Irvine Fifth Grader Pinned Under SUV on Way to School

A fifth grader riding his bicycle to Orchard Hills School in Irvine was hit and trapped under an SUV and was taken to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana in critical condition, according to a news report. Firefighters used rescue airbags to lift the vehicle and free the child, who was reportedly wearing a bike helmet at…

Bicyclist Hit by OCTA Bus in Critical Condition

A man who was struck by a small Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus while riding his mountain bike is in critical condition after being airlifted from the scene of the accident in Fullerton. According to police, a man believed to be in his 60s was riding his bike down a bike loop before the…

Bicyclist, 80, Killed in Garden Grove Truck Accident

An 80-year-old man was killed after he was struck by a pick-up truck while riding his bicycle out of a Garden Grove shopping center, according to a news report. The bicyclist, who was not identified, was struck by a Ford F250 truck that was making a right turn out of a Garden Grove shopping center…

Driver in Wrong-Way Fatality Crash in Anaheim Suspected of DUI

The 21-year-old driver of a 1996 Mercedes who drove the wrong way on eastbound 91 and smashed head-on into a Scion, killing the two occupants, has been arrested on suspicion of DUI. According to the California Highway Patrol, 21-year-old Anthony Louis Fragoso of South Gate collided head-on with a 2005 Toyota Scion while driving the…

La Palma Votes to Install Stoplight at Crossing Where Teen Was Killed

Last November, Kennedy High School student Sydney Ramirez was struck by a car and killed in a marked crosswalk.  Now, the La Palma City Council has voted to install a traffic light at the crossing along with two small signs that designate the stoplight as “Sydney’s Light”. The crosswalk at the intersection of Crescent Avenue…

Bicyclist Critically Injured as Result of Two-Car Crash

A bicyclist was critically injured when he was knocked off a bike trail by two cars that had crashed above the trail and rolled down the embankment, according to a news report. Richard Lauwers, 44, was riding his bike on a trail along the Pacific Coast Highway near Seapoint Avenue in Huntington Beach when he…

Four Hospitalized from Costa Mesa 99 Cents Only Store

Four people were hospitalized after complaining of headaches and difficulty breathing inside a Costa Mesa 99 Cents Only store, according to a news report. The Costa Mesa Fire Department was called in to investigate, and evacuated the building after finding high levels of carbon monoxide inside the store.  Investigators said they believe the fumes were…

1-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured in Fall from Apartment Window

A one-year-old Buena Park boy was airlifted to a trauma center after sustaining serious injuries when he fell from a second-story apartment window, according to a news report. Police officers and firefighters responded to reports of a boy falling from the second story of an apartment complex in Buena Park, and transported the victim to…