Articles Posted in DUI Accidents

Briauna Ramirez, 18, was killed in a Lynwood DUI crash after the vehicle in which she was a passenger was struck by a wrong-way driver, who officials said, was under the influence. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, Ramirez had just celebrated her 18th birthday and was among several passengers who were injured in the crash. She was in a vehicle that was traveling on the 105 Freeway in Lynwood early morning on Oct. 22 when someone driving the wrong way in a 1999 Honda crashed head-on into the vehicle in which Ramirez was riding. Continue reading →

A suspected drunk driver crashed into a home in Pomona, killing 59-year-old Yolanda Bozonier, who was inside. According to an NBC Los Angeles news report, the crash was reported on the night of Sept. 17 in the 1100 block of Colony Driver near South Hamilton Boulevard. Officers arrived to find a car that was partially inside the house. The victim inside was trapped under the vehicle for at least 20 minutes and died at the scene. Continue reading →

A male pedestrian was struck and killed early morning on Sept. 20 by a suspected DUI driver. According to a City News Service report, 30-year-old Elizabeth Landess of Long Beach was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence. The incident occurred just after midnight in the 15900 block of Pacific Coast Highway. Officers who arrived at the scene found the pedestrian unresponsive. He was pronounced dead at the scene. After an investigation, the driver was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Seal Beach police are urging anyone with information about this crash to call them at 562-799-4100, ext. 1661. Continue reading →

A teen motorist who allegedly ran a red light while impaired, triggered a collision with a Metro bus, left 14 people injured. According to an NBC Los Angeles news report, the incident occurred on the morning of Aug. 19 at the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Downey Road. California Highway Patrol officials said the 17-year-old male was behind the wheel of a 2000 Volkswagen Beetle that was traveling southbound on Downey Road when it collided with the bus, which was eastbound on Whittier Boulevard. Continue reading →

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 →