Maria Magdalena Lewis, a 71-year-old Garden Grove woman is dead after her Honda Accord was struck by another driver who police say was driving under the influnce of alcohol and ran a red light. According to an article in The Orange County Register, Lewis was driving home from her job…
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Orange County Intersection Accident Victim Dies
Bog Soon Seo,71, a Garden Grove woman died of the major head injuries received after she was struck by a car while crossing the street with her 2-year-old grandson in her arms. According to an article in CBS News’ Web site, the driver of the car saw Seo crossing at…
Motorcyclist dies in PCH accident
A Pacific Coast Highway multiple auto accident last Sunday in Laguna Beach killed motorcycle rider Bruce Gold, 61, according to a report in the The Orange County Register. Gold was headed south on Route 1 that morning when he hit a car that came across from the northbound lane near…
Dog Bites Houston Postal Worker
Sonia Perez, 28, a Houston letter carrier was attacked and bitten badly by a Rottweiler last weekend, according to The Houston Chronicle. The brief dog bite attack lasted only a few minutes but did enough injury to Perez to put her in the hospital with puncture wounds. The viciousness of…
I-40 Bus Accident near Barstow Kills Woman
Faith Creer, 31 of Los Angeles died in a recent charter bus accident reported by The Los Angeles Times. The bus was in the left lane headed eastbound on Interstate 40 when it drifted onto the dirt median. The bus then crashed as the driver tried to correct its direction…
Riverside Truck Crash Kills Two
An auto accident that happened at Jefferson Street near Evans Street in Riverside last Saturday killed Robert Robinson, 21 and an unidentified 18-year old male, according to The Press Telegram report posted on the Web. The Dodge Ram pickup involved in the truck crash is believed to have rammed into…
Swimming Pool Accidents And Injuries
With temperatures soon warming up throughout the country, pools and spas are going to see a lot of use again. A timely article posted on the consumeraffairs.com Web site sadly serves to remind us of the dangers this seasonal activity typically brings with it. The number of pool and spa-related…
Calaveras Carnival Ride Accident Injures 23
An amusement park ride at the Calaveras County Fair called the Yo-Yo injured 23 people, three of them seriously when its swings collapsed, according to a news article in the Modesto Bee. The large swing-style ride that lifts the swing seats into the air on long chains and spins in…
Foresthill ATV Riders Found Dead
Placer County Sheriff’s search and rescue teams located the all-terrain vehicle and the bodies of its two missing riders this past Tuesday just before midnight. The teams discovered the bodies of Vitaliy Kolyadich, 25, of Carmichael and Svetlana N. Koval, 23, of Redlands, which had fallen in an embankment seemingly…
Berkeley Motorcycle Accident Near I-80 Injures Bicyclist
A hit-and-run accident at the Acton and Ashby intersection near San Pablo Avenue has put a bicyclist in the hospital. According to a news report, CHP officers are looking for a motorcyclist and a now damaged 2006 blue Suzuki GSXR 650 believed to be responsible for running the woman bike…