Man Dies in Riverside Accident on La Sierra Avenue and King Ranch Road
Riverside, California (June 25, 2022) – A deadly collision occurred near a bus stop in Riverside on Friday morning, according to the Riverside Police Department.
The wreck happened on La Sierra Avenue and King Ranch Road at around 10 a.m. on June 24.
A 2015 Honda Civic traveling south on La Sierra Avenue lost control and drifted into the bus stop, where it struck a man seated at the Riverside Transit Agency stop.
The car then slammed into two vehicles parked in a residential driveway.
The pedestrian who was struck by the car sadly died at the scene of the accident.
The driver of the Civic, a 25-year-old Riverside resident, was not injured.
No other injuries were reported.
Drugs or alcohol were not believed to be factors in the crash.
An investigation into the accident is ongoing.
Crash Fatalities in California Went Up in 2021, Early Federal Estimates Show
Newly released estimates by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) show that fatalities caused by traffic crashes on U.S. freeways reached a 16-year high in 2021. The crash deaths also increased in almost every state, including California, according to NHTSA.
According to the Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021 report released by NHTSA, about 42,915 people were killed in traffic collisions in 2021 in the U.S. This shows a 10.5% increase from the 38,828 fatalities reported in 2020.
NHTSA says the projection is the highest number of traffic deaths since 2005 as well as the largest percentage rise in the history of the Fatality Analysis Reporting System.
In California, 4,258 people died in traffic collisions in 2021 – a 10.7 increase from 2020's 3,847, as per the NHTSA report titled – “Crash Stats: Early Estimate of Motor Vehicle Traffic Fatalities in 2021.”
According to the traffic deaths estimates, in the two-state region that includes Arizona and California, crash fatalities in 2021 are projected to go up by 10% over the previous year.
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