A Long Beach car accident involving two vehicles including one driven by a 90-year-old Los Alamitos woman, has left a 91-year-old man dead and eight other people injured. According to a KTLA news report, the car accident occurred the morning of June 27 along Long Beach Boulevard, just south of…
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Pedestrian Killed in Third Fatal Hit and Run Along Pacific Avenue in Long Beach
Elyssa Negrete, 30, was killed in a pedestrian accident in Long Beach, which officials said, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a KTLA news report, Negrete was crossing Pacific Avenue at Burnett Street in a marked crosswalk when a car fatally struck her. Negrete was transported to an area hospital…
South Los Angeles Hit and Run Crash Leaves Pedestrian Dead
Pamela Smith, 59, was killed in a hit and run crash in South Los Angeles and officials are announcing a $50,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the driver. According to a KTLA news report, the crash occurred the night of June 10 at the intersection…
Pedestrian Struck and Killed by Motorcyclist During Downtown Los Angeles Police Pursuit
A pedestrian was struck and killed by a speeding motorcyclist who was trying to evade law enforcement officials in downtown Los Angeles. According to a KTLA news report, California Highway Patrol officers tried to stop the 2013 Kawasaki Ninja 250 motorcycle for running a red light in an unincorporated area…
Family of Three Injured in Log Ride Accident at Castle Park in Riverside
A family of three was injured, the mother critically, when a log ride malfunctioned at Castle Park in Riverside the afternoon of May 26. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the apparent malfunction caused one of the cars to come down a ramp at a high rate of…
Elderly Man in Wheelchair and His Caretaker Injured in Costa Mesa Pedestrian Accident
A 72-year-old man in an electric wheelchair and his caretaker were struck and injured by a dump truck in Costa Mesa. According to a KTLA news report, the truck hit the man and a 53-year-old woman, an Anaheim resident, while they were crossing the street at Anaheim Avenue between 19th…
Man Killed in Anaheim Motorcycle Accident
Adrian Zazueta, 22, was killed in an Anaheim motorcycle accident after crashing into a sedan at a street intersection. According to a report in The Orange County Register, the fatal motorcycle accident occurred at the intersection of Western and Orange avenues. Paramedics attempted to revive Zazueta, but he died from…
Driver Sought in Fatal Compton Hit and Run Crash
Officials are looking for a hit-and-run driver who fled on foot after a fatal car accident in Compton the night of May 6 that killed 20-year-old Jennifer Lopez. According to a KTLA news report, the collision occurred as the victim was driving eastbound on Alondra Boulevard in a black Nissan…
Woman Distracted by Pet in Car Causes Crash in Orange County
A driver who seemed to have been distracted by her pet Yorkie jumping inside her car crashed into the patio of a home in Orange the night of May 1. According to a news report in the Orange County Register, no one was injured in the crash at a townhome…
Elderly Man is Victim of Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash in Torrance
Ghulam Ali Khimani, 81, was killed in a Torrance pedestrian accident, which officials say, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a KTLA news report, Khimani was walking in a crosswalk at Del Amo Boulevard and Mariner Avenue when he was fatally struck. Khimani was just down the street from a…