A young girl is dead, her mother remains hospitalized and a boy was hurt after a station wagon driven by a woman hit the family about 6:30 p.m. Friday. Witnesses told police they were were not in a crosswalk.
Perla Hernandez was killed in an accident when a car jumped onto the sidewalk where she was walking. The driver may have lost control because a 16-year-old behind the wheel of another car is believed to have failed to yield the right of way.
A woman walking with her dog on Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue was seriously injured Wednesday night when she was struck by a vehicle. The accident was reported at 9:16 p.m. in the 8600 block of Northeast Hazel Dell Avenue, across from Target.
The accident that killed a female pedestrian crossing Highway 101 in Port Angeles is being investigated as a possible vehicular homicide, and law enforcement officers have arrested the woman driving the vehicle on suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol.
Carlos A. Nando-Hernandez, 29, was driving west on Trent in the left lane in a 2006 Ford F150 when he hit Weathers, who was in his wheelchair. It is not clear where Weathers was or whether he was trying to cross the road when he was hit by the truck.
5 ways to help the survivor of a pedestrian accident
5 ways to help the survivor of a pedestrian accident
5 ways to help the survivor of a pedestrian accident
