Pedestrian Mohamed Abdirahman Husien Struck By Car And Killed On Way to Services in San Diego
Early Saturday morning, an unlicensed driver struck and killed a pedestrian, Mohamed Abdirahman Husien, while he was crossing the street in San Diego. The car accident occurred along University Avenue, near Winona Avenue, in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego. Husien was on his way to morning prayer services at a nearby mosque. The news source for this post can be found here.
San Diego Police officers said that Husien was crossing the street against a red light when a Honda sedan hit him. The driver said that he did not see Husein crossing in the darkness. Also, right after the crash, the driver went home, picked up his wife, and returned to the scene to explain what had happened. This is illegal in California--you cannot leave the scene of a California car accident where someone is killed and you must call the police.
Husien was taken to Scripps Mercy Hospital in Hillcrest where he passed away.
The intersection of University Avenue and Winona Avenue was closed to motorists until about 9:30 a.m. while the San Diego Police Department investigated the car crash. San Diego Police officers said that they do not know whether the driver will face charges or not, even though he was illegally driving without a driver's license.
Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for the police and district attorney not to charge an unlicensed driver involved in a serious accident where some facts suggest that the unlicensed driver may not be at-fault for causing the car wreck. According to the news story, it seems Husein may have been at-fault for crossing against a red stop light. Then again, that fact may not be true since the only witness identified in the story is the unlicensed driver. Obviously, it is a very self-serving statement.
Our prayers go out to Husien’s friends and family. It is unfortunate that Husien had to die on his way to perform his religious duties, especially to the hands of an unlicensed driver who should not have been on the road in the first place. Hopefully, the driver at least had car insurance. But most likely he did not. The only compensation available to Husien's family is most likely to come from Husien's uninsured motorist (UM) through his car insurance, if he elected to buy that coverage. Again, hopefully he did.
If ever you or a loved one has been involved in a San Diego car accident, especially if it is with an unlicensed driver, please contact the experienced San Diego car crash and San Diego pedestrian accident lawyers at the Jurewitz Law Group at 619-233-5020 for guidance with recovery. You can also contact them online here .
