It is very tragic indeed...
But the puzzle pieces aren't fitting together right, no matter which angle I think about it.
The Escort wagon is waiting at the light to turn left, but it is beyond the stopline, so I'm going to assume that he did NOT have a green arrow, but a green light, in which he was to yield to oncoming traffic and cross walks. That's why traffic across the street had to stop, but the PT Cruiser did not. Even as I think about it now, that doesn't make sense either, considering the way traffic lights operate down here.
But here's where it gets confusing: That would mean the PT Cruiser still had a green light. The Forrester was also going waaaay too fast to have just started rolling as the light turned green. Either she ran the red, or the PT Cruiser ran the red, but the Escort being in the turning lane messes it all up for me.
However, there's also another senario: Perhaps the gentleman in the crosswalk had initially gotten the white walk signal, but as he was in the crosswalk, the walk signal turned to the flashing red hand, signalling to hurry up and get off the road. Maybe he was not walking fast enough, and the Forrester was oncoming and the light turned green on him, giving the wrongdoing to the PT Cruiser, and causing the accident.
Bleh, I just can't fathom it. Any way I look at it, it's very sad.
