Girl Seriously Injured After Being Hit by Moreno Valley School Bus

A 5-year-old girl has been seriously injured after being struck by an elementary school bus in Moreno Valley, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that the girl was waiting on a sidewalk for a ride home from Box Springs Elementary School when a school bus rolled backward and hit her.  She…

Pedestrian Killed by Minivan Near Cypress College

A 45-year-old man was struck by a minivan and killed near Cypress College, according to a news report. Cypress police said that Steven Hinkel was pronounced dead at the scene after being struck by a minivan in the southbound lanes of Valley View Street just south of Lakeshore Drive in Cypress.  The minivan driver was…

Woman, Daughter Injured in Phoenix Crash Involving Wrong-Way Driver

A woman and her teenage daughter were seriously injured after their car collided with another vehicle going the wrong way on I-17 in Phoenix, according to a news report. Authorities said that the victims were in the southbound HOV lane of I-17 at Dixleta Drive when their vehicle was hit head-on by a Jeep Wrangler…

Female Passenger Killed in Garden Grove DUI Accident

A 21-year-old Lake Forest woman has been killed while riding in a vehicle driven by a suspected drunk driver, according to a news report. Garden Grove police said that Ariel Johnson was killed when the car she was riding in left the road and struck a pole at 13312 Brookhurst St.  She was pronounced dead…

Man Killed in Irvine Pedestrian Accident

A 90-year-old man has been killed after being struck by a car in an Irvine pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Irvine police said that Mohsen Mirfakhrale of Irvine was walking south on Monroe when he tried to cross the intersection at Trabuco Road.  He was hit by a 2005 Camry that was traveling…

Irvine Couple Victims of Fatal Pedestrian Crash

An Irvine couple walking through their neighborhood were killed by a 17-year-old driver whose car veered out of control and onto a sidewalk, according to a news report. Irvine police said that Rick and Sharon Crowell, ages 65 and 61 respectively, were walking near their Irvine home on Eastwood near the Venta Spur trail when…