Last November, Kennedy High School student Sydney Ramirez was struck by a car and killed in a marked crosswalk. Now, the La Palma City Council has voted to install a traffic light at the crossing along with two small signs that designate the stoplight as “Sydney’s Light”. The crosswalk at the intersection of Crescent Avenue…
A bicyclist was critically injured when he was knocked off a bike trail by two cars that had crashed above the trail and rolled down the embankment, according to a news report. Richard Lauwers, 44, was riding his bike on a trail along the Pacific Coast Highway near Seapoint Avenue in Huntington Beach when he…
Four people were hospitalized after complaining of headaches and difficulty breathing inside a Costa Mesa 99 Cents Only store, according to a news report. The Costa Mesa Fire Department was called in to investigate, and evacuated the building after finding high levels of carbon monoxide inside the store. Investigators said they believe the fumes were…
According to the California Highway Patrol, an Artesia man was killed when his 2003 Chevrolet van caught fire while he was driving on the westbound 91 east of Knott Avenue. Witnesses reported that the man was driving at 65 to 70 mph in the No. 3 lane of the westbound 91 when his van caught…
A one-year-old Buena Park boy was airlifted to a trauma center after sustaining serious injuries when he fell from a second-story apartment window, according to a news report. Police officers and firefighters responded to reports of a boy falling from the second story of an apartment complex in Buena Park, and transported the victim to…
Chrysler is recalling 144,000 Dodge Journey, Ram 1500, Ram 4500 and Ram 5500 vehicles due to three separate safety issues, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Approximately 65,180 Dodge Journeys from model year 2009 are being recalled due to faulty wiring that may prevent side airbags from deploying. The recall will begin in…
A stunningly tragic 10-car pileup on the Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach has claimed three lives, including that of the driver whose vehicle was the first involved in the crash, former Stanford track star Julie Allen, 27. According to news reports, the accident occurred at Riverside Avenue and West Coast Highway when Allen’s Ford…
An 85-year-old Anaheim man was struck by a car and killed while he was crossing a four-lane road in Anaheim. Tien Chou was struck by a sport utility vehicle while he was crossing in the 2400 block of West Broadway in an Anaheim residential neighborhood. Authorities said that Chou was not in a marked crosswalk…
A Fountain Valley man has been killed after the car he was driving struck a street sweeper that was stopped at an intersection. Dennis Schenk, 55, was driving a 2010 Hyundai north on Beach Boulevard in Stanton when he crashed into the side of the street sweeper, which was stopped at the intersection of Beach…
Even with new safety measures in place, a New Year’s Eve “rave” event at the Los Angeles Sports Arena sent 17 attendees to the hospital and another 62 were treated onsite by Los Angeles Fire Dept. personnel for a wide variety of injuries and illnesses, according to an article in the Los Angeles Times. The…
