Articles Posted in DUI Accidents

A 41-year-old Oxnard woman was killed and a 14-year-old boy was severely injured in a car accident, which officials said, was caused by a woman who was driving under the influence. According to a KTLA news report, the crash took place on the morning of June 6th at the intersection of Rice Avenue and Channel Islands Boulevard. Police say a 2017 Nissan Rogue was stopped at a red traffic signal along northbound Rice Avenue just before the wreck. A 14-year-old boy was driving it with a 41-year-old woman riding as a passenger. Continue reading →

Two men were killed when a suspected drunk driver plowed into their car in Anaheim the night of May 23. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, one of the victims was ejected when a silver Mazda CX9 minivan headed east on La Palma Avenue struck his car near the intersection of Oliver Street. Anaheim police said two people in the car died and one other person suffered critical injuries. Continue reading →

A 27-year-old Fountain Valley man is suspected of driving under the influence of drugs in a deadly car crash in Garden Grove that killed 59-year-old Julie Varley. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, Kyle Morey was hospitalized and underwent surgery but was suspected of causing the three-vehicle chain-reaction crash that proved fatal for Varley. Continue reading →

Bryan Bogan, 61, died from injuries he sustained in a Long Beach car accident two weeks ago, which officials say, involved a suspected DUI driver. According to a report in The Press Telegram, the incident occurred on the afternoon of March 24 when Bogan and another man were struck by a minivan on westbound Del Amo Boulevard near Locust Avenue. Bogan and a 71-year-old Torrance man were standing between a Honda Accord and a Mercedes E320 in the far right lane on Del Amo while removing towing equipment. Continue reading →

A woman experienced fatal injuries after the vehicle she was driving was struck by another driver who police said was under the influence and ran a red light. According to a report in the San Bernardino Sun, the incident occurred at the intersection of Tippecanoe Avenue and 3rd Street. Police say Rachel Hibbert, 36, was driving a white GMC Sierra and failed to stop for a red light at the intersection. Continue reading →

A high-speed car accident in Irwindale, which police said, involved a suspected DUI driver, left two people including an infant injured. According to a KTLA news report, the multivehicle collision occurred on eastbound Live Oak Avenue at the on-ramp of the southbound 605 Freeway the night of Jan. 19. Responding officers found that three vehicles were involved in the collision and one of the cars had overturned. An infant and one other person sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were transported to area hospitals. Continue reading →

A 61-year-old woman was killed in a Huntington Beach car accident, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver. According to a City News Service report, the fatal crash occurred the night of Jan. 1 on Gothard Street near Cedar Avenue. Police say a 2013 Nissan Rogue driven by a 17-year-old male from Westminster drove north in southbound lanes on Gothard and crashed into a 2016 Kia Soul. Continue reading →

A teenager was injured in a Huntington Beach car accident, which officials say was caused by a driver who might have been operating under the influence. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the crash occurred the night of Dec. 23 near Pacific Coast Highway and Warner Avenue. Continue reading →

Joseph Awaida, 30, and his 3-year-old son, Omar, were killed in a pedestrian accident in Long Beach on Halloween night, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver. According to a KTLA news report, the toddler was walking along a sidewalk with his father and mother when the group was struck by a 2002 Toyota Sequoia traveling south on Country Club Drive. The SUV was approaching Los Cerritos Park when the driver failed to make a turn and drove onto the sidewalk. Continue reading →

A 13-year-old boy was struck and critically injured in a Glendale pedestrian accident, which officials say, involved a driver who had a blood-alcohol level of nearly four times the legal limit. According to a KTLA news report, the driver, 63-year-old Christopher Dean Carone was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving after the crash, which occurred the night of Aug. 23 in a crosswalk in the 2800 block of Verdugo Road in front of Glorietta Park. Continue reading →