A member of the West Hollywood Disabilities Advisory Board is recovering after a collision on July 11 at Santa Monica Boulevard and Flores Street sent her to the hospital.
Longtime West Hollywood resident Anny Semonco was in her wheelchair crossing Flores Street on the north side of Santa Monica Boulevard around 5 p.m. when a Volkswagen making a turn struck the wheelchair and tipped it over. Semonco hit her head on the pavement. The driver stopped and remained at the scene.
Witnesses called authorities and a large contingent of emergency personnel responded. Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Howard Tieu said the victim was taken to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for treatment. The driver was not arrested and the incident is being investigated as a traffic accident…