A 31-year-old Stanton man has been killed in a Buena Park bus accident after being struck by a charter bus while walking on the 91 freeway, according to a news report. California Highway Patrol said they received a call about a pedestrian walking in the traffic lanes of the 91 freeway near Beach Boulevard. The…
Families of two Huntington Beach drowning victims say the city is to blame for not having enough lifeguards on duty and failing to warm swimmers about dangerous conditions, according to a news report. Shao Moua, 20, and Johnshua Lee, 24, both of Banning, drowned on August 28, 2010, when they went swimming and were knocked…
A 31-year-old Corona man has been killed in an Anaheim motorcycle accident on the 91 freeway, according to a news report. Andrew Allen was driving his Honda motorcycle on the 91 freeway east of North Imperial Highway when he reportedly struck the back of a silver BMW, flipped and landed in the freeway’s HOV lanes.…
The driver of one vehicle in a three-vehicle chain reaction car crash in Fullerton was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries, according to a news report. Fullerton police said that the three vehicles crashed when the first vehicle, a Chevrolet Corvette, stopped at the intersection of East Chapman Ave. and Ladera Vista Dr.…
A six-year-old boy suffered second- and third-degree burns after falling into a Huntington City Beach fire pit while flying a kite, and his family is blaming the city for not properly maintaining the beach fire pits, according to a news report. Seth Richardson of Hemet fell into a still-smoldering fire pit on Huntington City Beach…
A man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol was arrested after crashing into another car and a vacant building in Garden Grove, according to a news report. Police said that the DUI suspect was driving his pickup south on Knott Street at a high rate of speed, ran a red light and hit…
An unidentified Orange County woman was injured recently when her Honda Element SUV was involved in a Santa Ana car accident with a red sedan that caused her SUV to roll on its side, according to a news report. The SUV rollover accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Main Street in Santa Ana, just…
Three separate Orange County motorcycle accidents that occurred within two hours of each other recently snarled rush hour traffic on westbound 91, eastbound 22 and southbound I-5, according to a news report. The first motorcycle accident occurred on the eastbound 22 just east of The City Drive when the driver of a motorcycle lost control…
A Long Beach Fire Department captain is facing a maximum sentence of more than six years in prison if convicted of charges that he severely injured a bicyclist in a Santa Ana hit-and-run accident while driving under the influence of alcohol, according to a news report. John David Hines, 38, of Huntington Beach has been…
Like every state, California imposes a statute of limitations — the period of time in which a plaintiff must begin legal proceedings– on filing personal injury lawsuits. Here are some California personal injury statutes of limitation: Personal Injury – legal claims must be initiated within two (2) years from the date of injury. Medical Malpractice…
