STATUS CRITICAL FOR TWO VICTIMS STRING OF INJURIES OCCUR IN VALLEY.Byline: Holly Edwards Staff Writer Four people remained hospitalized Friday, two in critical condition, after they were hit by vehicles in a spate of pedestrian injuries in the San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. . Thursday's incidents bring the total number of pedestrians struck by vehicles in the Valley this year to 721, compared with 627 during the same period last year. In all, 38 pedestrians were killed by vehicles this year - nearly double the number of Valley pedestrian deaths three years ago. ``This has been a real tragic year for pedestrians,'' said Capt. Greg Meyer Greg Meyer is best known for his accomplishments in distance running. Most notably, he is the last American male to win the Boston Marathon. Education He attended Touro Law School for only two semesters. , commander of the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . Valley Traffic Division. ``The numbers have just gone crazy. All
traffic-related deaths and injuries are down except those involving
pedestrians.''
Along with the increase in pedestrian deaths and injuries, Meyer said he has seen a large increase in the number of pedestrians who are at fault in the crashes. A 19-year-old man was critically injured Thursday night in Woodland Hills when he ran across the 5400 block of Canoga Avenue directly into the path of an MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. bus that had a green light, Meyer said. The victim remained in critical condition with head injuries Friday at Northridge Medical Center, hospital officials said. Two hours earlier, two men jaywalking jay·walk intr.v. jay·walked, jay·walk·ing, jay·walks To cross a street illegally or in a reckless manner. [From jay2, inexperienced person. across the 11400 block of San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the in Pacoima were struck by an unidentified hit-and-run driver hit-and-run driver n → conductor que tras atropellar a algn se da a la fuga hit-and-run driver n → chauffard m hit-and-run driver hit n , police said. One of the men remained in critical condition Friday at Providence-Holy Cross Medical Center, police said. The other man was treated for a broken leg at the same hospital. A half-hour after that collision and just two blocks away, in the 11300 block of El Dorado Avenue, a 17-year-old boy was struck by a car that may have been driven by a relative, officials said. He remained in stable condition at Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center. The drivers involved in the Pacoima collisions remained at large Friday, and Meyer said investigators are looking into the possibility that the same driver could have been involved in both crashes. To make the roads safer for those on foot, Meyer said it is up to both drivers and pedestrians to be aware and obey traffic laws. ``People need to understand that sometimes obeying the law means saving their own lives,'' he said. |
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