A teenager was injured in a Huntington Beach car accident, which officials say was caused by a driver who might have been operating under the influence. According to a report in the Los Angeles Times, the crash occurred the night of Dec. 23 near Pacific Coast Highway and Warner Avenue.…
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60-year-old Man Killed in Echo Park Hit and Run Crash
Jose Mario Vaquero, a 60-year-old father of three, had been killed in a hit and run car accident in Echo Park. According to a KTLA news report, the crash was reported on the morning of Dec. 19 at the intersection of Sunset Boulevard and Douglas Street. Emergency personnel responded and…
Elderly Man Killed in Fullerton Car Crash Involving Suspected Drunk Driver
An 80-year-old man suffered fatal injuries in a Fullerton car accident, which officials said, involved a 25-year-old suspected drunk driver. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the police arrested the younger man on suspicion of driving under the influence. The incident occurred on the afternoon of…
LAPD Seeks Hit-and-Run Suspects in Death of Man Who Was Dragged 13 Blocks
Detectives are searching for suspects in the death of 62-year-old Jihad Muhammad who they say was dragged 13 blocks after being struck by three different hit-and-run drivers in West Adams on Thanksgiving Day. According to a KTLA news report, Muhammad was walking on Adams Boulevard near West View Street when…
Violent South Los Angeles Car Accident Leaves One Dead and Two Children Injured
One person died and two children were hospitalized with critical injuries after a violent car accident in South Los Angeles that involved two vehicles. According to an ABC7 news report, the crash occurred the night of Nov. 29 at the intersection of Colden and McKinley avenues. Police said one car…
LAUSD Teacher Arrested in Hit-and-Run Crash That Left Bicyclist Severely Injured
A 52-year-old Silver Lake teacher was arrested on suspicion of hitting and severely injuring a bicyclist with her car and then leaving the scene of the crash. The collision that took place on October 25th, on the 3000 block of Berkeley Avenue in Silver Lake left the bicyclist suffering from…
Speed May Have Been a Factor in Fatal Irvine Car Accident
Jaehyeong Park, 21, Yoseop Jeon, 18 and, Kiwook Seok, 20, were all killed in a fiery car accident in Irvine. According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred early morning on Nov. 22 on Harvard Avenue near University Drive. When officials arrived, they found a vehicle smoldering from what…
Bicyclist Killed in Suspected DUI Crash in South Los Angeles
A man was killed in a suspected DUI crash in the West Adams neighborhood of South Los Angeles early morning on Nov. 23. According to a KTLA news report, the bicyclist was traveling west on Adams Boulevard near Cloverdale Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle. The driver remained…
Driver Killed in Fiery Newport Beach Car Accident
A 20-year-old man died in a fiery car accident in Newport Beach after the car he was driving burst into flames after slamming into an Army-Navy surplus store on the night of Nov. 17. According to a report in the Daily Pilot, officials said the crash occurred at West Coast…
Teenager Killed in Monterey Park Hit and Run Crash
Joshua Madrid, 14, was killed in a Monterey Park car accident involving a hit-and-run driver. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the incident occurred the night of Nov. 18 when the boy was crossing Atlantic Boulevard on his skateboard. He was transported to a nearby hospital where he…