A 15-year-old whose name is not being released due to his age,  was believed to be behind the wheel of a Lexus LS400 sedan  that was speeding at 100 mph hour prior to crash that killed  the vehicle’s passenger.  The accident occurred around 1:50 a.m. and fatally wounded a 25-year-old U.S. soldier who was riding [...]

A teenager who was driving on a suspended learner’s permit and under the influence of alcohol when he crashed into a utility pole,  was charged with murder for killing  a passenger in the car.  Officers say that not only was Milad Moulayi drinking and driving without a legal license, he was traveling at speeds in [...]

A Costa Mesa man with a previous DUI conviction pleased guilty to driving under the influence as well as hit and run.   32-year-old James Arlen Peterson hit a 48-year-old woman who was standing next to her parked car, striking her in her left hip.  Peterson had been driving a Chevrolet Monte Carlo drove down Balboa [...]

Roberto Vellanoweth is serving an 18-year prison sentence for the March 26, 2007 killing of four people while driving under the influence.  The Sacramento man, obviously distraught about the sentence, decided to point the finger elsewhere—at the restaurant that served him drinks.  In the lawsuit, Vellanoweth contends that he went to the Camino Real Restaurant [...]

In Fullerton, a man who was suspected of driving under the influence was tased by police when he attempted to flee the scene upon being questioned about possible drug use. The incident occurred Wednesday night at the intersection of Highland and Orangethorpe Avenue at around 7:50 p.m..  39-year-old Robert Castro, the suspect in question, had [...]