Three people were hospitalized and three lanes of the southbound 55 Freeway was blocked for about an hour in Costa Mesa due to a car accident that likely involved three vehicles. The Costa Mesa Fire Department reported that at approximately 2:50 p.m. it conducted a heavy rescue on the southbound 55 Freeway at Victoria Street,…
Two people were injured, one critically, in a car crash Friday morning, June 28, in Costa Mesa. The crash between a pickup truck and a sedan was reported on Newport Boulevard near Bay Street, according to Costa Mesa police. One of the drivers was taken to a trauma center with critical injuries, authorities said. The…
A driver has been arrested after a suspect DUI crash in which a 66-year-old woman was pinned between his vehicle and her own, Garden Grove Police Department said in a news release Wednesday. Andres Ramon Salas, 35, of Garden Grove, was arrested shortly after 5:30 p.m. Tuesday after a crash near 8051 Larson Avenue. Police…
Police are reporting that shortly after 11:30 p.m. on Saturday night a 24-year-old woman driving a Lexus in Garden Grove was killed Saturday night when her car collided with an SUV, hit a tree and burst into flames. According to police the car accident occurred when the woman driving the Lexus was headed north on…
One man died and another was hospitalized following a three-vehicle car accident in Lake Forest on Sunday evening at about 7:35 p.m. at Muirlands Boulevard and Entrados Drive. Based on initial witness accounts, it appeared the driver of the Jeep tried to drive across Muirlands Boulevard, but failed to yield to oncoming traffic, officials said.…
UPDATE: Cesar Altamirano died Sunday morning due to the brain injury he sustained in the car accident. Cesar Altamirano, a respected water polo coach at Tustin High and SOCAL Water Polo was hospitalized in Long Beach after a serious car accident, the SOCAL club confirmed late Thursday night to the OC Register. Veteran SOCAL coach Ed…
Judith Blankenfeld, a 77-year-old Hawaii resident, was killed in a car accident when she was ejected from a Tesla involved in a collision on the 405 Freeway in Long Beach and then struck by a third car on Monday, April 17. Blankenfeld of Hilo was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. The 78-year-old…
A multi-vehicle car accident on the 405 Wednesday morning resulted in a fatality. The northbound side of the freeway in Costa Mesa near Harbor Boulevard became severely congested prior to and during the morning commute following the horrible crash. The multi-vehicle car crash occurred at 4:45 a.m. when a minor crash was reported. This minor crash…
At least 10 separate cars crashed along the I-5 in Southern California on Saturday led to a pileup that resulted in at least 16 people injured including a 22-month-old baby who was reported to be in critical condition. The crashes caused traffic delays for several hours along the Grapevine after its occurence at around 2:45…
Linda Diaz, 30, of Riverside died in a traffic crash early Friday, March 8, just out side of Lake Elsinore between Ardenwood Way and Rosetta Canyon Dr. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office reported that she likely died shortly after the crash which occurred at 3:35 a.m. The incident occurred on Highway 74 near Mermack Road…