Doctor Sues Santa Monica And LA County After Near-Deadly Crash

CBS LA, CBS Los Angeles

November 20, 2025

A doctor has filed a lawsuit against Santa Monica and Los Angeles County after he suffered extensive injuries in a life-altering crash last year.

The near-deadly crash happened on Nov. 8, 2024, as Dr. Brandon Ishaque walked in a crosswalk at the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and 10th Street. In the lawsuit, Ishaque and his attorney Shant Karnikian claim the city of Santa Monica received three reports that the crosswalk's warning lights were broken months before a car slammed into the radiologist.

"The last thing I remember was looking straight up in the air and I was like 'Oh no, this is probably not going to be good," Ishaque said. "Fractured my leg, my hip bone, scapula, which is part of the shoulder, had air in both lungs, injured my artery in my neck, and then my biggest injury was my kidney, which was shattered."

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