Drunk driving accidents are unfortunately all too common in the Newport Beach and Costa Mesa area. Unfortunately, a drunk driving accident over the weekend took the life of a well-known local radiologist. According to an article in The Orange County Register, 64-year-old Michael Aung Sein of Newport Coast died in…
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Man Suffers Major Injuries In Rear-End Truck Accident
A 21-year-old man suffered severe injuries in a big-rig crash in Santa Ana after he slammed his Honda Civic into the back of a semi truck, The Orange County Register reports. The accident happened at the 100 block of E. Dyer Road near Main Street, according to police reports. Initial…
Minnesota School Bus Crash Kills 4 and Injures 14
Four children reportedly died and at least 14 others suffered severe to moderate injuries in a tragic school bus accident in southwestern Minnesota. According to an Associated Press article posted on the local Fox News’ Web site, the bus was initially hit by a van. Then the bus hit a…
Orange County Woman Dies in Jeep Wrangler Rollover Accident
A 52-year-old Costa Mesa woman is dead after she was ejected from her Jeep Wrangler, which rolled over on the northbound 5 Freeway near Avenida Vaquero in San Clemente, The Orange County Register reports. Gloria Ann Weaver reportedly died in the rollover accident. Officials are still not clear what caused…
Man Dies In Fatal Crash At Dangerous Orange County Intersection
A man, who was a passenger in a 1996 Mitsubishi Eclipse, reportedly died after a traffic collision near the Los Alamitos Race Track in an area, which city officials themselves have admitted is a dangerous intersection. The deceased man has been unidentified as Fernando Flores, but there is no word…
Owner Of Dangerous Dog Must Be Prepared To Assume Financial Responsibility
Here is a story that is both interesting and deeply concerning. It’s about two neighbors in Chico. One has a permanent pack of pit-bulls as pets, one particularly dangerous pit-bull called Princess. The other neighbor, who shares the driveway with this dog owner, has been bitten by the same dog…
USDA Recalls 143 Million Pounds of Beef Packed In Chino Plant
In what is the biggest meat recall in the history of this country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recalled 143 million pounds of raw and frozen beef from a Chino meat-packing facility that recently earned notoriety for its inhumane treatment of cows and unethical business practice of forcing sick…
Glen Ellen Man Dies In Head-On Collision at What Is Believed To Be A Dangerous Portion Of Highway 12
A 58-year-old Glen Ellen man died in a head-on collision on a section of Highway 12 in a legal passing area where there have been at least four auto accident deaths in the past five or six years, a news report in the Times Herald stated. According to the article,…
Toddlers and Grandmother Suffer Severe Injuries In Orange County DUI Crash
Two young Orange County children and their grandmother are reportedly on a tough road to recovery after they suffered critical injuries in a DUI accident in Lake Forest. According to an article posted on MSNBC News’ Web site, the drunken driver drove into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into the…
War Veterans Being Denied Health Care: A Case of De Ja Vu?
In a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of thousands of veterans seeking medical benefits, the Bush administration is fitting them with ungrateful arguments. The Bush administration attorneys claim that veterans fortunate enough to be coming back home from Iraq have no legal right to specific types of…