Crime & Safety
Pedestrian Struck By Driver On Wilshire 2 Weeks After Fatal Crash
Two weeks after a pedestrian was struck and killed at a Wilshire Boulevard intersection, another pedestrian was injured in the same area.
SANTA MONICA, CA — A man was struck by a vehicle Sunday near Wilshire Boulevard and Chelsea Avenue, two weeks after a woman was killed in the same area by a hit-and-run driver.
The crash occurred around 8:25 p.m. Sunday, where a vehicle struck a homeless man in his 60s, according to the Santa Monica Police Department.
Paramedics transported the man to a local hospital, where he had stable vital signs. He was expected to survive, according to police.
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The driver that struck the man remained at the scene and cooperated with police. Drugs or alcohol do not appear to be a factor, police said.
The crash comes after a woman was killed in a hit-and-run crash Dec. 22 in the same intersection.
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In that case, a Los Angeles man was arrested on suspicion of murder and felony hit and run. The suspect is accused of killing a Santa Monica resident who was also a Vietnam War veteran, police said.
City News Service contributed to this report.
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