Vista Auto Accident Law Blog

A 33-year-old mother was struck by a Ford F-150 truck while crossing the street at Encinitas Boulevard near its intersection with Vulcan Street on Friday, Sept. 22. The woman had reportedly just gotten off of work at Lazy Acres and was walking to catch the coaster back home at around 7:30 p.m. Witnesses to the… continue reading.

A new report, published by the Governors Highway Safety Association, suggests that pedestrians are at even higher risk now for injuries than they ever were previously. In fact, they report that just last year alone, the rate of pedestrian fatalities went up by at least 11 percent from the previous year. It’s believed that alcohol… continue reading.

While going places by foot may allow you to get in that much needed exercise and fresh air, it can be a fairly unsafe option. In fact, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 70,000 pedestrians are injured each year. Of those, 4,000 lose their lives. While only 11 percent of… continue reading.

A 22-year-old Oceanside man was arrested on Tuesday, June 13, 2017, on suspicion of having caused a fatal hit-and-run accident back on April 16. The fatal crash, which occurred near 1400 Mission Avenue, claimed the life of a 63-year-old woman, one day before her birthday. The young man is alleged to have been driving his… continue reading.

A 10-year-old boy was severely injured when a car came barreling into the front yard of his Colton home at around 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. The accident, which happened along La Cadena Drive’s 1100 block, resulted in the boy suffering what firefighters have described as multiple broken bones. According to witnesses at… continue reading.

A 35-year-old mother was struck by a car as she was pushing her baby’s stroller in Vista on June 1, 2017. The woman had been walking within the crosswalk at the time the early afternoon accident occurred. An unidentified female driver, who is believed to have been responsible for causing the crash, alleges that the… continue reading.

A 38-year-old male pedestrian was struck and killed just outside of Vista’s city limits on May 10, 2017. The decedent and a friend were walking westbound near the shoulder of Santa Fe Avenue just south of Montgomery Drive when a passing motorist’s car struck the man. California Highway Patrol (CHP) investigators that responded to the… continue reading.

When it comes to pedestrians, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics from 2015, pedestrians and bicyclists that were killed as a result of being struck by automobiles added up to 17.7 percent of the some 35,092 traffic fatalities that same year. That percentage equates to some 818 bicyclists and 5,376 pedestrians… continue reading.

At one point or another, all of us are pedestrians – whether we are crossing an intersection or walking a farther distance. Although we’d like to think that we are safe while on foot, the unfortunate reality is we may be putting our lives at risk. On average, 13 pedestrians were struck and killed on… continue reading.