On January 29, 2026, at approximately 6:57 p.m., police dispatch received multiple calls reporting a traffic collision involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at First Street and Raitt Street, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.
Officers, along with Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), responded to the scene and located the pedestrian, a 63-year-old woman whose name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, suffering from significant trauma.
OCFA paramedics transported her to a local hospital, where, despite life-saving measures, she was pronounced deceased.
Based on the preliminary investigation, the pedestrian was crossing southbound on Raitt St. when she was struck by a vehicle traveling westbound on First St.
The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Impairment does not appear to have been a factor in this collision.
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) is investigating this incident. Anyone with information about the collision is asked to contact Detective J. Hernandez at (714) 245-8217 or the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.
Thank gosh the Driver stayed at the scene despite that the lady couldn’t be revived.
RIP to that lady involved in the fatal collision