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 →
A man was killed in a pedestrian accident in San Bernardino which involved a driver who was under the influence and left the scene of the collision.
According to a news report, 25-year-old Diego Eduardo Cachua was booked by police on suspicion of driving under the influence causing injury and death, hit-and-run causing injury or death, and DUI after the fatal crash. Continue reading →
A pedestrian was critically injured after a two-car crash at a street intersection in Riverside.
According to a news report in The Press Enterprise, the major injury crash occurred on the afternoon of Sept. 28. Riverside police said the crash occurred at around noon when a collision at an intersection caused one vehicle to veer into a man walking on the sidewalk. Continue reading →
An investigation is underway into a fatal crash in Irvine that killed a woman in her 60s. Kyu Chen, 61, was killed in an Irvine car accident, which officials believe might have involved a suspected DUI driver.
According to a City News Service report, the fatal collision occurred early on the morning of Sept. 27. Police say the driver of a Toyota Prius collided with a Mercedes-Benz at the intersection of Sand Canyon Avenue and Irvine Center Drive. Continue reading →
A 71-year-old man was killed in a bicycle accident in Ladera Heights, which is an unincorporated area of Los Angeles County.
According to a report on My News LA, the fatal crash occurred early on the morning of Sept. 18 at the intersection of Centinela Avenue and Alvern Street. Continue reading →
Aiden Gossage, 16, was killed in a Long Beach pedestrian accident, which officials say may have been caused by a suspected DUI driver.
According to a report in the Long Beach Post, the fatal crash occurred the night of Sept. 4 when Gossage was crossing Los Coyotes Diagonal and Deborah Street in a marked crosswalk just north of Willow Street. Continue reading →
A baby was killed and many others were reported to have suffered injuries in a multi-vehicle car accident in Paramount, which officials suspect involved alcohol and/or drugs.
According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred on the night of Aug. 25 in the area of Rosecrans Avenue and the 710 Freeway. The vehicles were traveling east on Rosecrans when they collided with tragic consequences. Continue reading →
A suspected DUI driver may have triggered a crash in Arcadia that killed a motorist in another vehicle and left the passenger seriously injured.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the incident occurred the night of Aug. 6 at the intersection of Baldwin Avenue and Las Tunas Driver. A male motorist was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s injured passenger had to be rescued from the vehicle by emergency services and rushed to a local hospital. Continue reading →
Mario Mazariegos Rivera, 43, and Stephany Cartagena-Bronfield, 26, were killed in a suspected DUI crash on the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway in South Los Angeles.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the fatal crash occurred early on the morning of Aug. 1 at Slauson Avenue. California Highway Patrol officials said the driver of a Buick triggered a two-vehicle crash that resulted in two tragic fatalities. Continue reading →
A car accident in Orange involving two vehicles left one person fatally injured.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred the afternoon of July 18 at the intersection of West Sycamore Avenue and North Main Street.
Police say a man driving a Mazda Protégé was in a left turn lane waiting to transition from northbound Main to westbound Sycamore when his vehicle was hit from behind by a Honda Accord. Continue reading →
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