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A man in a motorized wheelchair died in a fatal Long Beach car accident after he was struck by a sport utility vehicle while crossing a street in Bellflower the night of May 19, 2009, the Press Telegram reports. The Long Beach car accident occurred when the victim, who has not yet been identified, was crossing Artesia Boulevard near Coke Avenue. The man was thrown from his wheelchair and declared dead at an area hospital. Officials also said that the man on the wheelchair seemed to have rolled out into the street between two parked cars, which may have been the reason why the female driver of the SUV did not see him. The initial report apparently rules the incident “a simple accident.”

I offer my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the man who was killed so suddenly and tragically. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved him. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were 15 deaths and 274 injuries involving pedestrian accidents in Long Beach. In Los Angeles County as a whole, in 2007, 210 deaths and 5,095 injuries were reported involving pedestrian accidents.
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Ramon Aguayo, 49, was killed in a Garden Grove car accident after he lost control of his Chevy Avalanche and crashed on the 405 Freeway, The Orange County Register reports. Aguayo was driving north on the 405 Freeway at the 22 Freeway interchange where the roadway curves. Aguayo for some reason missed the curve and drove his Avalanche straight down, ran off the roadway and struck a concrete drainage ditch, California Highway Patrol officials said.

The sport utility vehicle overturned, struck a tree and came to rest at a metal guardrail on the 405 Freeway near the 22 Freeway overcrossing. Aguayo was pronounced dead at the scene of the car crash. He was apparently driving at the speed limit — 65 mph. CHP officials are still looking into what caused this fatal car collision.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Ramon Aguayo for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. I offer my deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Aguayo. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to the California Highway Patrol’s 2007 traffic accident statistics, there were seven fatalities and 837 injuries involving car accidents in Garden Grove. In Orange County, in 2007, 178 deaths and 14,185 injuries were reported as a result of car accidents.
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The family of Bill and Belma Martin has said that the elderly couple’s personal injuries were caused by a Bakersfield car accident due to a dangerous roadway condition. The family apparently contacted the local ABC 23 television station because neither Kern County nor Caltrans would give them the help and information they needed. Bill and Belma Martin are apparently still bedridden with personal injuries after crashing into a telephone pole in April, the ABC News report says.

The couple was reportedly traveling on Foothill Road when they crashed into a telephone pole not knowing that they were in a “right-turn only” lane. The car rolled over, causing multiple injuries to the Martins. Family members say the problem is that there are not enough warning signs on the street telling drivers they must turn right or a sign saying that the road ends. At the time of the rollover car crash, there was only one sign and that was at the corner of the turn. By the time the driver saw the sign, it was too late.

My heart goes out to Bill and Belma Martin and the family members who are now caring for this injured couple. I wish the Martins the very best for a quick and complete recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.
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Two people were killed in a fiery Los Angeles rollover car accident in Encino that occurred early morning on May 14, 2009, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. The fatal car accident happened on Burbank Boulevard at Balboa Boulevard, according to Los Angeles Police Department officials. The car carrying the victims apparently rolled over and caught fire leaving it charred. Two motorists died at the scene and their names have not yet been released. The circumstances of this fatal car crash are under investigation.

I offer my deepest condolences to the families of the two people who were fatally injured in this rollover crash. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were 260 deaths and 27,110 injuries reported in the city of Los Angeles as a result of car accidents. In Los Angeles County as a whole, there were 712 deaths and 56,475 injuries involving traffic accidents in 2007. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that at least 10,000 die each year in rollover accidents in the United States. About 40,000 people die each year in the United States in traffic accidents.
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Guido Bisson, 46, of Capistrano Beach was killed in a Los Angles car accident after his car was struck by a suspected drunk driver going the wrong way on the Glendale (2) Freeway. According to an article in the Glendale News Press, the fatal car collision occurred early morning on May 10, 2009 when 24-year-old Gregario Diaz of Sylmar drove north on the southbound lanes and crashed head-on with Bisson’s Cadillac Catera. Bisson was pronounced dead at the scene. Diaz’s two female passengers suffered major personal injuries and were taken to area hospitals. Diaz also sustained major personal injuries. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol, California Highway Patrol officials said.

My heart goes out to the family and friends of Guido Bisson for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. I offer my deepest sympathies to everyone who knew and loved Bisson. He was obviously in the wrong place at the wrong time and became an unfortunate victim of this other driver’s negligence. Please keep the Bisson family in your prayers.

According to California Highway Patrol’s 2007 Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were two fatalities and 60 injuries involving alcohol-related car accidents in Glendale. In Los Angeles County as a whole, in 2007, there were 268 deaths and 5,139 injuries involving DUI car accidents.
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A Hemet man has been arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter in connection with a Riverside car accident that killed 5-year-old Taane Unga of Sun City, the North County Times reports. Steven Neil Peterson, 53, apparently caused the fatal car accident the night of May 10, 2009 on the 215 Freeway, which left Taane Unga dead and two other teenagers with major personal injuries. Peterson was on Interstate 215 near Harley Knox Boulevard in a Kia Rio when he tried to change lanes. After realizing that he was about to hit another car, Peterson swerved and lost control of his car slamming into Mazda MPV minivan.

The minivan lost control. Both vehicles slid sideways with the minivan rolling over and going off the freeway. Unga was ejected from the minivan and was pronounced dead at the scene. Two other children — a 15-year-old and a 16-year-old — suffered major personal injuries, California Highway Patrol officials said. The driver of the minivan suffered minor injuries.

My heart goes out to everybody who knew and loved this little boy, Taane Unga. I offer my deepest sympathies to this family for their sudden, tragic and heartbreaking loss. Please keep them in your prayers. I wish the two injured teenagers the very best for a quick and complete recovery. I trust the suspected drunk driver in this case will soon be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
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Khaliunaa Dranov, 23, of Los Angeles was killed in a Los Angeles car accident and three others suffered critical personal injuries after she lost control of her car and drove into a statue in MacArthur Park early morning on May 10, 2009. According to a CBS News report, Dranov was driving east on Wilshire Boulevard near Park View Street when the car crash occurred, Los Angeles Police Department officials said. Three adult passengers in the car were hospitalized in critical condition. Dranov was pronounced dead on the scene. LAPD is still investigating the accident.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of Khaliunaa Dranov for their tragic and untimely loss. My heart goes out to Dranov’s family as well as the three car collision victims who are in the hospital with critical personal injuries. I hope they make a quick and complete recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to the 2007 California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were 260 deaths and 27,110 injuries as a result of car accidents in the city of Los Angeles. In Los Angeles County as a whole, there were 712 fatalities and 56,475 injuries involving car accidents in 2007.
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Three members of a Fullerton family — Maynardo Orosa Romey, 59; Lucilla Abdon Romey, 60, and their 17-year-old son, Patrick Maynard Romey — died in a Los Angeles car accident the morning of May 9, 2009. According to an article in the Pasadena Star News, the Romeys were traveling eastbound on the 60 Freeway in a Honda Civic when the driver, Maynardo Romey, lost control of the Civic for unknown reasons and veered into the number two lane into the path of a Cadillac STS. The Cadillac then struck the Honda with great force, California Highway Patrol officials said.

The Honda Civic had major T-bone damage on the passenger side. All three family members were pronounced dead following the Hacienda Heights car accident. The driver of the Cadillac was reportedly hospitalized with moderate personal injuries. No arrests have been made in connection with the Los Angeles car accident.

I offer my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the Romeys for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. My heart goes out to everyone who knew and loved this family. I can only imagine the grief and pain they must be going through. Please keep them in your prayers.
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Ramon Camacho of Wapato is in critical condition in a Seattle hospital after a Seattle car accident, according to an article in the Yakima Herald-Republic. Camacho was riding a tractor on Clark Road when he was rear-ended by the driver of a Ford Focus the night of May 5, 2009. The driver of the car, 52-year-old Joy Douglas, is under investigation for vehicular assault, Washington State Patrol officials said. Douglas was not personally injured. A passenger in the Focus — 42-year-old Traci Bennett, was also uninjured. Police say the use of intoxicants played a role in this Washington car accident.

My heart goes out to the personal injury victim Ramon Camacho and his family who must be going through a very hard time. I wish him the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep him in your prayers.
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Twelve people were injured, seven of them critically, in a Hollywood car accident on the 170 Freeway that involved several vehicles, the Los Angeles Daily News reports. The Sun Valley car accident occurred on the southbound side of the 170 Freeway near Sherman Way in the early morning hours of May 6, 2009. The car accident involved at least four vehicles, California Highway Patrol officials say.

Eleven adults and one minor were taken to area hospitals, Los Angeles city fire officials said. Seven victims suffered critical personal injuries and five sustained relatively minor personal injuries. Firefighters reportedly had to free two victims from the wreckage — a motorist in a red car that had rolled over and another victim trapped in a white car. A man who had been riding a bicycle on a nearby overpass apparently told a camera crew that he saw the Hollywood car crash occur and even saw some of the vehicles involved flee from the scene.

I feel for all the victims who were injured in this car collision. My heart especially goes out to the seriously injured victims and their families, who must be going through a traumatic time right now. I wish them all the very best for a quick and complete recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.
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