Four people were injured with burns to their face and arms following an explosion at a Newport Beach apartment complex, according to a news report. The Newport Beach Fire Department said that when firefighters arrived on the scene, they smelled gas and found smoke and flames coming from the first level of the apartment complex…
Four people were taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange after sustaining injuries in a two-car collision in Huntington Beach, according to a news report. Huntington Beach police said that a preliminary investigation showed that the driver of a Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck that was traveling east on Heil Avenue attempted to make a left…
Two homeless women were struck and killed in an Anaheim crosswalk by a 17-year-old Santa Ana boy suspected of DUI, according to a news report. Anaheim police said that Carol Shea, 66, and Hengameh Saghafi, 56, were in the crosswalk in the 1600 block of Harbor Boulevard when they were hit by a Chevrolet Astro…
A 22-year-old man who was riding his bicycle in a Fullerton crosswalk was injured when he was hit by a Ford Escort, according to a news report. Fullerton police said that two bicyclists were riding west on the eastbound side of Yorba Linda Boulevard when they entered a crosswalk on a green light. The bicyclist…
Huntington Beach police reported that five people were injured in what they suspect was a DUI-related crash involving two vehicles, according to a news report. Police officials said that a preliminary investigation indicates that a Toyota Camry driven by Forrest Leland Kelly, 22, of Huntington Beach, was traveling north on Beach Boulevard when it broadsided…
The California Public Utilities Commission has voted unanimously to ban the use of cell phones and other electronic devices by train operators, according to a news report. The CPUC voted to ban the use of cell phones, pagers, satellite phones and other personal electronic devices by rail transit personnel, making the temporary ban it placed…
A motorcyclist was taken to a local hospital with injuries after an SUV merged into his path on the 22 freeway, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that a Yamaha R6 motorcycle was traveling east on the 22 freeway when the driver of a Mercury Mariner merged out of the HOV…
Three people were injured after a car traveling south on an Orange street struck another vehicle in oncoming traffic, according to a news report. Orange police said that the driver of a Nissan 240SX was driving south on Hewes Street when he struck a Mercedes-Benz that was traveling in the opposite direction. The Nissan then…
A 31-year-old Costa Mesa man was killed after his BMW was hit by a freight train in Riverside, according to a news report. Riverside police said that Christopher Lee Pantoja Sampayan died at the scene, although police were able to pull him from his BMW before it burst into flames. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office…
Two people were injured in a three-car collision in La Habra on Lambert Road east of Beach Boulevard, according to a news report. La Habra police said that the driver of a pickup truck traveling west on Lambert Road apparently veered into an oncoming lane and clipped an eastbound Chevrolet Tahoe. The pickup then broadsided…
