pedestrian fatalities rose by 27% throughout that time period.

Given these characteristics, it is anticipated that the number of pedestrians hit by vehicles and injured or killed in the United States will rise over the next few years.

An estimated 5,907 people lost their lives in traffic accidents across the United States in 2016. By the end of the year, experts predicted that 88 people would perish per minute. Over the course of 2017, more than 137,000 people in the United States required ambulance service as a result of injuries sustained in automobile accidents.

In 2012, there were 893 people killed and 14,000 injured in car accidents in California. When compared to the other fifty states, California has the highest rate of pedestrian fatalities and serious injuries relative to its population size.

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When a pedestrian is hurt in an accident, they can seek compensation under California’s personal injury law (such as pain and suffering, lost earnings, medical bills, and so on).

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