An unidentified teenage girl was treated by Santa Paula Fire EMTs and transported to Ventura County Medical Center after she was struck by an SUV Wednesday while walking home from school.

Three Santa Paula teens injured in
crosswalk when struck by SUV

October 10, 2014
Santa Paula News

Three Santa Paula teenagers were injured Wednesday when they were struck by a SUV in the crosswalk at 8th and Santa Paula streets.

According to Santa Paula Police Senior Officer Larry Johnson, the October 8th collision occurred at 2:33 p.m. when the trio, “Was walking home from school... “

The three unidentified victims were in the crosswalk when the northbound SUV started to make a left turn to travel westbound on Santa Paula Street.

The SUV struck the three teenagers, two females and a male, who were in the crosswalk.

When Santa Paula Fire EMTS and ambulance arrived on scene the 15-year-old female was treated for minor injuries but the 16-year-old male was transported to Santa Paula Hospital with undisclosed injuries.

According to a witness, one of the female victims had to be pulled out from under the SUV by emergency personnel and was found to have numerous abrasions and cuts.

That victim, whose age Johnson could not confirm, “Was not up and walking on her own,” and she was transported to Ventura County Medical Center with undisclosed injuries. 

The male driver of the SUV, according to Johnson, is a Santa Paula resident, whose name will “Not be released during the investigation... “ 

Reportedly the two teenagers transported to local hospitals were not seriously injured.

Although the cause of the accident is still being investigated, Karen Portluck of Santa Paula said she realized months ago the intersection had become a hazard, when “My sister and I were sitting in a parked car on 8th Street,” facing the intersection, mid-afternoon on a weekday.

It only took minutes for the two women to realize “Practically no one was stopping at the four-way stop intersection. We saw one sports car speed south on 8th and it did not even slow down for the stop,” although most offenders were only doing rolling stops before.  

“But others,” noted Portluck, “after checking right and left as they approached, just kept driving. That four-way stop intersection has become a four-way suggestion to stop.”





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