Pedestrian crashes on Garvey Ave, El Monte

We don't rate streets as safe or unsafe: crash counts can't say how risky a street is, and busy streets have more crashes partly because more people use them. This page covers traffic crashes, not crime. What the records show: 19 pedestrian crashes were reported on Garvey Ave in El Monte from 2021–2025, 4 of them serious or fatal (1 fatal). The most were at Garvey Ave & Central Ave (3). 11% involved a driver turning, 11% turning left. 53% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• 11% involved a driver turning, 11% turning left.
• 53% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 26% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 53% happened after dark.

1. Garvey Ave & Central Ave

   3 crashes · 1 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit walking in the road

   2 of 3 people were in the road or on the shoulder when they were hit, not crossing.

   • Stay out of the traffic lane: check behind you before stepping out from a parked car, and where there's no sidewalk, walk facing traffic as far from the lane as you can.
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2. Garvey Ave & Merced Ave

   5 crashes · 1 serious or fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   2 of 5 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 40% happened after dark.

   • Cross at the nearest signal or crosswalk here, even if it's out of your way. Drivers don't expect people mid-block.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
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3. Garvey Ave & Mountain View Rd

   4 crashes

   People hit crossing mid-block

   2 of 4 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 50% happened after dark.

   • Cross at the nearest signal or crosswalk here, even if it's out of your way. Drivers don't expect people mid-block.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   See it on the map

Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

The busiest hour was 8 p.m..

Where on Garvey Ave do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Garvey Ave & Central Ave, with 3 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2025, 1 of them serious or fatal. Next are Garvey Ave & Merced Ave (5) and Garvey Ave & Mountain View Rd (4).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Garvey Ave?

11% involved a driver turning, 11% turning left. 53% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 26% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 53% happened after dark.

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Garvey Ave each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Garvey Ave in El Monte: 2021: 1, 2022: 5, 2023: 7, 2024: 2, 2025: 4. The latest year can rise as late reports come in.

Where does this data come from?

Police crash reports in the California Crash Reporting System (CCRS), published by the state on data.ca.gov, counted by the street each report names first. Only crashes reported with map coordinates are counted, so the real totals are higher.