A four-year-old Anaheim girl was struck and killed by a minivan driven by her mother in an apartment complex parking lot, according to a news report. Anaheim police said that Jasmina Serdaru, who turned four in August, was apparently behind the van when her mother backed into her. Investigators do not believe the mother was…
A Long Beach Fire Department Captain has pleaded guilty to several counts in connection with a hit-and-run accident that severely injured a bicyclist last April, according to a news report. John David Hines, 38, was convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol causing bodily injury, driving with a blood alcohol 0.08 percent or more…
Cypress police are looking for the family or friends of a 50-year-old Santa Ana man who died of injuries sustained in an Aug. 19 pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Michael Allen Cyr died at UCI Medical Center in Orange from head injuries he suffered after being struck by a car on Aug. 19…
The National Transportation Safety Board has delivered its findings after a year-long probe into the Sept. 9, 2010 gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes, and found that the accident was “clearly preventable,” according to a news report. In a prepared statement, NTSB chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman said:…
A motorcyclist and his passenger were killed when the motorcycle they were on left Silverado Canyon Road and crashed down a dirt embankment into some trees, according to a news report. Donn Lavigne, 58, and an unnamed female passenger were pronounced dead at the scene after they were ejected from their motorcycle while driving on…
John Cummings, 66, of Rancho Santa Margarita, suffered fatal injuries when the car he was driving veered off the road for an unknown reason and crashed into a tree, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that Cummings was driving south on Trabuco Canyon Road when he somehow lost control of his…
One man was killed and the driver was injured when a 2011 Jeep veered off the road and plowed through a fence into a San Juan Capistrano schoolyard, according to a news report. Authorities said that witnesses reported seeing the Jeep run a red light and sideswipe another car before crashing onto the campus of…
Three women were killed and two other women were injured when their Ford Excursion crashed and caught on fire while exiting the northbound I-5 freeway at Beach Boulevard, according to a news report. Sara Flores, 40, Angela Pardo, 49, and Elda Nava-Mayo, 24, were all pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Excursion,…
A 15-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department was killed after he was hit by an SUV in an Irvine bicycle accident, according to a news report. Duane Parkison, 42, a detective with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office and an Irvine resident, was riding his bicycle north on Shady Canyon when he…
A 23-year-old Anaheim man was killed and two other people were injured in an Anaheim car crash that sheared one vehicle in half, according to a news report. Authorities said that Wesley Davis was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident after his Buick was torn in half in the collision, which occurred at…
