Christmas Eve brought tragedy and injury to several people on Highway 36 near Fredonyer Summit.

Melva Marlatt, 62, was driving in her white Ford 2004 F-150 pickup with husband David Allen, 54, when it collided with a green 1996 Ford F-250 pickup. Marlatt lost her life in the collision while the driver of the second vehicle, Shawn Ray Anderson, 36, was only injured.

A report released by the California Highway Patrol shows that Marlatt was traveling eastbound on the highway when the vehicle started sliding on a curve and lost control, placing his truck in the collision pathway of Anderson's vehicle.

The two drivers were airlifted to Renown Medical Center to have their injuries treated. Other passengers in the vehicles, Melanie Anderson, 26, and Daryn Pearson, 6, were taken by ambulance to Banner Lassen Medical Center.

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Rains caused at least 30 crashes and minor flooding in San Diego on Monday. Between midnight and 3 a.m. 15 accidents were reported, and ten more were added to that figure between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m. according to officials with the California Highway Patrol. Luckily none involved major injuries.

Because of all the accidents that had already occurred a traffic advisory was issued around 6:50 a.m. on the Main Street on-ramp to north Interstate 5. One car knocked down a pole while another vehicle had overturned on the north Interstate 15 connector.

A large tree blocked Highway 395 south of Tecalote Lane, according to the CHP, and the Carmel Mountain Road on-ramp to northbound Intertate 5 was shut down due to flooding.  Country Club Drive and Quarry Road off state Route 125 were also shut down due to the rain.

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Nicoll Koval, 23, was accused of hitting a man with her vehicle on a freeway ramp in Rancho Penasquitos and leaving the scene of an accident. She has plead not guilty to felony hit-and-run causing death. 

The nursing student is thought to be responsible for killing Albert Holman on October 19 when he was walking along the edge of the freeway. The accident occurred right around 1 AM east of the Black Mountain road off ramp. 

Holman had to leave his car behind when he experienced two flat tires. He had been out celebrating his 34th birthday with his sister earlier that evening. 

When officers finally arrived on the scene they report that his body was completely mangled beyond recognition. They were tipped off to the person involved when they found a license-plate holder for a Nissan. Koval then contacted police the next day. 

Police visited her home and found a 2008 Nissan Sentra with a damaged windshield and significant damage to the front end. In addition, one of Holman's shoes was found in the undercarriage of her car.

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In Hawaii, a family is deep in grief this week after a pedestrian accident.

Local news sources say that a car accident took the life of 28-year-old Frank Iokewe Ryder IV.  He was a son, brother as well as an expectant father.

According to police in Honolulu, Ryder had been walking along the shoulder of Kahekili Highway at around 5 AM.  While he was walking, he was hit by a black SUV.

Maj. Thomas Nitta of the Honolulu Police Department said, "The car was heading southbound. We believe the victim was walking on the Mauka side of the Highway."

When questioned, family members did not know why Ryder was walking on the highway at such an early hour.  His brother said that Ryder had a vehicle and only reason he could think of was that maybe his car was not functional.

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The name of a man that was killed in an early morning hit-and-run accident on a rancho Penasquitos freeway offramp was released by authorities in San Diego.  Albert Holman of Miira Mesa has been identified as the victim of the pedestrian accident according to the county Medical Examiner's Office.

Nicoll Koval, 23, arrived at a California Highway Patrol station in San Diego along with a lawyer about 12 hours after the accident and surrendered in connection with the traffic fatality.  She was questioned and then accompanied back to her Amaranth Street House.

Koval, a Cal State San Marcos nursing student, remains free and charges are being withheld, pending an investigation by authorities.  Highway patrol authorities believe Koval's car was the first of two vehicles that hit Holman and no information is known at this time regarding the second vehicle.

CHP public affairs Officer Art Athans said he is not familiar with the details of Koval's statement to investigators or why she had allegedly left the scene of the accident.

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Two women were sent to the hospital with broken legs and head injuries after crossing against the red light in Imperial Beach last Saturday. San Diego police officer David Stafford said that the women were struck right before midnight at 16th Street and Palm Avenue when a 24 year old woman went with the green light in her Infiniti.

Both women are in their twenties, who remain nameless, were taken to a trauma center in serious condition. The driver, who had not been drinking at the time, was uninjured. Officers with the traffic division are taking care of this investigation until further notice.

When you have been involved and injured in a pedestrian accident, you need to contact a San Diego personal injury lawyer. In accidents like these the injured is often faced with mountains of medical bills that, in addition to time lost at work, which can cause serious financial strain and emotional hardship.

On Wednesday evening in Regina, police reported that two people had to be taken to a local hospital following a car-pedestrian accident that allegedly occurred under unusual circumstances.

Police say that shortly after 8:00 p.m. a 40-year-old man was walking into traffic while driving on the 1900 block of Winnipeg Street, which is just east of downtown.  He was then hit by a vehicle that was traveling southbound.

Following the collision, the pedestrian received treatment at the scene and was then taken to a local hospital. Minutes later, the driver of the car who is described as being an elderly man went into medical distress and also had to be taken to the hospital.

At this time, the conditions of both men have not been revealed. Police have said that speed and alcohol were not factors in the pedestrian accident, but the investigation is ongoing.

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In La Jolla, police say that four people were injured when a drunk driver ran down a set of pedestrians on the sidewalk and then proceeded to slam into a nearby café.  The pedestrians have to be taken to a local hospital and were treated with serious injuries said the San Diego Union-Tribunw.

66-year-old Ronald Troyer was driving a Chrysler New Yorker during the evening hours when he veered onto a sidewalk and hit three teenagers.  His car continued to move forward crashing into the Cass Street Café & Bakery, where it hit patrons.

The three teenagers whose ages ranged from 14 to 17 were taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries including broken legs. One of the patrons from the café received treatment from a hospital and was released.

Troyer was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence and driving with a suspended license.  He has had his license suspended seven times for prior drunk driving convictions.

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In Killean, police say that they had to respond to an accident near Clairidge and Old FM 440.  The accident took place during the early morning hours and it is reported that the driver of a motor vehicle hit a pedestrian, who was pronounced dead at the scene of the collision one hour after the crash occurred.

Police say that they took the victim's body to the Southwestern Institute of Forensic Science in Dallas for an autopsy.  They also say that the driver was in a 2007 Dodge Nitro and claimed the victim was hidden from view when the pedestrian accident took police.  Officers are still conducting investigations and also asking for help with identifying the victim, who is described as being Asian, with dark hair and about 5'0" tall.  The victim was wearing a white short sleeve shirt, green Capri pants and also white tennis shoes.

If you have been injured during a pedestrian accident in San Diego, now is the time to contact us and speak with a San Diego personal injury lawyer.

This week, an officer from the California Highway Patrol (CHP) and three others had to be rushed to the hospital after a three-vehicle crash on northbound 405.  The auto and motorcycle accident led to traffic being backed up for several hours on the Freeway on Wednesday.

According to reports, the CHP officer is 52 year old Phillip Ortiz.  Officer had been riding a motorcycle and was about to make a stop on the right shoulder of the highway near Interstate 10 at 8:35 AM.  Witnesses say that a car that was traveling along the shoulder tried to get around slower moving traffic and managed to crash into Officer Ortiz.  The officer's motorcycle was then pushed forward into a SUV.  The force of the impact caused the SUV to flip over.

Officer Ortiz, who is a 27 year veteran with the CHP, remains in the hospital in critical condition.  Police say the occupants of the SUV and the driver of the other car were taken to UCLA Medical Center.

If you have been injured during a San Diego motorcycle accident, it is important that you retain the services of a San Diego personal injury lawyer immediately.  Contact our law office today!