Fresno, CA – Mom and Two 3-Year-Old Twins Injured in Crash on Belmont Ave near Palm Ave
Fresno, CA (February 22, 2021) – A three-year-old boy remains in critical condition tonight, February 22, after an auto accident that occurred on the evening of February 21. Information provided by authorities in Fresno indicated that shortly before 8:00 p.m., a mother and her two twins, both age 3, were involved in a severe collision that left all three of them with injuries.
The family of three was stopped on Belmont Avenue behind a Producers Dairy truck waiting for the truck to turn onto Palm Avenue. Sources stated that Ray Anthony Pittman, 47, then rear-ended the family’s vehicle.
All three of them, the mother and her two toddlers, were transported from the scene with injuries. The three-year-old boy is in critical condition at the hospital due to the collision. The mother and her 3-year-old daughter both sustained moderate injuries and are expected to recover.
Pittman was determined to have been driving while intoxicated by police who were working at the crash site. He was booked into the county jail on the night of February 21 with charges including driving under the influence and causing great bodily injury.
We would like to offer our thoughts to the family involved in this severe accident. We hope for their full recovery.
An investigation into the circumstances of the accident is currently active.
Injury Accidents in Fresno
More than 400 people are injured in auto collisions across the state of California every single day. The aftermath of a collision is a stressful and overwhelming period in a person’s life. Quite often, victims are overcome with questions and uncertainty and not sure of how to move forward. Although the majority of auto accidents result in minor injuries to those involved, tens of thousands of people require hospitalization and emergency medical treatment for their injuries. Depending on the type of collision, the chances of serious and life-threatening injuries can be higher. There are numerous cases where accident victims sustain brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones, and other injuries that leave them with overwhelming pain.
To add to the mental and physical pain and suffering victims endure, they often face towering medical bills while being forced out of work for their injuries. When victims are injured in collisions resulting from negligent and reckless drivers, they should reach out to a car accident attorney in California as soon as possible. Victims may be entitled to compensation to help alleviate the financial burdens they face moving forward.
Working with a skilled and aggressive legal team in the aftermath of your crash can make an enormous difference in your ability to recover. Since 1983, California personal injury attorneys at Torem & Associates have helped thousands of people throughout Los Angeles County and southern California protect their legal rights after being harmed in accidents caused by negligent and reckless drivers. Our attorneys are committed to helping our clients get the justice they truly deserve after suffering mental, physical, and financial damages as a result of another person’s negligence. We provide our clients with aggressive and trusted legal representation to ensure our clients are in the best position possible to move forward, get the medical treatment they need for their injuries and recover. If you’ve been injured in a collision, and you believe a negligent driver caused your accident, contact our personal injury law firm in Los Angeles at (888) 500-5000 to see how we can help you. Our team is available to meet with you and discuss legal options available to help you recover.
Note: Our team of writers utilizes secondary sources when creating these posts. These sources include but are not limited to local news reports, police accident reports, and eyewitness accounts about serious injury accidents in Fresno. For that reason, the details surrounding the incident have not been independently verified by our team of writers. If you locate any information that is not correct in our post, please contact our firm right away so that we correct the post to reflect the most accurate information available.
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