Woman struck, killed by suspected drunk driver identified
by jgomez October 16, 2009
Updated October 16, 2009 – Authorities today released the name of a 63-year-old woman who died after being struck by a van driven by a suspected drunken driver in Sabre Springs. Sandra Kay Kennedy of San Diego was struck from behind by a Chevrolet Astro van while walking on a sidewalk in the 12600 block of Sabre Springs Parkway shortly before 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, according to San Diego police and the county coroner’s office. She died at the scene. The driver, 35-year-old Carl William David Jr., lost control of the van, which veered off the roadway and onto the sidewalk, …. »
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Woman dies after being hit by suspected drunk driver
by jgomez October 14, 2009
16-Year Old Bicyclist Struck By Hit & Run Driver
by jgomez
October 14, 2009 – A 24-year old driver struck a 16-year-old boy on a bicycle in Ocean Beach Tuesday night before speeding off. Officers first received reports about 5:30 p.m. that a woman had crashed into a car on a nearby freeway. She then continued into Ocean Beach and struck a 16-year-old boy in the bicycle lane of Sunset Cliffs. The woman kept driving and ended up at her house on Bacon Street, where she fell asleep, police said. Former San Diego City councilmember Michael Zucchet saw the woman hit a teenager on a bicycle and then continue to drive …. »
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Man in wheelchair seriously injured by driver on cell phone
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Pedestrian killed on SR-52
by jgomez September 28, 2009
September 28, 2009 – Edward Phillip Ward, an 84-year old Encinitas man, was killed Saturday morning on SR-52, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office Mr. Ward and his wife had pulled over into the dirt median of the freeway near Santo Road. He walked across eastbound lanes to take pictures of the hills. On the way back, he was struck by a sport utility vehicle. He died at the scene about 11:30 a.m.
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Boy on bike struck by vehicle in Encanto
by jgomez September 25, 2009
September 25, 2009 – A boy riding a bicycle was struck by a vehicle in Encanto Thursday afternoon and was taken to a hospital. The crash was reported on Tarbox Street near Hilger Street about 4:45 p.m., San Diego police said. The boy, who was wearing a helmet, was unconscious when fire crews arrived, according to fire officials. He was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital with a head injury. If you or someone you know has been injured in an bicycle accident, call or write an experienced personal injury attorney at The Gomez Law Firm today.
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Woman struck, killed in National City
by jgomez September 21, 2009
An 82-year-old pedestrian was hit and killed Sunday night in National City. The woman, identified as Elena M. Firme on National City, was walking in the traffic lanes of northbound Euclid Avenue north of East Plaza Boulevard around 7 p.m. when she was hit by a pickup that was coming out of a parking lot, officials with the Medical Examiner’s office said. Firme was taken to Mercy Hospital where she died shortly after arriving, officials said. Officials do not know why she was walking in the middle of the street. If you or someone you know has been injured in …. »
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Fatal motorcycle accident kills Miramar servicewoman on SR-79
by jgomez September 16, 2009
September 15, 2009 - Corporeal Marleea A. Gerfen, a 21-year old servicewoman from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, was killed Sunday afternoon on SR-70 near Lake Cuyamaca, the California Highway Patrol said. Cpl. Gerfen was heading south on SR-79 south of Lookout Road when her bike went down on a dangerous curve and struck a dirt berm. When CHP Officers arrived, they found the woman and the motorcycle off of the road. Despite efforts by paramedics to revive her, they were unsuccessful and she was declared dead at the site of the crash. Cpl. Gerfen, originally from Lake Illinois, Ill., served …. »
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Two working along freeway hit by car
by jgomez September 11, 2009
September 11, 2009 – A Caltrans employee and a county probation worker were seriously injured yesterday when they were struck by a car on the shoulder of northbound I-15 north of SR-94, authorities said. The female Caltrans employee and male probationer were hit by a white 1992 Infiniti J30 driven by a 50-year-old San Diego woman, who suffered minor injuries, said California Highway Patrol Officer Brad Baehr. The driver of the sedan told CHP investigators that she had averted her eyes from the road and was looking for some change when the accident occurred about 10:40 a.m. The probation worker …. »
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Mother, daughter hospitalized after being struck by vehicle
by jgomez September 10, 2009
September 10. 2009– A 13-year-old girl and her 37-year-old mother are hospitalized Thursday after they were struck by a vehicle while crossing the street in Talmadge, police said. The two were crossing El Cajon Boulevard at Highland Avenue when they were hit around 8:45 p.m. Wednesday by a vehicle headed westbound on Highland, said San Diego police Officer Dino Delimitros. The girl was taken to Rady Children’s Hospital with a broken femur, while her mother was taken to another hospital, he said, adding their injuries were not life-threatening. If you or someone you know has been injured in a pedestrian …. »
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