By Randy Economy
http://www.economy4abc.blogspot.com/
July 5, 2010
7:35 a.m.
It was suppose to be a night of celebration.
It turned out to be a hellish nightmare for one local Southern California community at an annual fireworks show last night.
A woman was fatally struck by an out of control vehicle and her three children were seriously injured and four other people were also injured at the City of Valencia Fireworks Show on Sunday night.
Valencia is located around 30 miles northwest of Downtown Los Angeles.
The horrific accident involved two cars and took place outside the Westfield Valencia Town Center mall at McBean Parkway and Valencia Boulevard about 9:50 p.m. last night.
The impact of the collision caused one of the vehicles to jump a curb and strike a crowd of pedestrians, according to local law enforcement officials. I cannot imagine the shock and scene of those who witnessed this accident, and today my heart goes out to those involved.
Matilda Gamica, 43, died at the scene, and one of her sons was airlifted to Children's Hospital with a head injury described as critical. Gamica's two other children, 6 and 12 years old, suffered unspecified injuries described as non-life-threatening, as did four other pedestrians.
All six are now at the Henry Mayo Memorial Hospital.
The names of the drivers involved were not immediately available. As soon as the names are released, and an update given on the victims, I will post it here on the Blog.
Also, members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department are asking to community to pass the word about this tragic situation, and are seeking witnesses of the crash to call Santa Clarita Sheriff's Station at (661) 255-1121.
1 comment:
I was at this fireworks show, and I cannot believe that cars were allowed to be so close to this area. They should have blocked off more streets.
Very very sad.
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