Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

A 56-year-old San Diego based woman was struck and killed after she attempted to run across State Route 163 just north of Friars Road around 6 p.m. Wednesday evening.  She was struck by a van and died at the scene shortly after her mad dash.
This unfortunate traffic accident, like so many others, could have been [...]

A woman was hit by a  truck after she stepped out of a stalled car this week.  The tragedy occurred in Tustin after the driver’s car malfunctioned and she got out to check on it.  The woman was subsequently struck twice by the same truck and the  chain reaction culminated in  other vehicle collisions.
At the [...]

A Palmdale California car accident resulted in 4 fatalities after a gold Audi convertible collided with a Cadillac.  The wreck transpired shortly after the convertible driver, 22-year-old Stephen Nubani, failed to yield at a stop sign at the intersection of 70th and Avenue North.  Nubani, who was traveling north, was hit by a Cadillac Deville [...]

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 car crash involving a Santa Ana resident occurred in Anaheim and ended in a fatality shortly after 8 p.m. The incident transpired on the eastbound 91 freeway just West of Imperial Highway after a 1999 Ford Explorer suddenly swerved from the No. 2 lane, veered across traffic and crashed into several trees.  Victim Phillip [...]

Maria Sanchez, eighty-four, was tragically killed in a car accident in San Bernadino, after another driver tried to perform a U-turn and struck the passenger side of the car she was riding in. The other car was driven by Michael V. Santos, 23, who was heading east on Highway 138 in Hesperia, California, on the [...]

A pedestrian knock down accident in Cerritos resulted in a fatality after a 50-year-old Downey woman was struck by an SUV as she walked near the mall parking lot. The fateful occurrence unfolded at the Cerritos Towne Center shopping area at around 1:54 p.m.  after the driver of the SUV had apparently lost control of [...]

A car traveling south near Colorado Street drove off the 5 Freeway near Griffith Park killing both passengers.  The solo auto accident happened at 9 P.M. last Thursday night when the car swerved for unknown reasons and subsequently hit a tree.  Rescue units responded to the collision but the couple was unable to [...]

An employee of a local Walgreen’s was struck by a car and killed Thursday evening after attempting to walk to work.   The incident occurred when a Lexus  hit 64-year-old Gail Connelle while she was crossing Beach Avenue just north of Chapman  at around 10:54 p.m.  The woman had just hopped off a bus  and began [...]

Seems that lately the number of hit-and-run accidents are on the rise.  Indeed, nearly 11 percent of all vehicular accidents are hit-and-runs, which can involve a pedestrian vs. car or a two vehicle collision. In both scenarios however, the results are similar—someone flees the scene of the wreck.
This can be especially tragic if the motorist [...]