A man was fatally injured in a hit-and-run collision in Fullerton, which officials say may have also involved a suspected DUI driver.
According to a KTLA news report, the fatal crash occurred early on the morning of July 8. Officers responded to near the intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue to a call of a person down in the eastbound lanes of Orangethorpe. Continue reading →
One person was injured in a pedestrian accident in Torrance after a woman suspected of driving under the influence struck the individual and crashed into a local brewery’s entrance.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the woman was driving south on Del Amo Circle East and allegedly sped through a stop sign at the intersection of Plaza Del Amo. Officials say it was there that she struck the pedestrian who was walking in a crosswalk the afternoon of July 6. Continue reading →
A chain-reaction crash on the 210 Freeway in Monrovia resulted in the deaths of two women including a 95-year-old woman identified as Imogene Lea Haley.
According to a report on Pasadena Now, the multi-vehicle collision took place on the afternoon of June 23. California Highway Patrol officials say 49-year-old Humberto Gonzalez was driving a 2001 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck in the carpool lane when he rear-ended a 2008 Lexus ED 350 that was slowing down due to traffic ahead. Continue reading →
A pedestrian who was crossing the street in a wheelchair was struck and fatally injured by a suspected drunk driver in Long Beach. According to a KTLA news report, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred late on June 12 at the intersection of Stearns Street and Radnor Avenue. Continue reading →
Chanel Garcia, 26, has died from injuries she suffered in a Huntington Beach motorcycle accident. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, police said Garcia was riding her motorcycle southbound on Beach Boulevard just north of Liberty Drive the evening of May 31 when she slowed down for a traffic signal. As she did so, Garcia was hit from behind by an SUV after the driver failed to yield. Continue reading →
Kerry Welsh, 18, of West Covina, was killed in a suspected DUI collision after the vehicle she was driving was struck at an intersection. According to a report in The San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the fatal collision took place at the intersection of Vine and Hollenbeck avenues the night of May 29. Welsh was on her way to pick up her younger sister from a birthday party, family members said. Continue reading →
John Crouch, 68, was killed in a Huntington Beach bicycle accident, which officials said involved a suspected drunk driver. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, investigators say the bicyclist was crossing Pacific Coast Highway at 1st Street on the afternoon of May 27 when a silver Toyota Yaris that was traveling westbound on Pacific Coast Highway struck him. Continue reading →
A 27-year-old man died and his passenger was injured after a suspected drunk driver rear-ended their vehicle, which was stopped at a red light the night of May 8. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal collision occurred at the intersection of Woodbury Road and Libby Lane. Police said a white Nissan Titan was speeding eastbound on Woodbury when it crashed into the back of a Toyota Camry that was stopped for a red light. Continue reading →
Alhambra police have arrested a 22-year-old man on suspicion of murder and driving under the influence after a vehicle crashed into a pole killing the front passenger the night of March 24. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the four-door sedan heading west on Valley Boulevard in Alhambra lost control and hit a concrete light pole. Continue reading →
At least four people, including two journalists from a local television station, were seriously injured in a car accident after an SUV crashed into a storefront the afternoon of March 19 at the intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue in Hollywood. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the incident occurred when an SUV struck five pedestrians before plowing into the glass storefront of a liquor store on the southwest corner of the intersection, one of the busiest and most famous crossings in the area. Continue reading →
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