The City of Brea is nestled in the foothills of North Orange County and is home to nearly 40,000 residents. Brea plays host to over 100,000 people who visit the City to work, shop or enjoy one of the fine entertainment venues offered here. The Brea personal injury attorneys at…
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Chatsworth Train Crash Caused By Metrolink Engineer, Officials Say
Metrolink officials, in a rare move Saturday, admitted blame for the gruesome Chatsworth train accident that occurred on September 12th. Their train engineer’s failure to stop at a red light signal was the reason the Simi Valley-bound Metrolink train collided head-on with a Union Pacific freight train, they said. Our…
Washington Dog Attack Victim in Serious Condition
Huong Le, 71, of SeaTac, Washington, suffered severe injuries after she was viciously attacked Sept. 8 by two pit bulls that were running loose in her neighborhood. The Seattle Times reports that Le was walking down South 150th Street toward her home when she was mauled by the dogs. The…
Temecula Pedestrian Accident Leaves Jogger with Critical Injuries
Theodore Angle, 51, of Temecula, suffered critical injuries after he was struck by a car Sept. 6 while jogging on a city street, the San Diego Union-Tribune reports. Angle was jogging west on Redhawk Parkway toward Via Cordoba when he was struck by a 2000 Lexus RX300 sport utility vehicle.…
Thousand Oaks Pedestrian Accident Kills Jogger
Karey Marsh, 46, was killed Aug. 26 in a Thousand Oaks pedestrian accident after she was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver. Marsh was jogging in the bike lane near Oak Park on Lindero Canyon Road when 23-year-old Nicholas Lagrotta struck her and veered off the road into…
Lincoln Heights Pedestrian Accident Kills One
Demetrio Sosa, 61, was killed in a Sept. 3 Lincoln Heights pedestrian accident when a car whose driver was being pursued by police officers, struck him. According to an article in this Los Angeles Times news blog, LAPD officers saw the driver, 41-year-old Robert Palacios, who appeared to be under…
Metrolink Train Accident and Derailment Claims 24 Lives in Chatsworth, California
Suggestions For Survivors and Families The Metrolink passenger train that crashed head-on into a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, California in the San Fernando Valley yesterday, September 12th, 2008, is still being searched this morning by rescue crews using heavy machinery in the hopes of finding more survivors. At…
Chatsworth Metrolink Train Accident Kills at Least Six
About 4:30 p.m. today a Metrolink commuter train collided with a freight train in Chatsworth killing at least six people and injuring many more. According to various online and television news sources the Metrolink train was carrying as many as 350 rush hour passengers when it slammed into a freight…
Elk Grove Dangerous Dog Laws Under Review
City officials in Elk Grove, California, are considering how to handle troublesome animals, especially vicious dogs, on the heels of an Aug. 20 incident when the city’s police officers shot and killed one of two pit bulls that chased people in one neighborhood and attacked and injured another dog. According…
Hollywood DUI Accident Kills Orange County Man
Karen Karapetyan, 33, of Garden Grove, died after a suspected drunk driver ran a red light and hit the Orange County man’s taxicab triggering a four-car crash, Fox News reports. The 5-Series gray BMW, driven by 29-year-old Avishkar Padhye, was reportedly traveling south on Highland Avenue. Padhye sped through a…