Two people, one of them identified as 25-year-old Sean Hendrick, were injured in a pedestrian accident in Ojai the evening of September 2, 2010. The Ventura County Star reports that the crash happened near the intersection of El Paseo Road and Canada Street when Hendrick and a 17-year-old girl were…
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Orange County Truck Accident Proves Fatal for Off-duty Firefighter
A 47-year-old man who was killed in a pedestrian accident on the 22 Freeway the morning of September 6, 2010 has been identified as 47-year-old Dean Stewart. The Orange County Register reports that Stewart was hit by a big rig in the eastbound lanes of the freeway. The impact of…
Passenger Killed In Modesto Area Car Accident
Derek Howell, a 30-year-old man from Turlock, was killed in a car accident when the vehicle in which he was passenger ran a stop sign and was struck by a truck. According to a news report in the Modesto Bee, the fatal crash occurred at the intersection of Third Avenue…
Former Toyota Attorney Can Use Internal Documents to Prove Auto Maker Hid Evidence
An arbitrator has ruled that a former Toyota Motor Corp. attorney can use internal company documents to support his claim that the Japanese auto maker deliberately hid evidence in their auto products liability lawsuits. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the former attorney, Dimitrios Biller, alleges…
DUI Collision in San Francisco Bay Area Injures Police Officer
Sgt. Dave Welch of the Rohnert Park Police Department was injured in a car accident the morning of September 5, 2010, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver. According to a Bay City News report, the injury crash occurred when 27-year-old Joshua Hicks, who was traveling at…
Several Pedestrians Injured in Santa Ana Car Accident
Three adults and two children were injured in a Santa Ana car accident involving a suspected drunk driver, The Orange County Register reports. Santa Ana police officials say the collision involved a total of nine pedestrians and occurred in the 1400 block of McFadden Avenue the night of September 6,…
Dangerous Public Property Causes Severe Bicycle Accident
Julie Farris suffered severe brain injury after being struck by a trolley on the Azusa Pacific University Campus in the City of Azusa, California. At the time of the accident, Julie was riding her bicycle on the 800 Block of East Foothill Boulevard, the main roadway that links the East…
Pedestrian in San Diego Car Accident
Susan Jane Ely, 65, was killed in a San Diego car accident after she was hit by a vehicle near an intersection in Tierrasanta. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, Ely was crossing Tierrasanta Boulevard near Tambor Road, the morning of September 3, 2010, when a…
Bus Accident Injures Two in Los Angeles
A car accident in Los Angeles left two people injured in Baldwin Park the morning of August 30, 2010. According to a news report in The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the collision happened in the westbound lanes of the 10 Freeway near Puente Avenue when a Foothill Transit bus hit…
Motorcycle Accident Causes Major Injuries
A motorcyclist sustained serious personal injuries after an accident on the 5 Freeway in Mission Viejo caused by a pallet dropped on the roadway. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the motorcyclist was northbound on the freeway near Oso Parkway on August 27, 2010, when he…