Fourth Appellate District, Division 3, Case No. G056076 by Steven J. Rothans and Justin Reade Sarno (August 2019); three young girls were struck and killed by a motorist on Halloween night in 2014 at a midblock crosswalk in the City of Santa Ana. Plaintiffs claimed the existence of a “peculiar” condition as a result of inadequate lighting at crosswalk on evening of incident, despite evidence of motorist traveling at approximately 70 miles per hour at the time of the collision. SAPD officers engaged in a three day man hunt for the suspect, who was ultimately apprehended and convicted of vehicular manslaughter. Court affirmed entry of summary judgment in favor of City of Santa Ana, in light of no prior accidents at the location and finding no duty to light the streets under the decision in Antenor. No triable issue of material fact as to the existence of a peculiar condition.



























