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The woman and her daughter enjoying an afternoon stroll on a Fairfield, California sidewalk weren't jaywalkers. They were well on the sidewalk, and within their rights, when a car jumped the curb and struck both of them. Both mother and daughter have been hospitalized with severe injuries.

According to witnesses, the accident occurred at around 4:30 pm. While the two were walking on the sidewalk, a Honda Civic driven by 55-year-old Fairfield resident Steve Crismond drove over the curb, and onto the sidewalk and into the two pedestrians. The mother was thrown in to a nearby drive while the 7-year-old child was caught in the rear wheel of the Honda and dragged a full 100 feet before the car finally hit a pole and stopped. She suffered severe head injuries, and trauma to her hand and legs, and was taken to the University of California Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. The mother was taken to North Bay Medical Center.

The driver of the Civic has been arrested under suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol.

Many pedestrian accidents are caused by jaywalking or other potentially dangerous actions. In this case, however, having a simple afternoon walk on the sidewalk seems to have put two people's lives in jeopardy for no fault of their own.

If you've been injured in a pedestrian accident, don't hesitate to protect your legal rights. Call the California personal injury attorneys at The Reeves Law Group for a free consultation on your case.