Pedestrian crashes on Foothill Blvd, Los Angeles

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: 56 pedestrian crashes were reported on Foothill Blvd in Los Angeles from 2021–2026, 36 of them serious or fatal (16 fatal). The most were at Foothill Blvd & Kagel Canyon St (3). 9% involved a driver turning, 9% turning left. 16% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.

• The worst spot, on the mapFoothill Blvd & Kagel Canyon St3 crashes. A mix of crash types.
• Next in Los AngelesWestern Ave224 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026
• The whole cityPedestrian hotspots in Los Angeles7,557 pedestrian crashes, 2021–2026

• 9% involved a driver turning, 9% turning left.
• 16% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection.
• 43% were crossing away from a crosswalk.
• 71% happened after dark.

Set against all pedestrian crashes in California:

• 71% (California: 42%) of crashes happened after dark.
• 64% (California: 27%) left someone seriously hurt or killed.
• The busiest hour was 7 p.m. (California: 6 p.m.).

1. Foothill Blvd & Kagel Canyon St

   3 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 3 fatal

   A mix of crash types

   100% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.

   • No single crash pattern stands out here. Cross with the signal, and check for turning drivers before you step out.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
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2. Foothill Blvd & Sayre St

   6 crashes · 4 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   3 of 6 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 67% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.

   • 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.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
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3. Foothill Blvd & Pinewood Ave

   4 crashes · 3 serious or fatal · 2 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   3 of 4 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 75% happened after dark. Traffic is posted at about 40 mph.

   • 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.
   • Traffic is fast here. Use signalized crossings rather than crossing mid-block.
   See it on the map

4. Foothill Blvd & Wyngate St

   4 crashes · 4 serious or fatal · 1 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   3 of 4 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 75% 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

5. Foothill Blvd & Hubbard St

   3 crashes · 2 serious or fatal · 2 fatal

   People hit crossing mid-block

   2 of 3 people were crossing away from a crosswalk. 67% 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

6. Foothill Blvd & Brand Blvd

   3 crashes · 2 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. 67% happened after dark.

   • 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.
   • Wear something light or reflective, and cross where the street is lit.
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Spots with 3 or more reported crashes within about 250 m, worst first.

The busiest hour was 7 p.m..

Where on Foothill Blvd do the most pedestrian crashes happen?

Foothill Blvd & Kagel Canyon St, with 3 reported pedestrian crashes from 2021–2026, 3 of them serious or fatal. Next are Foothill Blvd & Sayre St (6) and Foothill Blvd & Pinewood Ave (4).

How do pedestrians usually get hit on Foothill Blvd?

9% involved a driver turning, 9% turning left. 16% of the people hit were in a crosswalk at an intersection. 43% were crossing away from a crosswalk. 71% happened after dark.

When do pedestrian crashes happen on Foothill Blvd, compared with California?

Of 56 reported pedestrian crashes on Foothill Blvd in Los Angeles from 2021–2026: 71% (California: 42%) of crashes happened after dark. 64% (California: 27%) left someone seriously hurt or killed. The busiest hour was 7 p.m. (California: 6 p.m.).

How many pedestrian crashes happen on Foothill Blvd each year?

Reported pedestrian crashes on Foothill Blvd in Los Angeles: 2021: 5, 2022: 4, 2023: 10, 2024: 12, 2025: 20, 2026: 5. 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.