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Police are searching for three men in connection with a hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles, which left 33-year-old Ronal Merdio Villatoro dead. According to a KTLA news report, surveillance footage released by the LAPD shows a green pickup truck run a red light just before the fatal collision on Feb. 24. Officials said around noon, the truck was speeding westbound along East 88th Place when it ran the red light and hit another vehicle driving northbound on South Main Street. Continue reading →

A 59-year-old Long Beach man has been arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and murder after officials determined he caused a bicycle accident in Costa Mesa that killed 12-year-old Noel Bascon. According to a news report in the Orange County Register, the fatal crash occurred near the intersection of Arlington and Junipero drives in Costa Mesa on the evening of Dec. 6. Continue reading →

A tanker truck carrying milk overturned on the southbound 5 Freeway in Boyle Heights crushing an SUV when it flipped over. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, at least two people – the driver of the milk truck and the driver of the SUV – suffered injuries and were transported to an area hospital. California Highway Patrol officials said the tanker truck ended up overturned to its side near the Main Street exit the morning of Nov. 24. Continue reading →

Police are searching for a motorcyclist who they say fled the scene after running over a 6-year-old boy who was riding a scooter. The incident occurred on the evening of Oct. 25 near the intersection of Cobalt Street and Encinitas Avenue in Sylmar. The child was transported to a nearby hospital to be treated for injuries sustained in the crash. The surveillance video that was released by the LAPD shows the Suzuki motorcycle going down shortly after striking the child. Continue reading →

A Newport Beach woman who was walking her dog the morning of Sunday, Sept. 6, was struck and killed by a man who ended up leaving the scene of the crash. According to a news report in the Orange County Register, the woman was walking her dog and crossing the street at Irvine Avenue and Mesa Drive when the driver of a silver Hyundai sedan ran a red light and struck her. The driver continued south on Irvine Avenue. The woman and her dog who were walking on the crosswalk died at the crash site. Continue reading →

Eugene Harbrecht, 67, a longtime editor with the Orange County Register, was killed in Santa Ana car crash, which police say, involved two drivers who were racing on a public roadway, one of them under the influence. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, The crash occurred on the morning of July 30 at the intersection of Bristol Street and Santa Clara Avenue. Continue reading →

A pedestrian suffered major injuries in a Newport Beach car accident, which officials said, involved a suspected hit-and-run driver. According to a report in The Orange County Register, the major injury collision occurred the night of Dec. 28 when police received a 911 call about the incident at Superior Avenue and Hospital Road. Continue reading →

A 6-year-old boy and 60-year-old man were fatally injured in a pedestrian accident after a pickup truck struck them as they crossed an intersection in Garden Grove. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the two pedestrians were at the intersection of Garden Grove Boulevard and Benton Street when they were struck by a pickup truck the night of Oct. 26. They were both pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators say the man and the boy were related in some way, but their relationship is not known at this time. Continue reading →