Juan Urbano-Miguel, 39, was killed in a Costa Mesa pedestrian accident, which officials say, was caused by a suspected DUI driver.
According to a report in the Daily Pilot, the fatal pedestrian collision occurred the night of Jan. 4 at the intersection of Victoria Street and Placentia Avenue. Continue reading →
A couple was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run pedestrian accident in Huntington Beach that left a 66-year-old man dead.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the collision occurred on Pacific Coast Highway near 24th Street on the evening of Dec. 19. Police arrived at the scene and found the pedestrian deceased at the scene. Continue reading →
Two teen girls were injured in a pedestrian accident near Redlands High School.
According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred the morning of Dec. 15 when the high school juniors were in the crosswalk at Citrus Avenue and Church Street. That’s when they were struck by a Toyota pickup truck. Continue reading →
A 51-year-old man died from his injuries after being struck by a couple of cars, one of which fled the scene after the collision.
According to a KTLA news report, the first car hit the victim as he attempted to cross Western Avenue just north of 65th Street in the Chesterfield area of South Los Angeles early on the morning of Nov. 20. Continue reading →
Police are searching for two vehicles that are believed to have fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run crash in Santa Ana early on the morning of Nov. 5.
According to a KTLA news report, the pedestrian was struck on Fairview Street just north of McFadden Avenue. Arriving officers found a man down in the northbound lanes. He had suffered major head trauma, officials said. Continue reading →
Katey Sagal, star of the TV show “Sons of Anarchy” was hospitalized with injuries suffered in a Los Angeles pedestrian accident on Oct. 15.
According to news reports, the accident occurred when a Tesla made a left turn while Sagal was in a marked crosswalk and struck her. The driver reportedly stopped to help Sagal. She was transported to a local hospital and treated for injuries. 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 woman was killed and five others were critically injured in a car accident in Wilmington.
According to a KTLA news report, the crash occurred the morning of Aug. 23 in the 1000 block of North Wilmington Boulevard. A preliminary investigation revealed that the first vehicle hit the second vehicle causing the vehicle that was struck to lose control and strike a female pedestrian who was crossing the street. Continue reading →
A man attempting to cross a street while in a wheelchair died from injuries he suffered after a minivan and an SUV struck him early on the morning of July 10.
According to a report in The Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred near the intersection of Euclid Street and Warner Avenue in Fountain Valley. Police said the man in the wheelchair was trying to cross Euclid westbound along Warner Avenue when he was first struck by a minivan traveling north on Euclid and then hit by an SUV traveling north. Continue reading →
A man who police said was driving a pickup truck erratically ended up striking and critically injuring two women who were watching fireworks from a sidewalk in Anaheim.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the incident occurred the night of July 4. Police said the man behind the wheel lost control and struck the two women in the 200 block of North Grand Avenue, leaving them with serious injuries. Continue reading →
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