Pedestrian hit in crosswalk

A 37-year-old Costa Mesa woman was hospitalized with head injuries after she and her young daughter were struck by a pickup truck on the Westside Monday morning.

Sara Estrada, who was pushing her 3-year-old daughter in a stroller at 7:48 a.m., underwent surgery at Western Medical Center in Tustin for cerebral hemorrhaging shortly after the collision. Her daughter was also treated for minor injuries.

The mother and child were crossing the street on a green light when the pickup truck hit them in the crosswalk near Wilson Street and College Avenue. Police identified the driver as Johannah Falke, 32, of Costa Mesa, and said she had not been cited.

Estrada and her daughter live in the neighborhood where the accident happened. Costa Mesa Sgt. Victor Bakkila said police were still investigating and that it was unclear whether the truck or the pedestrians had been out of place.

“It’s an accident, but someone will be found at fault for it,” he said. “Either the pedestrian was in the road illegally or the vehicle made the turn illegally.”