The purpose of this investigation was to examine the characteristics of 452 child pedestrian fatalities. The study sample was divided into three groups of victims, age 1-4, 5-7 and 8-14;​ analytically distinct profiles or collision typologies were produced for each group.

Pedestrians age 1-4 were found to be involved disproportionately in daytime collisions occurring on or near private driveways;​ frequently the child was run over by a motor vehicle, which had been set in motion from a parked position. Pedestrians age 5-7 were involved disproportionately in collisions occurring in the hours immediately preceding or following school. Such victims tended to be crossing the roadway, between a parked car. Children age 8-14 were disproportionately involved in collisions at night. Frequently, the victim was struck while walking along the highway or when crossing at an intersection.