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…
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…
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 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. …
Three people have been injured after being involved in a five-vehicle crash on I-405 in Fountain Valley, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that the accident involved an overturned truck that blocked two lanes on the northbound I-405 at Euclid Street in Fountain Valley. Two people with unspecified injuries were taken…
Four people were taken to the hospital in critical condition following a two-vehicle crash in Phoenix, according to a news report. Phoenix Fire Department officials said that two vehicles collided near Seventh Street and Roeser Road in Phoenix, sending one vehicle into a wall and another spinning into the intersection. There were two people in…
