A runner suffered serious injuries in a Pasadena car crash, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver.
According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the fatal crash occurred the morning of January 1, 2016 near Colorado and Sierra Madre boulevards, which is along the Rose Parade route.
Police say 40-year-old Yuki Horne struck the female jogger and then kept driving.
The pedestrian suffered a head injury and was knocked Continue reading →
ProPublica has unearthed a horrifying trend. Based on their research, nursing home workers across the country are posting embarrassing and dehumanizing photos of elderly residents on social media networks such as Snapchat.
ProPublica has located at least 16 cases involving photos on Snapchat that violate these vulnerable people’s privacy and dignity.
Since 2012, ProPublica has identified 35 instances in which nursing home employees have secretly shared photos or videos of residents some of whom were partially or completely naked, out of which at least 16 involved Continue reading →
A man was critically injured in a car accident after a car struck the three-wheeled Can-Am Spyder motorcycle he was riding near a Hawthorne intersection.
According to a news report in The Daily Breeze, the major injury crash occurred the early morning of December 24, 2015 at the intersection of El Segundo Boulevard and Van Ness Avenue.
The motorcyclist was traveling northbound on Van Ness Avenue when the driver in the Volkswagen Continue reading →
A city street services truck hit and killed 17-year-old Andres Perez, a student who was walking to high school in Highland Park the morning of December 15, 2015.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, Perez was walking in a crosswalk at the intersection of Figueroa Street and Avenue 60, less than a mile from Los Angeles International Charter High School where he is a senior.
That’s when the truck Continue reading →
Kevin Jiang, 9, was killed in a bicycle accident in Irvine after he was struck by a van while riding his bike home from school. According to a report in The Orange County Register, the fatal bicycle accident occurred at Roosevelt and Bay Tree the afternoon of November 20, 2015. Neighbors have posted handmade signs at the intersection pleading with drivers to slow down at the location.
Police say Roosevelt usually has many children walking to Cypress Village Elementary School where Kevin was a student. The Irvine Police Department is investigating the crash.
This tragic crash has apparently struck a nerve in the community. Hundreds of mourners gathered the night of November 22, 2015 in the Cypress Village neighborhood, just down the street from where the boy was struck and killed.
Kevin came from China six months ago with his parents. Our heartfelt condolences go out to the family members of Kevin Jiang. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Continue reading →
Diana Yoo of San Diego suffered injuries in a dog bite incident while walking her son’s dog along a trail near 4S Ranch Parkway and Dove Creek Road in San Diego.
According to a 10News report, Yoo said a dog that was off leash came charging at her and the dog. She said she did everything to protect her son’s dog.
She yelled for help. The dog bit Yoo on the arm and her son’s dog was Continue reading →
Twelve people were injured in a tour bus accident in Baldwin Park after the bus collided with street sweeper truck on the 10 Freeway.
According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the injury collision occurred the morning of November 15, 2015 on the eastbound 10 Freeway just west of the 605 Freeway.
California Highway Patrol officials said 11 people from the bus were treated for minor to moderate injuries.
One person from the Caltrans street sweeper was Continue reading →
Linda Lopez, 60, was killed in a La Habra pedestrian accident after a vehicle struck her the night of November 13, 2015.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the fatal car accident occurred near the intersection of Whittier Boulevard and Citrus Street when a white SUV struck her.
La Habra police found Lopez injured and Continue reading →
A male bicyclist was injured in a Newport Beach car accident.
According to a news report in Corona del Mar Today, the collision occurred at the intersection of East Coast Highway and Marigold Avenue the morning of November 11, 2015.
Officials said the bicyclist was traveling westbound on East Coast Highway along the north curb line in stopped traffic.
The vehicle, an Infiniti sedan, was turning from eastbound East Coast Highway onto northbound Continue reading →
A 21-year-old man who suffered severe injuries in a dog attack involving a shelter dog is suing the organization, Labrador and Friends, and the County of San Diego.
According to a 10News report, the 21-year-old man and his family attended an adoption event in Scripps Ranch hosted by the nonprofit on December 20, 2014.
They brought home a Labrador from the event.
Failure to Disclose Information
The lawsuit alleges that while the organization gave them some information, the dog’s veterinary records, his chip and other life history, they left out one critical detail Continue reading →
