An 81-year-old Santa Ana man is in serious condition after being hit by a car in a Costa Mesa pedestrian accident, according to a news report.
Costa Mesa police said that the unidentified victim was crossing the right-hand northbound lane of Fairview Road just south of Baker Street when he was hit by a Dodge van that was traveling north on Fairview Road. The victim hit his head on the van windshield before falling to the ground. He was taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, where he is in serious condition with a broken right shoulder, right knee and left leg as well as a skull fracture and brain trauma.
The van driver, Bao Hoai Duong, 52, of Garden Grove, stayed at the scene to be interviewed by police. Duong was not injured and police said he did not appear impaired; the investigation is ongoing.
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