Articles Posted in Car Accident

An 82-year-old man was fatally injured in a Los Angeles car accident after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in Santa Monica, the morning of December 15, 2009. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the elderly pedestrian was crossing at 18th Street and California Avenue when he was hit. Santa Monica police officials say the vehicle was heading west on California Avenue. The pedestrian was walking east in an unmarked crosswalk. The driver then made a left turn and struck the pedestrian. The critically injured pedestrian was transported to a local hospital where he died two days later. An investigation is ongoing.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of this victim. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved this man. Please keep them in your prayers.
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Jamel Kammoun, 49, was killed in a Los Angeles car accident, after he was struck by an out of control car while on his morning walk in Rancho Palos Verdes. According to a news report in the Daily Breeze, the accident occurred the morning of December 20, 2009 as Kammoun was walking along Hawthorne Boulevard, near Alta Vista Drive. A 17-year-old driver was apparently speeding on Hawthorne when he lost control of his vehicle. The driver had two high school age passengers with him at the time.

The car went up the curb, hitting Kammoun, sideswiping several trees and broke a section of a block wall. One of the passengers in the car was hurt. Kammoun was transported to a local hospital where he died shortly after the accident. The teen driver has not yet been arrested, but officials say it’s possible that he will face vehicular manslaughter charges. An investigation is ongoing.
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Lucy Solares, 68, was killed in an Orange County car accident, after the van she was riding in crashed into three other vehicles the afternoon of December 16, 2009. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, Solares was riding in the back of a specially outfitted used van to transport patients in wheelchairs. She was on her way back from physical therapy when the southbound van crashed into two vehicles leaving the 405 Freeway and making a left onto northbound Euclid Street. The impact spun the van around and caused it to hit a fourth vehicle, before falling over to its side. Solares died at the scene. Three of the drivers were transported to area hospitals with moderate injuries. Witnesses to this accident are asked to call the Fountain Valley Police Department at 714-593-4481.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Lucy Solares for their sudden and tragic loss. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved this woman. They will certainly be in my prayers.
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Lillian Biundo, 61, was fatally injured in a Riverside car accident, after the SUV in which she was a passenger collided with a van at a Menifee intersection the morning of December 16, 2009, according to news reports and the Riverside County Coroner’s Office. A preliminary investigation by the Menifee Traffic Reconstruction Team determined that a Honda Odyssey van was traveling east on Mapes Road and failed to yield to northbound traffic on Menifee Road.
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Five people were injured — one of them seriously — in a Los Angeles car accident the morning of December 14, 2009, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports. The collision involved five vehicles and occurred on the 605 Freeway near the 10 Freeway, in Baldwin Park. The chain reaction crash began when a black Honda CRV, driven by 53-year-old Rachel Gaytan, veered right, from the fast lane, and into traffic. She hit a Nissan Murano being driven by Heidi Russell, 56. The Nissan was then pushed into a Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Alfredo Santana, 42. The Pontiac in turn, slammed into the rear of a big rig, which was directly ahead. Jose Ruben, 45, the driver of the big rig lost control and hit a Honda Accord driven by 34-year-old Thomas Ly.
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Carmelita Delsol Rayos, 68, was killed in a Long Beach car accident, after she was struck by an SUV while crossing the road. According to a news report in The Press Telegram, Rayos was trying to cross West Willow Street at the corner of Baltic Avenue the morning of December 14, 2009, when a black 2003 GMC Yukon crashed into her. Rayos’ body was thrown at least 75 feet from the point of impact and she died at the scene. Long Beach police officials said Rayos was crossing at the intersection although there was no marked crosswalk there. The driver of the SUV, identified only as a 42-year-old man, was uninjured. He was not cited or arrested, pending a police investigation.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Carmelita Delsol Rayos for their tragic, sudden and heartbreaking loss. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved this woman. Please keep them in your prayers.
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Rosshadi Abauwad, 27, was struck and killed in a Los Angeles car accident by a driver who was attempting to flee the scene of another hit-and-run accident, the Los Angeles Times reports. The tragic incident occurred the morning of December 13, 2009 when 32-year-old Miguel Penayo got into a fight with a group of men and drove his car into the group striking one of the men. He then drove his car on Atlantic Avenue and entered the driveway of a Starbucks near Florence Avenue. Abauwad was hit by Penayo’s vehicle as he left the coffee shop and was dragged under the car for a distance and killed. The other victim who was initially hit, sustained minor injuries.

My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved Rosshadi Abauwad for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. Here was a man coming out of Starbucks, probably after getting his cup of coffee on a Sunday morning. Unfortunately, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and was struck by Penayo, who had apparently just assaulted a man with his vehicle. Please keep Abauwad’s family in your prayers.
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A Newport Beach motorcyclist who was fatally injured in a Riverside car accident has been identified by authorities as 50-year-old Robert Grice, Jr. The fatal motorcycle crash occurred on the Ortega Highway the morning of December 6, 2009 when Grice was riding his 2008 Ducati motorcycle. At the time, a Toyota Corolla crossed the center line and slammed head-on into the motorcycle. Grice was thrown of his motorcycle and died at the scene. According to California Highway Patrol officials, the Corolla was going at 45 mph, but crossed over the center divide into opposing lanes in order to avoid a slowing vehicle.

This is indeed a devastating loss for everyone who knew and loved Robert Grice Jr. I offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends. Please keep them in your prayers.
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Theodore A. Beason, 44, was killed in a Los Angeles car accident after he was hit by a vehicle on a Malibu street. According to a City News Service report, Beason was walking south on the west side of Corral Canyon Road the afternoon of December 8, 2009, when officials say he stepped into the path of a southbound Honda van. California Highway Patrol officials identified the van’s driver as Kathleen Leigh Willie, 69, of Los Angeles. She was not injured and has not been cited or arrested.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Theodore A Beason. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved this man. They will certainly be in my prayers.
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A motorcyclist sustained serious injuries in a Los Angeles car accident that involved three other cars and a big rig. According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the collision occurred the afternoon of December 7, 2009 on the 210 Freeway in Azusa. The motorcyclist, who has not yet been identified, sustained several injuries including a broken leg. He was taken to an area hospital. It is not clear who else was injured in this crash. An investigation is ongoing.
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