Argelia Rojas, 49, was critically injured in a March 10, 2009 Thousand Oaks pedestrian accident after she was struck by a car while crossing at the intersection of Westlake Boulevard and Devonshire Avenue. According to this news report in the Ventura County Star, Rojas who was crossing the street in a crosswalk with a 2-year-old child managed to get the toddler out of the path of a Toyota Corolla driven by 60-year-old Linda Ellsworth an instant before the car versus pedestrian collision occurred. The child, Mitchell Ito, was uninjured.
Traffic investigators apparently measured the skid marks that went across the pedestrian walkway and down to Ellsworth's Toyota Corolla, which was parked on Westlake Boulevard with its windshield smashed. Officials also say there were no obvious signs of anything that would have obstructed the Ellsworth's vision as the car approached the intersection.
My heart goes out to Argelia Rojas, who suffered critical injuries in this Thousand Oaks pedestrian accident. I hope she has a quick and complete recovery. I'm relieved that the young child, Mitchell, was uninjured. Rojas and her family will be in my prayers.
According to California Highway Patrol's 2006 statistics, there was one pedestrian accident fatality in Thousand Oaks and 24 injuries related to pedestrian accidents. In Ventura County as a whole, there were 11 deaths and 189 injuries reported as a result of pedestrian accidents.
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