William Alvarado, 22, was killed in a Las Vegas car accident after a driver traveling more than 80 mph in a 35-mph zone crashed into his vehicle.
According to a news report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, 40-year-old Takiyah Ross of Arizona faces a charge of reckless driving resulting in death in connection with the crash that killed Alvarado. Continue reading →
Joshua Page, 18, his brother Jeremy Page, 17, were killed in a Huntington Beach car accident after the vehicle they were in collided with a city vehicle.
According to an NBC Los Angeles news report, the brothers were in an older model Ford F-250 on the morning of March 7 when their vehicle collided with a white Chevy Silverado belonging to the city of Huntington Beach at the intersection of Newland Street and Yorktown Avenue.
The teenagers tragically died from their injuries after the incident. Continue reading →
Tommy Chu, 44, was killed in a suspected DUI crash in Corona after his vehicle was rear-ended by another driver.
According to a report in The Press-Enterprise, the fatal crash occurred early on the morning of Feb. 12 on the northbound 15 Freeway south of the Weirick Road off-ramp. California Highway Patrol officials said a Mercedes-Benz E-350 was moving north on the freeway when it struck the back of a Honda CRV. Both cars went off the freeway, down an embankment, and across the off-ramp lanes. Continue reading →
Two men were killed in a four-car accident in Santa Ana on the evening of Feb. 4.
According to a KTLA news report, the crash occurred near the intersection of Bristol Street and Saint Andrews Place. The impact from the multi-vehicle collision resulted in one of the vehicles coming to rest on top of another, trapping the two occupants, Santa Ana police said. Continue reading →
Bianca Danielle Flores, 19, was killed in a car accident in Bakersfield after a car involved in an illegal street race struck her vehicle.
According to a KTLA news report, police said the driver of a Ford Mustang was racing a motorcyclist the evening of Feb. 2 when the Mustang crossed into oncoming traffic and crashed head-on into another vehicle. The Mustang became engulfed in flames and the motorcyclist fled. Continue reading →
Four people suffered significant injuries in a car accident in West Covina that involved three vehicles.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the crash was reported on the night of Dec. 31 on the westbound freeway east of Holt Avenue.
California Highway Patrol officials said a 25-year-old man driving a 2020 Kia Optima rear-ended a 2007 Ford Expedition causing the SUV to lose control and hit the center divider wall. Continue reading →
Two people were injured after an Orange County Transportation Authority bus and two other vehicles were involved in a crash in Mission Viejo on the morning of Dec. 20.
According to a report in The Orange County Register, the crash occurred near Alicia Parkway and Jeronimo Road with an SUV that flipped upside down on the center median as a result of the impact, police said. Continue reading →
A Nov. 4 car accident that left 12-year-old Isaiah Suarez Rodriguez dead and two others injured may have been caused by an off-duty Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy, according to news reports.
CBS Los Angeles reports that Isaiah was pronounced dead shortly after the accident. His older sister Alexa, 19, was driving and making a left turn at an intersection when a pickup truck slammed into the side of their vehicle. Continue reading →
A 21-year-old man has been charged with murder for a fatal DUI crash that left 61-year-old Kyu Chen of Irvine.
According to a KTLA news report, Luis Marcial Diaz faces one felony count of murder for the death of Chen, who was on her way to work early morning on Sept. 27 when Diaz crashed into her vehicle after running a red light at the intersection of Sand Canyon Road and Irvine Center Drive. Continue reading →
Police are asking the public to help identify a driver involved in a hit-and-run collision that killed 32-year-old Si Park.
According to a news report, Park was standing next to parked cars on Melrose Avenue near Edgemont Street early on the morning of Oct. 9 when he was struck by a car. Park was thrown into a parked vehicle and suffered major injuries. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
The vehicle that hit him did not stop at the scene. Continue reading →
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