Posts tagged pedestrian

• 20-year-old Eagan Woman Killed By Passing Car In St. Paul

  Mike Bryant | November 15, 2009 11:18 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Monday night, a 20 year old woman from Eagan was stepping on to W 7th street in St Paul when she was stuck and killed by a passing car. Sympathy goes out for all of those involved. Cause was still...

• Florida Tops List For Pedestrian Deaths

  Eddie Farah | November 14, 2009 11:53 PM | 0 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 42-year-old St. Augustine, Florida woman was killed Friday night after authorities say she walked in front of a moving car. Glenadine Harding was crossing Florida 207 when she was hit by a Honda...

• Pedestrian killed by Metrobus in DC, Not an isolated incident

  Steve Lombardi | November 12, 2009 1:40 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  According to the Washington Examiner, Stephanie Richardson, age 47, was killed by a Washington, D.C Metrobus. She was riding the Metrobus on October 5, 2009, when she got off at her stop, began to...

• Virginia Beach, Portsmouth Ban Solicitations in Medians at Busy Intersections

  Rick Shapiro | November 12, 2009 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Portsmouth City Council last night followed the lead of their Virginia Beach counterparts in imposing a ban on fundraising and other solicitations by individuals standing in the medians of busy...

• Raleigh, North Carolina Ranked the 6th Most Dangerous Area for Pedestrians

  Rick Shapiro | November 10, 2009 9:20 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The Raleigh-Cary area of North Carolina (NC) has been ranked the sixth most dangerous area for pedestrians according to a study done by Transportation for America. The study is part of a larger...

• Orlando/Kissimmee Tops List of Deadliest Metro Areas for Pedestrians

  Sandy Grinnell | November 09, 2009 5:04 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  According to the Transportation for America (TFA) latest report, Central Florida has the worst ranking in the number of pedestrian deaths for 2007 and 2008 among metro areas that have a million plus...

• Pedestrian Crosswalk Death Highlights Nighttime Dangers and Safety

  Josh Shulman | November 09, 2009 3:38 PM | 0 CommentsPortland, OR Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A horrific pedestrian accident a few days ago in Portland serves as a grim reminder of the importance for drivers to pay extra attention once the sun sets and for pedestrians to use extreme caution...

• Road Kill: Pedestrian Accidents Often Result in Wrongful Death

  John Cooper | November 06, 2009 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  When a pedestrian gets hit by a car or truck, the injuries are typically quite severe, including broken bones or even the death of the pedestrian. The pedestrian has the right of way in Virginia if...

• Halloween Safety at the Forefront After Clermont Child Struck by SUV

  Angela Pulido | November 03, 2009 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsCentral Florida, FL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Halloween ended tragically for a Central Florida family, when eight year old Mitchell MittyTrompeter, a third-grader at Clermont Elementary, was struck by an SUV and killed while crossing Highway 50...

• Pedestrian signs erected in Virginia Beach (VA) after pedestrian's death

  Jim Lewis | November 03, 2009 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A week after pedestrian Arnold Lee Jones was killed in a tragic accident on Shore Drive in Virginia Beach, city officials have erected pedestrian signs on the busy road. Eight signs have been...