Long Beach Man Killed in Sunset Beach Bicycle Accident

A 52-year-old Long Beach man was killed by a suspected drunk driver while he was riding his bicycle in Sunset Beach, according to a news report. Huntington Beach police said that Kenneth Prevatte was struck and killed while riding his bicycle on Pacific Coast Highway in Sunset Beach.  Police investigators believe that the driver who…

Suspected Drunk Driver Charged in Death of Elderly Man on Scooter

A 75-year-old woman has been charged with one felony count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence while intoxicated in connection with the death of an 86-year-old man who was struck by her car while riding his scooter at Leisure World in Seal Beach, according to a news report. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office charged…

Five Pedestrians Injured in San Clemente DUI Crash

A 23-year-old Marine has been arrested on suspicion of felony DUI after he struck a number of parked vehicles and injured five pedestrians in San Clemente, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that Julio Lopez was driving north on North El Camino Real in San Clemente when his vehicle struck…

Two Injured, One Arrested in PCH Rollover Crash in Huntington Beach

Two people were injured in a multi-vehicle crash on Pacific Coast Highway that also resulted in one arrest on suspicion of DUI, according to a news report. Authorities said that a vehicle traveling south on Pacific Coast Highway at a high rate of speed struck the center median, colliding with another vehicle and causing it…

Motorcycle Champion’s Son Killed by Suspected DUI Driver

Connor Penhall, the 21-year-old son of world champion motorcycle racer and CHiPs TV series actor Bruce Penhall, was struck and killed by a suspected drunk driver while he was working on a closed section of the I-10 freeway in Baldwin Park, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37,…

Woman Hits 3 Bicyclists in Seal Beach; Under Arrest on Suspicion of DUI

A 46-year-old woman with a history of DUI charges in Orange and Riverside counties has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident that injured three bicyclists in Seal Beach, according to a news report. Seal Beach police said that Juli Ann Brown was driving an SUV on Pacific Coast Highway just west of Anderson…

Three Marines Killed in San Clemente DUI Crash

Three U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton were killed in a one-car crash in San Clemente and the driver, another Camp Pendleton Marine, is suspected of DUI, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that the four Marines were in a Dodge Stratus traveling north on Golden Lantern Street when the driver…

Driver in Fatal Anaheim Car Crash Arrested on Suspicion of DUI

A 23-year-old Pomona man has been arrested on suspicion of DUI in connection with an Anaheim wrong-way crash that killed a Buena Park woman, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that Ruben Gurrola was driving on the wrong side of the 91 freeway when he crashed head-on into a Toyota Camry,…

Balboa Island Woman Killed in Suspected Garden Grove DUI Crash

A 53-year-old Balboa Island woman was killed by a suspected drunk driver in a three-car crash on the 22 freeway in Garden Grove, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that Aida Gonzalez had stopped her Toyota Camry on the inside shoulder of the divider between the eastbound 22 and southbound I-405…