A California Highway Patrol officer fatally struck a pedestrian identified as Vicente Gutierrez Marquez, 74, of Burlingame, who was crossing a coastal highway in San Mateo County. According to a news report in the San Jose Mercury News, the incident occurred the night of September 30, 2017. Marquez was reportedly…
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Four Senior Citizens Injured by Falling Tree in Costa Mesa
Four people, senior citizens, were injured while playing croquet underneath a ficus tree in a Costa Mesa park. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the incident occurred the morning of September 25, 2017 when the group that was playing croquet in Shiffer Park on Bear Street…
Family Sustains Injuries in Santa Ana Hit and Run Accident
Police are searching for two vehicles, which they say were involved in a hit-and-run crash in Santa Ana that left a family injured. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the incident occurred the night of September 21, 2017 when a black Jeep and a white pickup…
Nine Injured in Two Separate Orange County Car Accidents
Nine people were injured in two separate car accidents within minutes of each other on the 91 Freeway near Knott Avenue in Buena Park early morning on September 17, 2017. According to The Orange County Register, the first accident was reported when motorists passing by reported two cars tangled up…
Seven Injured in Downtown Los Angeles Bus Accident
Seven people were injured, two of them seriously, in a bus accident when a Los Angeles Metro bus collided with a SUV in downtown Los Angeles early morning on August 30, 2017. According to a KTLA news report, the crash occurred near Broadway and Olympic Boulevard when authorities suspect one…
Toddler Critically Injured After Tree Limb Falls on Pasadena Playground
At least three children were injured, one critically, after a large eucalyptus tree limb crashed onto a daycare facility’s playground in Pasadena. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the incident occurred the afternoon of August 29, 2017. Pasadena fire officials said more than a dozen children…
Toddler Nearly Drowns in Aliso Viejo after Falling into Jacuzzi
A 3-year-old girl was transported to a hospital after falling into a hot tub at an Aliso Viejo home. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, firefighters responded to reports of a child underwater at a residence on Alisal Court the afternoon of August 26, 2017. Someone…
Pedestrian Injured in Santa Ana Car Accident
A man was seriously injured in a Santa Ana pedestrian accident after he was struck by two vehicles the night of August 25, 2017. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the incident occurred at the intersection of First Street and Harbor Boulevard in Santa Ana. A…
Hit and Run Driver Arrested in Orange County after Fatal Crash
A 39-year-old driver has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident, which resulted in the death of 48-year-old Juan Ramirez Garcia who was jogging along the road next to Mile Square Park in Fountain Valley. The Orange County Register reports that police got several leads about the fatal hit-and-run.…
Motorcyclist Killed in Santa Ana Car Accident
David Rorex, 34, was killed in a Santa Ana motorcycle accident after an SUV struck him while pulling out of a driveway. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the incident occurred the morning of August 18, 2017 in the 4800 block of West First Street. The…