7-Year-Old Girl Sustains Critical Injuries in Dana Point Hit-and-Run Accident

It is advisable for drivers to reduce speed when they are traveling near schools or residential areas because kids are usually found along these areas. A driver who may have failed to do so hit a 7-year-old girl in Dana Point and fled after the incident.

According to reports, the victim sustained critical injuries after she was hit by a white pickup truck with a blue stripe in front of her house along La Paz Avenue and Silver Lantern Street.

The girl’s 6-year-old friend saw the whole incident and immediately called the victim’s older sister, who then asked the help of her father.

Reports said the girl was first brought to Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach. However, the injuries she sustained were too severe to be treated there so she was then transported to Children’s Hospital in Mission Viejo.

According to police, the girl is now under a guarded condition.

Authorities are still trying to locate the whereabouts of the hit-and-run driver.

Teen Dies, Another Injured in Hit-and-Run Accident

Motorists should be careful when driving within residential areas, especially late at night when the darkness and poor visibility make it difficult for them to notice pedestrians walking along or crossing the streets.

A 16-year-old girl, identified as Chanel Lenard, died while her friend was brought to St. Francis Medical Center to be treated for serious injuries after they were hit by a gray minivan along 154th Street recently.

The two teenage girls were apparently walking home past midnight after attending a party when they were hit by the van driven by 22-year-old Compton man Juan Garay who failed a sobriety test when apprehended a few blocks from the accident scene.

Authorities booked Garay on suspicion of drunk driving and felony hit-and run.

The lost of a young life could have been prevented if only the driver was wise enough not to drink and drive and assisted the victims who needed immediate medical care.

Truck Driver, Companion, Victims of Latest Hit-and-Run

A truck driver in Ontario was killed while another was injured while they were chaining up their truck in preparation for an icy road ahead.

The other driver, identified as Francisco Lecaro of Perris of California hit the men while they were on a freeway in Eastern Oregon. Lecaro tried to escape as he fled from the scene but authorities later found him on a truck stop.

Hit-and-run accidents have serious legal implications on motorists who try to leave their injured victims behind. Under the law, they have legal responsibility to these individuals whether they caused the accident or not and so they must call for help immediately.

Teen Injures another in Hit-and-Run Accident

People as young as 16-years-old are already allowed by the law to operate a vehicle. However, at their age, they are sometimes ignorant of what their negligent driving actions can do to others.

In Otay Mesa, a juvenile driving a SUV struck a 17-year-old boy, causing the victim to be trapped inside the vehicle. Police said the juvenile ran a red light and escaped after the accident.

The collision occurred at the intersection of Picador Boulevard and Beyer Way. Emergency crews needed to cut the victim out of the vehicle after the accident.
According to authorities, he suffered from a collapsed lung aside from other injuries. He was brought to a hospital by a helicopter.

After the accident, a witness followed the SUV and called the authorities. Two juveniles in the vehicle were detained.

The state should impose stricter rules concerning teen drivers so that the number of hit and run accidents involving them will be reduced. Parents are also responsible in teaching their children proper driving techniques and behavior.

Hit and Run Driver Arrested after Chase

Hit and run accidents often end up unresolved due to lack of defendants to be indicted for it.

To impute liability, witnesses’ accounts are vital. Without it, parties at fault would remain at large. Moreover, the chance of drivers doing the same act again is high.

In Carlsbad, a 23-year old woman was struck by a blue Chevrolet truck at the intersection of Maple Avenue and Carlsbad Boulevard. The woman only sustained injuries.

Luckily, witnesses were able to get the license plate of the truck. When the police officers spotted and stopped the same truck, the driver sped off. A chase followed until the truck drove off an embankment and landed on the recessed driveway of an RV storage facility. Due to the impact, the driver had to be extricated from the truck.

The driver was taken to the hospital and later arrested. He would be charged with suspicion of hit and run with injury, driving under the influence of alcohol and driving on a suspended license and on probation for DUI, and driving under the influence with prior DUI convictions.

The driver was previously arrested and convicted of DUI.

This incident relays one thing: vigilance on the road is necessary. Were if not for the alert bystanders who witnessed the incident, the accident would just be another unsolved case.

Victims of hit and run accidents have no means of imputing liability against their assailants without anything to implicate them. A hit and run case could not be filed against them without evidence pointing them as the driver.

In case the driver would be apprehended, the assistance of a hit and run lawyer would be most convenient and advantageous.

Anaheim hit and run victim dies

Witnesses play a vital role in hit and run cases. Without a witness’ account, culprits of hit and run accidents would forever be at large.

Police officers feared that the case of a man found lying dead at Ball Road just east of Brookhust Street would be another case of unsolved hit and run.

Police officers responded to a call from another motorist informing them of the incident. On the scene, they observed that the man’s watch and sandals were separated from his body due to the impact. Apparently, the man looked struck by a car.

Due to the incident, Ball was closed for an hour to give way to the on - scene investigation.

Victims of hit and run accidents must be given justice. Any and all information towards the arrest of these reckless drivers must be given to the authorities. A case of hit and run would only be feasible when someone could be made responsible for it with the help of witnesses.