A woman was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident in Laguna Niguel early on the morning of July 9.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the major injury collision occurred along Crown Valley Parkway between Golden Lantern and Nueva Vista. The driver did not stop to help the victim. According to authorities, the woman was not in a crosswalk when she was hit.
She was taken to a hospital with major injuries. Continue reading →
Shawnkel Washington, 27, was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash in the Arlington Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.
The victim’s girlfriend, Brianna Brown, told CBS News that Washington left their apartment to get something from her car early morning on July 2. Her car was parked across the street at the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Wilton Place. Two minutes later, Brown heard a crash and ran outside to find the tragic scene. Continue reading →
A woman in her 30s was struck and critically injured by a hit-and-run driver in Westminster while walking her dogs.
According to a City News Service report, the woman, described by officials as 30 to 35 years old, was crossing the road at Klamath Drive and Iroquois Road on the morning of June 29 when a silver Ford Explorer struck her at the four-way stop in a residential neighborhood. Continue reading →
Police are looking for a hit-and-run driver who they say fled the scene of a crash in Canoga Park on the morning of June 28. The crash killed 20-year-old Nelson Castaneda.
According to a KTLA news report, the two-vehicle crash occurred around 12:30 a.m. near the intersection of De Soto Avenue and Vanowen Street. LAPD officials say a black Dodge Ram 1500 pickup truck was traveling south on De Soto at speeds over 80 mph when it collided with a silver Lexus sedan traveling west on Vanowen. Continue reading →
Costa Mesa police are looking for a driver who struck and killed 64-year-old Linda Jean Lefler on the night of June 15.
According to a news report in The Daily Pilot, the fatal crash occurred near the intersection of Fairview Road and Baker Street. Lefler was attempting to cross Fairview just south of Baker. The driver of the vehicle, which witnesses described as a silver Toyota sedan, drove away from the scene. Continue reading →
Michael Fiorillo, 24, of Huntington Beach, and Jadelynn Kwok, 18, of El Monte, were both killed in a car accident on the 91 Freeway near Compton early morning on May 7.
According to the Los Angeles Times, California Highway Patrol officials responded to a call about a traffic collision and initially reported it to be a fatal crash caused by street racing.
The driver of a Honda hit and left side of a 2000 Toyota 4Runner, causing the Toyota to strike a pole on the right shoulder of the highway. Continue reading →
Carla Skowronski, 56, was killed in a hit-and-run crash in Rancho Cucamonga after she was struck and killed while walking her dog.
According to a KTLA news report, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred on April 17, Easter Sunday. Officials said that Skowronski and her dog were found in a roadway in a mobile home park in the 9000 block of Foothill Boulevard. Continue reading →
New surveillance video shows a truck striking and critically injuring 33-year-old Lisette Medrano in Bell Gardens and taking off without stopping, leaving her lying in the roadway.
According to a KABC news report, the victim’s family has said she is fighting for her life in the hospital. They said she suffered intestinal damage, broken legs and ribs, and is in her sixth surgery after the crash. Continue reading →
Francisco Rosas Garcia, 58, was struck and killed in a Boyle Heights pedestrian accident that involved a hit-and-run driver.
According to a news report, the fatal collision occurred on the night of April 2 in the area near Whittier Boulevard and Esperanza Street. LAPD officials said Garcia was walking northbound in the crosswalk on Esperanza when he was struck by a westbound Ford Fusion that fled the scene. Continue reading →
Victor Gonzales, 30, was fatally struck in a Jurupa Valley pedestrian accident where the driver reportedly fled the scene.
According to a City News Service report, the fatal collision occurred early morning on March 15 at Van Buren Boulevard north of Clay Street. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department officials said Gonzales was walking on Van Buren Boulevard when he was run over.
The specific circumstances of this fatal collision are still under investigation. Continue reading →
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