Pedestrian Fatalities Surge Across the United States

Recent incidents across the United States highlight the alarming frequency of pedestrian fatalities involving vehicles. In Sacramento County, a pedestrian was declared dead at the scene after being hit by a vehicle, with the California Highway Patrol leading the investigation. In Milford, Connecticut, police are searching for a white Hyundai Genesis driver who struck a pedestrian assisting a disabled vehicle on I-95 South and fled the scene. In Tucson, Arizona, 25-year-old Antonio Benjamin Dorame was fatally struck by an impaired driver, Juan Carlos Urquidez, who caused a subsequent three-vehicle crash and was charged with multiple felonies. Meanwhile, in Lynn, Massachusetts, a 78-year-old woman was killed by a flatbed tow truck, with local authorities conducting a thorough investigation. These incidents underscore the ongoing risks to pedestrians and the need for improved safety measures and stricter enforcement of traffic laws.