The two men killed in an auto-pedestrian collision in the Anaheim area of California have been identified. On Sunday, August 16th, the Orange County Coroner’s Office identified the victims as Girmay Girmay, 70, and Solomon Kebede, 61; the two are from Los Alamitos.
The coroner’s office said that the two men died at the scene after getting hit at about 8:50 p.m. on Friday, August 14th. The accident report did not reveal the details of the occurrence, and there’s no immediate information on whether the driver involved remained at the scene.
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There are also no details of the motorist getting cited or if there would be one. The investigation into the accident is ongoing, and the Anaheim Police Department heads it.
Auto-pedestrian accidents are a menace on California roadways, and the Office of Traffic Safety sees it as a problem going from bad to worse. Statistics from the agency show that in 2018, about 893 pedestrians died on California roadways, a significant 26% increase from 2014.
Between 2009 and 2018, about 7, 500 pedestrians died in California, and about 14 000 suffered injuries in the latter year. OTS states that no state in the United States has more pedestrian deaths than California, and it is almost 25% above the national average.
Pedestrians and drivers must work together to prevent this type of accident by promoting safe road practices. The two must avoid dangerous behaviors and obey traffic lights, rules, and regulations.
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