Serious accidents plague intersection Two separate traffic...

Serious accidents plague intersection

Two separate traffic accidents, one resulting in the death of a

bicyclist and the other leaving a pedestrian with serious head

injuries, both occurred in similar locations near the intersection of

Atlanta Avenue and Delaware Street, one day a apart, police said.

Charles Richard Hughes, 79, of Huntington Beach, was crossing

Atlanta on a bicycle east of Delaware when he was hit by a car at

5:48 p.m. Monday, police said. He was pronounced dead at the scene,

police said.

Constance Springer, 59, of Huntington Beach, was driving the 1994

white Ford Thunderbird that hit Hughes, police said. Springer was

arrested on drug possession charges unrelated to the accident, police

said.

The cause of the accident is still under investigation, police

said.

In a separate incident on Sunday night, a car struck a pedestrian

in a similar location, police said.

Les Johnson, 23, of Huntington Beach was hit in the roadway by a

vehicle driven by Adahm Wareh, 70, of Huntington Beach, police said.

Johnson was hospitalized with head injuries at UCI Medical Center

where he remains in critical condition, police said.

Wareh was not arrested and was not injured in the accident, police

said.