Articles Posted in Car Accident

Carl Scaffide, 65, of Huntington Beach, was killed in an Orange County car accident after he was struck while walking near a major intersection. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal pedestrian collision occurred near the intersection of Beach Boulevard and McFadden Avenue in Westminster, the early morning of September 21, 2011. Scaffide was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the vehicle was uninjured. Officials do not believe alcohol was a factor. An investigation is ongoing.

I offer my heartfelt sympathies to everybody who knew and loved Carl Scaffide for their tragic and devastating loss. Please keep this grieving family in your thoughts and prayers.
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Raul Quintanilla, 72, was fatally injured in a Los Angeles car accident, which officials say involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a KTLA News report, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred early morning on September 20, 2011 on Santa Gertrudes Street, near Imperial Highway, in La Mirada. Officials say Quintanilla was struck by a Chevy Malibu and dismembered. The driver of the Chevy left the horrific scene without stopping or calling authorities. The car was found abandoned a couple of blocks from the scene. Geoffrey Rocha, 18, turned himself in to authorities about 12 hours after the crash. An investigation is ongoing.
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Two people were injured in an Anaheim car accident after a two-car collision at a street intersection, the morning of September 19, 2011. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury collision occurred at the intersection of Magnolia and Greenbrier avenues. Officials say that a male driver of an Acura Legend that was southbound on Magnolia attempted to make a left turn onto Greenbrier when the vehicle collided head-on with a northbound Mazda MPV. Two persons suffered injuries here and were hospitalized. The extent of their injuries is not yet known as the investigation continues.
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Taylor Sams, 18, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was killed in an Orange County car accident after the pickup truck in which she was a passenger went out of control and rolled over. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal rollover crash occurred early morning on September 18, 2011 on the 241 toll road, near Portola Parkway, in Lake Forest.
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A 41-year-old man was seriously injured in a Santa Ana car accident after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing an intersection. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the major injury collision occurred the morning of September 16, 2011 at the intersection of West McFadden Street and South Bristol Avenue. Police say the man was walking across McFadden at Bristol when he was hit by a Ford van. He suffered serious head injuries and was transported to an area hospital. The 45-year-old driver remained at the scene. Anyone who witnessed this incident is asked to contact police at 714-245-8701.
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One person was injured in an Orange County car accident, which may have involved an unsafe left turn, the morning of August 25, 2011. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury collision occurred at the intersection of State College Boulevard and Dorothy Lane, near Calstate Fullerton. Police say the driver of a Toyota Camry traveling southbound on State College Boulevard tried to turn left at Dorothy Lane toward the Calstate Fullerton campus. The female driver of the Camry then pulled into the path of a northbound Mitsubishi Diamante. The vehicles collided head-on. The male driver of the Mitsubishi was taken to a local hospital with complaints of pain. The driver of the Camry was uninjured. An investigation is ongoing.
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A man was injured in an Orange County car accident after his vehicle was struck by another car that was attempting to make a left turn. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury accident occurred at Cypress Street and Garden Grove Boulevard in Garden Grove, the afternoon of August 23, 2011. Police say a Ford Taurus that was turning left at the intersection struck a Nissan Murano, which was eastbound on Garden Grove Boulevard. The Nissan rolled over. The male driver and his 16-year-old daughter were trapped in the vehicle. The girl in the Nissan as well as the Taurus’ driver were uninjured. But, the driver of the Murano was transported to a local trauma center for treatment of unknown injuries.
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Two drivers were injured in an Orange County car accident when a 91-year-old woman veered into oncoming traffic. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the head-on collision occurred at the intersection of Brookhurst Street and Edinger Avenue in Fountain Valley, the evening of August 15, 2011. A 21-year-old Santa Ana man was driving a Ford F-150 as an elderly woman let her Buick Le Sabre cross the center divider and strike his vehicle head-on. The driver of the Buick suffered serious injuries and the driver of the pickup was hospitalized as well. A third vehicle was also involved but that driver was uninjured.
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