A woman was struck by an alleged drunken driver as she crossed the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and Genesee Avenue, according to witness Michael Libitzky, who shared images and videos with WEHOville.
The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. Sunday. The woman required CPR and was transported to Cedars-Sinai in critical condition, Libitzky said. After refusing a breathalyzer test and failing field sobriety tests, the driver was arrested.
The L.A. County Sheriff’s Department has notched 52 drunken driving arrests so far in 2023, and the department has conducted two DUI checkpoints within the past two months. There were 676 crashes attributed to driving under the influence in L.A. County last year, according to the California Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS).
@wehovillenewsAlleged drunk driver in WeHo arrested♬ original sound – WEHOville
@wehovillenewsAlleged drunk driver in WeHo arrested♬ original sound – WEHOville
It is disheartening to observe that the one who narrowly escapes death is unjustly portrayed as the antagonist, despite the fact that the pedestrian merely intended to traverse the roadway. I experience a sense of melancholy due to the recurrence of such incidents, wherein I consistently find myself equipped with a means to retaliate against those responsible. The prevailing regulations appear to be inverted, as motorists prioritize their vehicles over pedestrians, so relegating the latter to a subordinate position.
I feel so sad that the person who almost dies is looked like the bad person in the end, when the pedestrian just wanted to cross the street. I think I feel sad because it’s happened to me so many times but I always have something on my hand to throw it to them,the rules are backwards, drivers think cars are first and we are put there to look at there cars n look at the, use the phone n etc we are not out there to do errands or buy good, really weird how people think, but when they… Read more »
I hope to see updates on this woman’s condition.