A construction worker was injured in a fall while working on the site of Newport Beach’s future city hall complex, according to a news report. The unidentified worker apparently fell 30 feet at the construction site, which is located at the 1100 block of Avocado Avenue in Newport Beach. The victim was taken to Western…
A 17-year-old high school student was critically injured after being hit by a car while she was in a school crosswalk in Newport Beach, according to a news report. Newport Beach police said that the unidentified victim was crossing the street from Newport Harbor High School when she was hit by a Chevrolet Tahoe traveling…
A family of four, including two children, and two other drivers were injured in a three-car collision in Seal Beach, according to a news report. An Orange County Fire Authority investigator said that it appeared from the wreckage that two vehicles collided head-on at what appears to have been a high rate of speed, and…
An 18-year-old Anaheim woman died after being struck by a car as she was crossing an Anaheim street to catch a bus, according to a news report. Anaheim police said that Denley Angeles had just gotten off a bus and was crossing Katella Avenue to catch another bus when she was hit by a Toyota…
A man riding a 2009 Yamaha motorcycle was killed after his bike was struck by a pickup truck in Huntington Beach, according to a news report. Huntington Beach police said that the unidentified victim was riding his motorcycle south on Brookhurst Street when he was hit by a 1982 Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck just south…
Motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson is issuing a worldwide recall of more than 300,000 motorcycles because of a defect in the rear brake light switch, according to a news report. Company officials said the recall involves certain 2009-2012 Touring and Trike models because of a rear brake light switch that may be exposed to excessive heat from…
A 38-year-old Long Beach fire captain who was convicted of crashing into a bicyclist in a DUI hit-and-run has been sentenced to four years and four months in prison, but his sentence was suspended pending the successful completion of five years of probation, according to a news report. John David Hines of Huntington Beach will…
Three children who were playing with a lighter in a Lake Forest cemetery apparently set a maintenance building ablaze, according to a news report. An Orange County Fire Authority spokesman said that three boys aged 7, 12 and 13 were playing with a lighter and flammable liquid at the El Toro Memorial Park cemetery and…
A 46-year-old La Habra man was killed when his SUV swerved off the roadway and crashed into a tree in Fullerton, according to a news report. Fullerton police said that Jorge Carrillo died after his 1991 Chevy Blazer apparently veered off the road and struck a tree in the 1500 block of North Harbor Boulevard. …
CooperVision Inc. is expanding its recall of Avaira soft contacts to also include almost five million Sphere lenses, which may cause eye pain, blurry vision and other injuries requiring medical treatment. The company recalled almost one million Avaira Toric lenses in August following dozens of complaints by consumers to the FDA about eye pain and…
