A man who apparently was across Fountain Avenue near Formosa yesterday was hit and killed in an incident involving two cars.
The West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station said the incident occurred at 11:50 p.m. The man was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, where he died.
WEHOville has not been able to obtain additional information about the incident as of yet. This story will be updated as additional information becomes available.
Such a shame that we had ample opportunity to make this side of Fountain Avenue safer for all. We just had a vote on this and the city council almost unanimously voted against any street safety improvements in favor of the status quo. They have Enrique’s blood on thier hands. If I was his family I would seriously look into wrongful death lawsuits.
Tragic and senseless for this gentleman and his family. May they somehow find some comfort.
As for WH Traffic Safety: how about old fashioned speed traps, motorcycle cops w radar or at least some basic attentiveness. What silo are the sheriff deputies hiding in? This is such a teeny city to be so volatile and inhumane in levels that actually matter. Although it’s not hip or flashy to be safe, responsible, respectful and humane…. IT SHOULD BE!
How unbelievably tragic. I hope this man’s surviving family doesn’t read this thread to see someone trying to blame him for this. Pedestrians always have the right of way according to the laws of being a compassionate human. My heart goes out to his family …may he rest in peace
BLAME THE VICTIM – emotionally disgusting public sentiment over THE DEATH OF A PERSON Suggesting the victim has any blame in a collision of a two ton vehicle driving over the speed limit VS a human is ABSURD and if one picks up the driver’s license test study pamphlet, IN ALL SITUATIONS … DRIVERS OF CARS MUST ALWAYS GIVE WAY TO ANY PERSON IN THE ROAD. Basic driving rule, and a State of California Statute. Some people get along just fine by looking both ways and waiting until all clear before crossing (I am one of those) but the growing… Read more »
Hey erik, you forgot to address the driver on the road…… HEY DRIVERS SLOW DOWN. They should not have to use the jaws of life to extract drivers in accidents on Fountain Ave. Too many race from Gardner to LaBrea where the road opens up to two lanes.
such a tragedy, but as I’ve said before when the topic of pedestrian’s crossing in boys town, even if you have the legal right of way, it’s incumbent upon the pedestrian to look to make sure they can safely cross. between a 3000 pound car & a pedestrian, it’ll never have a good outcome. I still see so many people (and I am not in any way referencing this tragedy) near the big gay Starbucks, just walking out into traffic, head down, texting. I’m just a say’n…
Maybe if the City Puts in JUST ONE MORE REALLY BIG HOTEL – with guests from around the world driving rental cars, and even with maps and GPS, WeHo has all those tricky streets. Having MORE lost, confused, inexperienced, DISTRACTED!! (I can’t tell you how many times a tourist leaving the Chamberlain Hotel has almost hit me and my dog, or just stopped blocking the sidewalk with no clue that I, my dog, and all the people on the street need to pass on the sidewalk. MORE HOTELS AND MORE TOURISTS IS WHAT THIS CURRENT CITY GOVERNMENT HAS PLANNED AND… Read more »
Of course you can cross at any corner/intersection without a painted crosswalk. Think about it. You are walking west along Fountain, if you had to wait for a “painted crosswalk” to cross, how would you cross the street when you got to ANY corner? You could not cross say Harper or Sweetzer. There are no painted crosswalks at any of the corners on most of the smaller streets like romaine, willoughby or rosewood, what are you supposed to do? Just walk to the corner and never cross in any direction because there is no painted crosswalk? Just use common sense… Read more »
This was my friend and a well loved cook from The Rainbow. He’s older and was not on his phone. People drive down fountain like it was the freeway. And there is nowhere to cross for a quarter mile. And if you’re an older person walking to a job in the sweltering heat, 1/4 mile is a long fucking walk. But thumbs up to the a-hole who knows it all.
use a crosswalk. get off you phone. make eye contact with the drivers. make sure they see you.
Let’s not use this man’s death as the “Clinton Bounds” of the East Side.
We could use more crosswalks on Fountain, but we do not need to do what they are doing on Santa Monica. That is overkill. We definitely do NOT want those things in the middle of the street telling of upcoming crosswalks. Those things are insane.
Wehovian is correct. You can cross at any ” “unmarked crosswalk” exists “within the prolongation or connection of the boundary lines of sidewalks at intersections where the intersecting roadways meet at approximately right angles”. You do not “have to walk five blocks to even cross in the other side”.