The National Transportation Safety Board has delivered its findings after a year-long probe into the Sept. 9, 2010 gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people and destroyed 38 homes, and found that the accident was “clearly preventable,” according to a news report. In a prepared statement, NTSB chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman said:…
A father and his 16-year-old daughter were trapped in their car after it was struck by another vehicle and rolled twice at a Garden Grove intersection, according to a news report. Garden Grove police said the man and his daughter were traveling east on Garden Grove Blvd. in a Nissan Murano when a Ford Taurus…
A motorcyclist and his passenger were killed when the motorcycle they were on left Silverado Canyon Road and crashed down a dirt embankment into some trees, according to a news report. Donn Lavigne, 58, and an unnamed female passenger were pronounced dead at the scene after they were ejected from their motorcycle while driving on…
A car struck a six-year-old boy riding a scooter in front of his home in Fullerton and police say his helmet probably saved his life, according to a news report. Fullerton police said the boy drove his scooter out of his driveway onto West Ash Ave. and was struck by a car. They noted that…
The body of Dr. Kenneth Litwack, a Newport Beach internal medicine physician and infectious disease specialist who checked himself in to the Sierra Tucson Rehabilitation Center earlier this month, has reportedly been discovered on the grounds of the 30-acre facility, according to a news report. Dr. Litwak, 71, went missing from the mental health and…
One person was seriously injured after being struck by a car in a Cypress crosswalk, according to a news report. The pedestrian was struck by a vehicle while using the crosswalk at Katella Ave. and Meridian Drive in Cypress. Authorities have not released the name of the victim or indicated whether the victim is male…
With children returning to school this month, take a minute to remind yourself of California’s school zone safety laws: If you are behind or approaching a school bus that has the stop sign extended and lights flashing, you must stop and cannot proceed again until the bus retracts the stop arm and turns off the…
An equipment malfunction at a Sacramento water park poured too much chlorine into a wave pool and sent 20 people to the hospital, according to a news report. Most of the injured suffered burning lungs or irritated eyes from the chlorine spill at the Raging Waters park when a broken water pump and malfunctioning chemical…
Two people were hospitalized after the driver of a Buick Le Sabre apparently drove into oncoming traffic in Fountain Valley and collided with a Ford F150, according to a news report. A 91-year-old Santa Ana woman was driving a Buick Le Sabre north on Brookhurst in Fountain Valley when she apparently crossed over the center…
John Cummings, 66, of Rancho Santa Margarita, suffered fatal injuries when the car he was driving veered off the road for an unknown reason and crashed into a tree, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that Cummings was driving south on Trabuco Canyon Road when he somehow lost control of his…
