A woman identified as 45-year-old Aubrye Foote was struck and killed by a vehicle as she tried to help a bicyclist whom she fatally struck. According to a report in The Orange County Register, Foote was driving an SUV when she struck the bicyclist on San Joaquin Hills Road west…
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Man Fatally Injured in Chatsworth Motorcycle Accident
Austin Daniel Vargas Rodes, 26, of Northridge, was killed in a motorcycle accident after crashing with a vehicle in Chatsworth on March 10. According to the Los Angeles Daily News, the crash occurred at the intersection of Devonshire Street and Mason Avenue. Police say Rodes was trying to make a…
Boy Fatally Injured in South Los Angeles Pedestrian Accident
A 12-year-old boy was killed in a pedestrian accident in South Los Angeles after a driver who was turning left at a street intersection struck him. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the incident occurred at the intersection of Woodlawn and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Officials said…
Bicyclist Critically Injured in Garden Grove Hit and Run Crash
A bicyclist was hospitalized in critical condition the morning of March 3 after he suffered major injuries in a Garden Grove car accident involving a suspected hit and run driver. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the incident occurred at the intersection of Orangewood Avenue and…
Man Killed, Passenger Seriously Injured in High Speed Newport Beach Car Accident
A man was killed and his passenger was seriously injured after the luxury sports car he was driving slammed into a palm tree splitting the vehicle in half. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, police said the vehicle reached a speed of up to 100 mph. Newport…
Woman Killed in San Bernardino DUI Accident
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…
Tow Truck Driver Seriously Injured by Speeding Driver in Riverside County
Enrique Ramirez Sanchez, 49, a tow truck driver, suffered serious injuries after he was struck by a speeding driver while responding to a car accident outside Beaumont, officials said. According to a KTLA news report, Sanchez was called to the scene of a solo crash on Highway 79 the morning…
Three Killed, 18 Injured in San Diego County Bus Rollover Accident
A charter bus on the rain-slicked 15 Freeway in San Diego County rolled down an embankment near Fallbrook the morning of Feb. 22, killing three people, leaving a 5-year-old in critical condition and injuring 17 others. According to an NBC news report, the bus was carrying 21 passengers. Eighteen were…
Hit-and-Run Driver Arrested After Fatal Pedestrian Accident in Playa del Rey
A hit-and-run driver has been arrested after 48-year-old Patricia Ann O’Donnell was struck and killed by the vehicle early morning of Feb. 13. According to a KTLA news report, the crash occurred near the intersection of Pershing Drive and Campdell Street. O’Donnell was coming out of a local business with…
Grieving Husband Locates Hit-and-Run Driver of Car That Fatally Struck His Wife
Rod Richardson whose 48-year-old wife Brenda Jean Richardson was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver the night of Feb. 5 in Corona, tracked down the driver, leading to the person’s arrest. According to an NBC news report, Brenda Richardson was struck and killed near the corner of Kalus Avenue…