A 54-year-old Rancho Santa Margarita man has been killed in a Mission Viejo bicycle accident, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said that Eric Billings was riding his bicycle in the bike lane of Santa Margarita Parkway when he was hit by a 2003 Acura driven by Hast Fakhrai-Bayrooti, 39. The…
A 74-year-old Riverside man has been killed after his pickup truck was broadsided by another vehicle, according to a news report. Riverside police said that Florentino Martinez was driving his pickup west on Victoria Avenue when a 2009 BMW traveling south on Gratton Street hit him, sending the pickup off the road and into a…
Two people were critically injured when their vehicles collided at a Moreno Valley intersection, according to a news report. The Riverside County Fire Department said that the collision occurred at Heacock Street and Parkland Avenue and firefighters were called to extract people from at least one of the vehicles. Investigators said that a male driver…
An 8-year-old boy riding his bicycle in a crosswalk was injured after being hit by a car driven by an unlicensed driver, according to a news report. San Jacinto police said that the unidentified victim was riding his bike in the crosswalk at Seventh Avenue and Mistletoe Avenue when the car struck him. He was…
A 32-year veteran of the Costa Mesa Police Department has been killed after his car slammed into a concrete pillar under the 55 freeway, according to a news report. Costa Mesa police said that detective Mike Deladillo died at Western Medical Center in Santa Ana after the Honda Accord he was driving hit a concrete…
A 68-year-old Fontana man has been killed in a motorcycle accident on I-405 in Seal Beach, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that Larry Angelo was riding his motorcycle north on I-405 when it crashed near the westbound 22 freeway in Seal Beach. Angelo was thrown from his motorcycle and then…
Researchers say that teen drivers do not think about risk the same way adults do, leading them to take bigger chances when they’re behind the wheel – leading one teen safety advocate to say “there’s no such thing” as a safe teen driver. A study by insurance company State Farm and the Children’s Hospital of…
A recent study has found that females and high school athletes need additional time to recover fully from concussion injuries. Researchers at Michigan State University studied 222 young athletes who had suffered a concussion and found that the female athletes exhibited more symptoms than males and fared poorer on important memory tests. High school age…
The driver of a big-rig has been killed after crashing into a barrier, involving three other vehicles in the wreckage, according to a news report. The Arizona Dept. of Transportation said that the big-rig driver, Arturo Munoz, 31, was driving east on I-10 in Tempe when his truck crashed into a barrier. Debris from the…
A 24-year-old woman was killed in a Phoenix crash involving a truck and another vehicle, according to a news report. The Arizona Dept. of Transportation said that the woman apparently lost control of her vehicle on the westbound I-10 freeway and hit a wall; her vehicle was then hit by a truck and another vehicle. …
