A 57-year-old Irvine woman has been killed in a Newport Beach hit-and-run bicycle accident, according to a news report. Newport Beach police said that Dr. Catherine Campion Ritz, who served as president of Greater Newport Physicians for 18 years, was riding her bicycle north on Newport Coast Drive when she was hit from behind by…
A 29-year-old Long Beach woman has been killed in a two-car collision on the 91 freeway in La Palma, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that Christine Gilbert was a passenger in a 2010 Toyota Corolla that collided with a 1999 Honda Accord in the westbound lanes of the 91 freeway…
A 57-year-old Corona del Mar man has been killed in a house fire of an undetermined cause, according to a news report. The Orange County Coroner’s office identified the victim as Donald Lee of Newport Beach. The fire occurred in a two-story home in the 600 block of Marguerite Avenue. Two police officers were injured…
A female pedestrian has been killed by a hit-and-run driver on West First Street in Santa Ana, according to a news report. Santa Ana police said that Esther Pierson, 45, who is believed to be homeless, was walking in the 1500 block of West First Street in Santa Ana when she was hit by an…
A 29-year-old Corona del Mar woman has been killed on the Pacific Coast Highway in a Newport Beach bicycle accident, according to a news report. Newport Beach police reported that Sarah Leaf was struck and killed by a stake-bed truck near the southwest corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Bayside Drive. An initial investigation found…
A 20-year-old Laguna Niguel man has died after he was struck by a car while crossing Golden Lantern in a crosswalk, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said that Carlos Salas was crossing at Golden Lantern and Marina Hills in Laguna Niguel when he was hit by a black Nissan Maxima…
A SUV driving south on I-5 near Gorman north of Los Angeles hit a center median and caused a chain-reaction crash that killed two people and injured nine others, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that the 41-year-old female driver of the SUV hit a center divider, throwing her and an…
A six-year-old boy died after drowning in a Fountain Valley apartment complex pool, according to a news report. The Orange County Coroner’s office has identified the victim as Tony Avina, Jr. of Santa Ana. Paramedics responded to reports of a near-drowning at the Pacific Woods Apartments in the 16350 block of Harbor Boulevard and found…
An 81-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle and killed in a Garden Grove pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Garden Grove police responded to a report of a pedestrian accident at Lampson Avenue and Strathmore Drive. The victim, Thu Nguyen of Garden Grove, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe she was…
A 29-year-old Lake Forest man was killed after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that Steven David Muller was riding his motorcycle east on Peachwood in Lake Forest when a 2010 Acura attempted to make a left turn onto Palmwood Drive in front of…
