Articles Posted in Car Accident

A number of recent accident reports around the country involving Tesla Cybertrucks, including one here in Southern California, raise questions about the vehicle’s safety.

Following the recent release of the show-stopping Tesla Cybertruck, some safety experts have raised concerns about the vehicle. Most notably, they fear that the vehicle’s shape and lack of “crumple zones” could put drivers, passengers, and other road users at risk in the event of an accident. Concerns have also been raised about the truck’s sightlines.

These concerns have been highlighted following a spate of accidents involving Tesla Cybertrucks. Continue reading →

Paul Larios, 35, Ashley Gilroy, 33, and Marlee Maldonado, 8, were all killed in a fiery multi-vehicle car accident in Rialto on the evening of Aug. 1.

According to a KTLA news report, Larios was driving a black Jeep Cherokee at a high rate of speed and sideswiped a Chevy Silverado near Willow Avenue and Valley Boulevard.

After the initial collision, the Jeep continued speeding and swerving down Valley Boulevard until it hit the back of the Sorento carrying Gilroy and Maldonado near the intersection with Riverside Boulevard. Continue reading →

A crash at a Panorama City gas station left 11 people injured on the afternoon of July 26.

According to a KTLA news report, the crash occurred near the intersection of Roscoe Boulevard and Woodman Avenue. Officials said a pickup truck towing a concrete pumping trailer entered the station, struck three vehicles, and knocked over a fuel pump causing non-life-threatening injuries to six adults and five children. Continue reading →

One person has died and another has been hospitalized with serious injuries after a vehicle crashed into a bus stop in Elysian Park.

According to a KTLA news report, the incident occurred on the afternoon of July 13 near North Broadway and Bernard Street. Fire officials confirmed that one person died and another was taken to a trauma center in critical condition. Continue reading →

An 18-year-old man who was arrested in connection with a deadly North Las Vegas crash was allegedly driving at nearly twice the posted speed limit at the time of the incident.

According to a report in the Las Vegas Review-Journal, Brandon Iglesias has been arrested on suspicion of reckless driving causing death in a crash that occurred the afternoon of July 4 at the intersection of West Deer Springs Way and Gliding Eagle Street. The crash resulted in the death of 22-year-old Brooklynn Fellure. Continue reading →

One person was killed and another was seriously injured after a two-vehicle crash in Jurupa Valley, believed to be part of a street race.

According to a KTLA news report, Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area of Sierra Avenue and Karen Lane on the night of July 2. When they arrived, deputies found firefighters trying to put out two vehicles that were fully engulfed in flames. Continue reading →

An early morning suspected DUI crash in Covina left six people injured, officials say.

According to a KTLA news report, the injury crash occurred early morning on June 12 near Barranca Avenue and Cypress Street. Police said one vehicle crossed the centerline and collided head-on with another car headed in the opposite direction. Continue reading →

Christian DeOro, 43, is fighting for his life after being severely injured in a hit-and-run crash with a U-Haul van.

According to a KTLA news report, LAPD officials said a stolen U-Haul van going west on Osborne Street ran a red light at Beachy Avenue and slammed into a Toyota Yaris. DeOro, the driver of the Yaris, suffered severe injuries and was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Continue reading →

One person died and three others were injured in a crash between a car and a school bus.

Anthony Ramirez, 57, who was driving an SUV, died in the collision, while three people in a school bus suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The accident happened on the morning of May 12 when the vehicles collided near Lake Elsinore.

According to a report in The Press-Enterprise, the crash was reported on Riverside Street near Highway 74. Ramirez, the driver of the 2009 Chevy HHR, had to be cut out of the SUV. He died in an area hospital from his injuries. Continue reading →