IRVINE – A pedestrian was critically injured after being hit by a car near the intersection of Von Karman Avenue and Main Street on Tuesday night, authorities said.

Authorities believe the man was working out in the area.

“Preliminary investigation indicates the pedestrian entered the intersection against the light,” said Lt. Julia Engen of the Irvine Police Department.

Paramedics were called to the intersection just before 8:30 p.m., said Capt. Marc Stone of the Orange County Fire Authority.

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NEWPORT BEACH – A benefit concert is planned for Wednesday night for a 22-year-old Newport Beach woman who was hit by a car while crossing Newport Boulevard in Costa Mesa Saturday.

Rebecca Layne Willis, known as Becca Layne to many of her friends, was hit crossing Newport Boulevard near the Carl’s Jr. at Industrial Way, just after 1 a.m. Saturday.

Willis broke bones throughout her body and is in an induced coma, according to friends.

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Kings Road closed after child hit by car

February 22, 2012

A child has been taken to hospital with head injuries after he was involved in a collision with a car in King’s Road yesterday afternoon.

The boy, thought to be around 12-years-old, has serious injuries after he has hit by a white Audi A1 outside the Abbot Cook pub at around 4.20pm.

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A man hit by a car Friday night was arrested on a felony warrant after being treated for his injuries.

He was also charged with walking on the wrong side of the road, according to a police report.

Gabriel Pearce, 27, was walking north on French Road about 11 p.m. next to the northbound lanes when he stepped into the path of a moving vehicle.

“Texas law states that a pedestrian must walk against the flow of traffic so they can see the vehicle as it approaches and get out of the way if necessary,” the police report said.

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MONTREAL – A neighbour of a couple in their 70s who were hit by a car in Dollard des Ormeaux Tuesday – one fatally – says the street has no sidewalks and is poorly maintained, so people have to walk in the street.

Henri Parlenge told The Gazette the couple hit by an allegedly impaired driver’s car Tuesday about 8 p.m. were “nice, quite calm� and they ran a Chinese restaurant somewhere in Montreal. They have a grown son and grandchildren, he said. The couple lived on the street for at least 15 years, he added.

“It’s terribly sad,� Parlenge, 69, said

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Updated: Tue Feb. 21 2012 19:22:26

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Two friends who were hit by a stolen vehicle are now fighting with Manitoba Public Insurance.

Numeria and Jessica were driving in a car owned by Jessica’s mother when they were hit.

“All I remember is the car turning in circles, and we were in the middle of the boulevard. It’s the only thing I remember because I kind of blanked out for a second,” said Numeria.

They had the green light and were on their way to a gas station when they were caught in the middle of a high-speed police chase with a stolen vehicle that smashed into

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