At least two dog bite cases have been reported out of Riverside County just over the last few weeks.
According to a KABC news report, a 5-year-old boy in Thermal was bitten on his face and an arm by a German Shepherd mix.
The boy was apparently playing with other children and had converted a discarded weed eater box into a costume.
When the boy took off the costume, the dog Continue reading →
A Northridge family is warning others about a bug repellent contained in wristbands that children can wear to keep insects away.
According to a KCAL news report, the family says their daughter suffered a severe skin reaction from wearing the wristband.
Jen Fox says her daughter suffered Continue reading →
Leaders in Los Angeles and California are teaming up to crack down on what many are calling the epidemic of hit-and-run crashes in the City of Angels and statewide.
According to an NBC Los Angeles news report, Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and State Assemblyman Mike Gatto joined other leaders at Los Angeles City Hall this week to announce their support of two bills that aim to stem the tide of hit-and-run incidents in California.
Two Hit-and-Run Bills
First is the introduction of a statewide Continue reading →
A motorcyclist was fatally injured in a North Hollywood car accident, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver who fled the scene.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the fatal motorcycle collision occurred when Austin Michael Clay, 29, was driving a 2007 Toyota Camry north on Lankershim Boulevard at Magnolia Boulevard and made a left turn into the path of a southbound Yamaha motorcycle.
Police say the Toyota Continue reading →
A 35-year-old man was critically injured in an Orange County pedestrian accident after he was struck while crossing the street.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the major injury collision occurred early morning on July 19, 2014 in the 1800 block of Katella Avenue.
Police say the pedestrian was walking from the Angels baseball game with several others when a car driven by a 23-year-old man traveling west on Katella struck him.
The pedestrian sustained Continue reading →
One man was electrocuted and another shocked during a construction accident at Mission Viejo High School the afternoon of July 17, 2014.
According to a news report in The Orange County Register, a construction crew was working on the campus’s athletic field in the 25000 block of Chrisanta Drive when one of the workers was electrocuted.
Orange County Fire Authority officials said the workers were Continue reading →
A 15-year-old girl was injured in a Costa Mesa pedestrian accident, which officials say involved a suspected drunk driver who fled the scene.
According to a news report in The Daily Pilot, the injury collision occurred at the intersection of Fairview Road and Baker Street early morning on July 14, 2014.
Costa Mesa police say Ryota Takamatsu, 22,
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Two men and a woman died early morning on July 13, 2014 in a car accident after the vehicle in which they were traveling went off the side of the 60 Freeway in the City of Industry and landed in a construction site.
According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the crash occurred at a construction site near the 60 Freeway at Crossroads Parkway.
California Highway Patrol officials said a while Kia Soul was traveling west on the 60 Freeway when it Continue reading →
A 7-year-old Riverside girl was hospitalized with serious injuries after a pit bull broke loose from its chain and attacked her.
According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the dog was tethered in an unfenced front yard in the 11400 block of Queensboro Street in Riverside the night of July 6, 2014 when the chain broke.
The pit bull went after the girl who Continue reading →
A 4-year-old boy was injured in a dog attack involving his family’s pit bull.
According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the incident occurred the afternoon of July 7, 2014 at a home in the 7600 block of Honeysuckle Street.
The dog jumped on the child biting his head and face.
Two off-duty LAPD officers who live in the area responded to help the boy’s mother get the dog off the child.
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