With children returning to school this month, take a minute to remind yourself of California’s school zone safety laws: If you are behind or approaching a school bus that has the stop sign extended and lights flashing, you must stop and cannot proceed again until the bus retracts the stop arm and turns off the…
An equipment malfunction at a Sacramento water park poured too much chlorine into a wave pool and sent 20 people to the hospital, according to a news report. Most of the injured suffered burning lungs or irritated eyes from the chlorine spill at the Raging Waters park when a broken water pump and malfunctioning chemical…
Two people were hospitalized after the driver of a Buick Le Sabre apparently drove into oncoming traffic in Fountain Valley and collided with a Ford F150, according to a news report. A 91-year-old Santa Ana woman was driving a Buick Le Sabre north on Brookhurst in Fountain Valley when she apparently crossed over the center…
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…
A 46-year-old man on a Harley-Davidson who was hit by a DUI suspect and knocked into another vehicle is in serious condition but expected to survive, according to a news report. Huntington Beach police say that Jesse Rodriguez, 21, of Downey has been arrested on suspicion of DUI causing injury, possession of marijuana, hit and…
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…
One man was hospitalized and another refused treatment for minor injuries after both men were hit when their vehicles were sideswiped by a big-rig on the 57 freeway, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that the men had been involved in a minor fender-bender between their two vehicles, a Land Rover…
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 21-year-old Santa Ana woman was in critical condition following a Costa Mesa pedestrian accident in which the driver is suspected of DUI, according to a news report. Katushka Fischmann was walking near the north crosswalk at the intersection of Bristol Street and Randolph Avenue with a friend when she was hit by a Mercedes-Benz…
The Fullerton city manager has submitted a request to the City Council to bring in a specialist in examining law enforcement agencies following the July 5 altercation between a mentally ill homeless man and six Fullerton police officers that has sparked outrage in Orange County, according to a news report. Kelly Thomas, 37, who had…
