A tragic incident occurred on Monday evening, December 9, 2024, when an adult female pedestrian was struck and killed in the eastbound lanes of W. Orangethorpe Ave. at Jefferson Ave. Fullerton Police Officers responded to the scene around 8:01 PM after receiving reports of a person down in the roadway.
Upon arrival, officers found the victim alongside a bicycle. The Fullerton Fire Department pronounced her dead at the scene. Preliminary investigations reveal that the woman was walking her bicycle in the number one eastbound lane when a black 2003 Lexus RX 300 collided with her. The 32-year-old driver from Westminster remained at the scene and is cooperating with police.
In a twist to the investigation, officials discovered that the victim was struck by a second vehicle after the initial impact. Investigators are currently searching for a light-colored pickup truck involved in this second collision, which fled the scene.
At this time, authorities have not determined whether drugs or alcohol were factors in the collisions. The identity of the deceased woman will be disclosed by the Orange County Coroner’s Office once her family is notified.
Accident investigators are urging any witnesses to either collision to come forward. Those with information are encouraged to contact Fullerton Police Traffic Accident Investigator Feaster at (714) 738-6812 or via email at jfeaster@fullertonpd.org. Anonymous tips can also be sent to the Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1(855) TIP-OCCS or through their website at occrimestoppers.org.
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Probably another homeless person with no lights on their bike crossing traffic expecting drivers to se them oh well sorry
Wonder how fast the Lexus was going!!!!
This is a horrible, callous, senseless, and presumptuous thing to say. Any loss of human life is awful and deserves empathy, not judgement.
Thankyou this my aunt ❤️
That is usually the case and there were also bike lanes here too. The person in question was not going anywhere else but going to the other side of Orangethorpe. It is a foolish risky mistake lots of jaywalkers and “jaybikers” make without using an intersection with traffic lights.
EDITOR NOTE: According to police the bicyclist was walking her bike in the number one eastbound lane which is a designated bike lane when she was hit by the car.
TO THE EDITOR: The number 1 lane is the lane closest to the center of the street. The lane for bicyclists is the ‘bike lane’ obviously, which the one closest to the sidewalk. Are you telling me that this person was riding their bicycle in the center of the street for travel?
EDITOR: Oh! You are absolutely right about that. The number one lane is the one closest to centerline. Thank you for that correction. So she was walking her bike across Orangethorpe when the car and truck hit her.
But we don’t know why she was doing that. There could have been a legitimate reason in an area where crosswalks are half a mile apart. Let’s please not judge this poor person, especially since not all the details are known.
Have some consideration the woman is deceased because sorry ass people that don’t pay attention..and why assume she’s homeless so that makes it ok
Yes it was my aunt
That’s my aunt you’re talking about. Have some respect you don’t know what she’s been through and it’s not right to judge people especially when they died. You people have no heart
Condolences to her family for this tragic loss.
This is another good reason to make a dedicated bike lane all across Orangethorpe. Reduce cars to the other three lanes. Let’s name the new bike lane after her. Other cities are creating safe bike lanes – why can’t we?
If you look on Google Maps in Street View, there are in fact bike lanes on both sides of Orangethorpe in that section. The person who crossed the street was NOT using the bike line to go east to west or west to east. They were crossing at a place without traffic lights get to the other side of Orangethorpe. Lots of people foolishly risk their lives to jaywalk and “jaybike” all the time in places like these quite often.
Thankyou so much I’m her niece you have a great heart ❤️
This is absolutely horrible and I am so saddened for this person and their family. No one deserves to die in such a senseless way. Please Fullerton, let’s build proper bike infrastructure so this never has to happen again.
Yes it was my aunt sadly all prayers help
Oy. Not a ghost of empathy on the part of some of the commenters here. Is it too much to pause for a moment and express sorrow and extend condolences (for all we know, the victim’s family is reading this). The police will figure out the circumstances and facts.
We are capable of empathy. The problem is being a bleeding heart all the time for common fatal mistakes others make. If we let ourselves be overcome with emotion at every second a tragic moment that occurs to other people we do not personally know, the human world would cease operating effectively and completely. Whether you like it or not, life goes on regardless.
From my experience with a loved one dying, no strangers cried for my mother when overcome with FT dementia decades ago and when she passed away in 2019, and I did not care for or have any expectations from others’ empathies. Me, my family, and friends grieved for her passing privately and eventually moved on. It is none of any others’ business.
If you have nothing kind to say in a moment of tragedy, please just stop commenting. It does zero good for the world. The family of the deceased woman is commenting here and is reading your hurtful comments. Regardless of whether you think you are right or wrong, you ARE being heartless and insensitive. It is natural for a community to grieve at a death, even if they didn’t know the person. So please, stop with your heartless comments. Try to put some good into the world instead, or just stop commenting if you can’t.
Thankyou for that she is my sister and I don’t appreciate some of the comments from some of you. Have some respect and remember this can happen too anyone including you rude people. Thankyou for your condolences and may God look over you all and bless you
I am so, so sorry for your loss. The entire Fullerton community grieves with you. Wishing you strength and peace.
Thank you yea we are reading and karma will be waiting for these people lol