A bicyclist suffered severe injuries in a Fullerton car accident, which officials say, involved a drunk driver who has already had a prior DUI conviction. According to a report in the Orange County Register, the incident occurred the night of November 23, 2014. Police say Leigh Michael Ziegler, 30, was…
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LAPD Searching For Hit-and-Run Driver
Carlos Cuellar, 54, was critically injured in a pedestrian accident near downtown Los Angeles, which officials say, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a KTLA news report, the major injury collision occurred the night of November 17, 2014 on Central Avenue just south of 23rd Street. LAPD officials say the…
Toddler Suffers Severe Facial Injuries In Riverside Dog Attack
A 1-year-old boy identified as Kaidyn Sutton suffered severe facial injuries after a dog attacked him in a Riverside County park on November 14, 2014. According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the incident occurred at Primrose Park in French Valley, an unincorporated area northeast of Murrieta. Kaidyn was…
Elderly Pedestrian Struck By Elderly Driver In Costa Mesa
A 92-year-old man was critically injured in a Costa Mesa pedestrian accident after a 95-year-old driver struck him. According to a news report in the Daily Pilot, the injury collision occurred near the intersection of Baker Street and Loren Lane the evening of November 8, 2014. Police say the pedestrian…
Wrong-Way Crash On OC Freeway Involves Suspected DUI Driver
A wrong-way crash in Costa Mesa left at least one person seriously injured. According to a news report in the Daily Pilot, the incident occurred early morning on November 9, 2014 when a woman in a Toyota SUV drove onto the northbound 405 freeway off-ramp at Fairview Road headed against…
Elevator Technician Killed on the Job
Frank Barrile, 31, was killed in a Beverly Hills industrial accident involving an elevator at an apartment building the night of November 6, 2014. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the incident was reported in the 400 block of South Rexford Drive near Olympic Boulevard. Barrile was found…
Jurupa Valley Boy Loses Ear In Dog Attack
A toddler was severely injured in a Riverside County dog attack after his family’s pit bull attacked him and ripped off his ear. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the dog attack occurred the morning of November 5, 2014 in the backyard of a home on Pontiac Avenue…
Audit Shows State Failed To Investigate Nursing Home Complaints
California’s Department of Public Health has failed to adequately investigate complaints made at nursing homes across the state, according to an audit released last week. According to a report in Kaiser Health News, the audit was requested after lawmakers got reports about a backlog of complaints about long-term care facilities.…
Feds Start Review of 4.9 Million Chrysler Vehicles for Potential Defects
Federal regulators have launched a review into 4.9 million 2007-2014 Chrysler vehicles for possible electronic failures that may be linked to problems such as engine stalling, airbag non-deployment, unintended acceleration and vehicle fires. According to a Detroit News report, this review by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)…
Three Pedestrians Injured In South Los Angeles Car Accident
A mother and two children were hospitalized with injuries after a car went out of control and struck them the afternoon of October 27, 2014. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the injury accident occurred when the victims were at a bus bench along the 1100 block of…