Costa Mesa Man Dies in Long Beach Motorcycle Accident

A 26-year-old Costa Mesa man has died following a collision with a Toyota Yaris in a Long Beach motorcycle accident, according to a news report. Long Beach police said that Thomas Hand was riding his motorcycle east on Seventh Street in Long Beach when he made a sudden lane change and entered an intersection on…

Teen Killed in Garden Grove Pedestrian Accident

An 18-year-old woman from Orange was killed trying to cross a neighborhood street in a Garden Grove pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Garden Grove police said that Sarah Barahona was attempting to cross Haster Street just south of Chapman Avenue outside the crosswalk when she was hit by a man driving a white…

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…

Public Asked for Help in Finding Van in Fatal Bicycle Hit-and-Run

The Orange County Sheriff’s Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a van that is suspected of being involved in the Dec. 13 hit-and-run incident that killed a Lake Forest bicyclist, according to a news report. Randall Isaacs, 47, was killed on Dec. 13 after he was struck by a white or light-colored…

Santa Ana Man Killed in Orange Car Accident

An 85-year-old Santa Ana man was killed after his car was hit by another vehicle in Orange, according to a news report. Orange police reported that Guillermo Preciado was making a left turn from eastbound Santiago Canyon Road into the Holy Sepulcher Cemetery when a Honda Accord traveling west on Santiago Canyon hit his car. …

Santa Ana Man Killed in Hit-and-Run Pedestrian Accident

A 24-year-old Santa Ana man who was crossing a Garden Grove street was killed after he was struck by two separate vehicles, according to a news report. Garden Grove police said that Alfredo Medrano-Jimenez was jay-walking across Westminster Avenue between Kerry Street and Erin Road when he was struck by at least two vehicles.  As…

Two Killed, Three Children Seriously Injured in Santa Ana Car Crash

A 37-year-old man who lost control of his car and crashed into an electrical pole was killed along with his female passenger and three children were seriously injured, according to a news report. Santa Ana police said that Alfonso Guzman and Guillermina Millan-Guadarrama, 37, were killed when Guzman crashed his sedan into a pole in…

Huntington Beach Businessman Dies in Holiday Plane Crash

Huntington Beach businessman Brian D. Robertson was killed when the plane he was piloting went down near a Pennsylvania airport, according to a news report. Robertson, who was CEO of Seal Beach-based Amonix, a solar power systems manufacturer, was flying to Pennsylvania to visit family for the holidays.  The crash occurred just two miles from…

Nevada City Man Killed in Fullerton SUV Crash

A 51-year-old Nevada City man was killed when his SUV crashed into a disabled truck on the 91 freeway, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that Jonathan Dowell died at the scene of the accident where his Toyota FJ Cruiser crashed into a commercial big-rig truck.  The truck had stopped on…

Man Killed in Lake Forest Bicycle Accident

A 47-year-old man riding his bicycle along a Lake Forest roadway was struck and killed by a white van, according to a news report. Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said that the unidentified bicyclist was riding along Serrano Road near Ridge Route when he was struck by a white van.  The van left the scene…