The driver of one vehicle in a three-vehicle chain reaction car crash in Fullerton was taken to the hospital for treatment of injuries, according to a news report. Fullerton police said that the three vehicles crashed when the first vehicle, a Chevrolet Corvette, stopped at the intersection of East Chapman Ave. and Ladera Vista Dr.…
A man suspected of driving under the influence of alcohol was arrested after crashing into another car and a vacant building in Garden Grove, according to a news report. Police said that the DUI suspect was driving his pickup south on Knott Street at a high rate of speed, ran a red light and hit…
An unidentified Orange County woman was injured recently when her Honda Element SUV was involved in a Santa Ana car accident with a red sedan that caused her SUV to roll on its side, according to a news report. The SUV rollover accident occurred in the northbound lanes of Main Street in Santa Ana, just…
Two Orange County drivers have been injured in a five-car collision that occurred on Laguna Hills Drive, according to a news report. An Orange County Sheriff’s Department spokesman said that the multi-car crash involved a BMW SUV, a Mini Cooper, a Dodge Neon, a Toyota Sienna and a Ford F-150 pickup truck. The accident occurred…
A four-car accident on southbound I-405 temporarily shut down the No. 1, 2 and carpool lanes in Huntington Beach recently, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that a Nissan Altima driven by Jiten Bhakta, 22, of Cerritos slammed into the back of a Ford Thunderbird that had stopped to avoid hitting…
An 85-year-old man drove his Buick Regal out of an Anaheim car dealership and into two cars on the street, then crashed into two new Mercedes at another dealership, according to a news report. Anaheim police said that the man was leaving a Jaguar dealership on East La Palma Avenue when he hit a Honda…
A woman in her mid-50s was struck by a car while crossing Portola Parkway in a Lake Forest pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Authorities say that the woman was discovered lying in the northbound lanes of Portola Parkway near Pauling Drive by a deputy driving in the area. Investigators believe that the woman…
A teenage boy was airlifted to a trauma center with critical injuries following a Fullerton car accident that left the driver and another passenger uninjured, according to a news report. Authorities said the one-car accident occurred on Ladera Vista Driver near Acacia Avenue after the teenage driver lost control of the car and smashed into…
Mara Steves, 48, of Laguna Niguel was killed in February while walking near her home trying to find the owner of a lost dog. Standing near the entrance of her neighborhood, Steves was struck by a car that had been sent onto the sidewalk by a car running a red light at a Moulton Parkway…
The driver of a pickup truck has been arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after being involved in a single-vehicle Fountain Valley car accident that injured his three passengers, according to a news report. Police said that Brenton Kopak of Huntington Beach failed to navigate a sharp turn in the road and rolled his pickup…
