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A woman visiting San Diego was fatally injured in a pedi-cab accident over the weekend.
According to authorities, a pair of women were being transported in a pedi-cab along Harbor Drive Saturday morning around 11:40 a.m. when the driver made an “unsafe movement" as police described it.
The accident sent Sharon Miller, 60, of Illinois, to the ground, where she hit her head on the sidewalk. The other woman riding in the pedi-cab did not sustain any injuries. Police reported that the pedi-cab in this particular incident did not have seat belts.
Miller's family chose to leave the woman, who was in town with her husband for an education conference, on mechanical support pending organ donation, according to the Medical Examiner's Office.
Police reportedly plan to charge the driver of the ped-cab, who is in the country from Turkey on a visa, with a number of misdemeanor charges. Authorities say the driver, who was not identified, may be charged this week with vehicular manslaughter.
While accidents do happen, this was one that should not have taken place.
Hopefully city officials will take a good look at this accident and make sure that those individuals operating pedi-cabs are obeying the laws and that their equipment, including seat belts on all pedi-cabs, are up to date.
While the majority of pedi-cab operators do things by the book, it just takes one event like this to shed light on making sure all rules and regulations are being followed.
Unfortunately in this accident, it doesn't look like that was the case.
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