[03-24-2021] Los Angeles, CA – Toddler Killed Getting Hit By a Vehicle in Broadway-Manchester

A one-year-old boy was killed after getting struck by a passing vehicle in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood on Wednesday afternoon, March 24.

The deadly accident transpired at approximately 12:40 p.m. in the 237 block of East 95th Street in the Broadway-Manchester neighborhood.

The baby boy was struck by an unspecified vehicle on East 95th Street for unclear reasons. The driver that struck the toddler remained at the scene and cooperated with local authorities.

The toddler was rushed to an area hospital. Unfortunately, the young boy was unable to survive his injuries and was later pronounced dead.

It is unclear whether drugs or alcohol played a role in the accident.

Local authorities are currently investigating the accident.

Fatal Pedestrian Accident Statistics

Pedestrians are the most vulnerable in case a traffic accident occurs. This is because they have the least protection compared to passengers of private vehicles, motorcycle riders, and bicyclists.

Pedestrian accidents often lead to severe injuries and even death to those who are unlucky enough to be involved in such an accident.

Over the past 33 years, pedestrian fatalities have been dramatically increasing. They currently make up a large percentage of traffic fatalities. Pedestrian fatalities in the country have increased by 27 percent from 2007-2016, while other traffic-related deaths decreased by 14 percent.

According to the most recent pedestrian accident statistics from the Governor’s Highway Safety Association, Los Angeles is the most unsafe county in the US, let alone California, for people on foot. It was not even close; Los Angeles had double the number of pedestrians killed as the next two counties on the list, Maricopa County in Arizona and Harris County in Texas.

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