Pedestrian Dog Walker Injured in a Hit and Run Incident in Avondale
Arizona pedestrians are more vulnerable to accidents when sharing the road with vehicles. In every pedestrian accident, there is a very high possibility that the victim will suffer serious injuries. There were approximately 59,000 incidents that involved a pedestrian that resulted in injuries in 2009, while there are only 4,092 fatalities that same year (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration). Among the pedestrian injury accidents, 49.1 percent or 29,000 of the incidents took place in an intersection. This may be due to the number of vehicles that are crossing an intersection.
Just last month, a pedestrian was injured in a hit-and-run incident in Avondale. The pedestrian was a woman walking her dog at 118th lane. The driver is unknown, but the car was a Toyota Corolla.
The woman was crossing West Coldwater Boulevard at the 118th lane when she was hit by the car. The driver made a right turn onto Coldwater and hit the woman, but still went on and drove away. The woman was then taken to the local hospital as she was treated for her injuries. Though, her injuries were not life threatening, the police are now in search for the Corolla driver.
If you know anything about the identity of this driver or if you have any information that may lead to the identification or location of the driver, please call our free, anonymous hit and run tipline. You could win a reward if your tip leads to the successful felony arrest and conviction of the driver! As a driver, it is not only the right thing to do, but it is the law to not leave the scene after an Arizona auto accident.
If you do not know what to do in case you are involved in a hit and run accident, call us at (602) 267-1280, or (480) 753-4534 so we can advise you what to do with your situation.
