Julie Allen, the driver who caused a 10-car pileup on the Pacific Coast Highway after her car crossed the center divider and plowed into nine other cars, was going more than 90 mph and police are investigating whether or not she was taking prescription drugs at the time of the crash. According to a news…
A three-month-old baby was killed when she was ejected from her stroller by a chain reaction car collision caused by a distracted driver in Huntington Beach. The driver, 50-year-old Robert Anthony Casares of Huntington Beach, became distracted when his laptop slid off the passenger seat of his SUV. When he reached down to retrieve it,…
An 8-year-old Sequoia Elementary School third-grader described as “just an awesome boy” died after being struck by an SUV while he was riding his bike to school in Westminster. Andrew “A.J.” Brumback was riding westbound on Iroquois when he was hit by a Ford Freestyle SUV that was traveling southbound on Choctaw. He was taken…
A car struck three Anaheim high school girls who were crossing the street while walking home from school, sending all three to UCI Medical Center in Orange with moderate injuries. According to a news report, the three girls were attempting to cross in the 1700 block of West Ball Road and were not in a…
A fifth grader riding his bicycle to Orchard Hills School in Irvine was hit and trapped under an SUV and was taken to Western Medical Center-Santa Ana in critical condition, according to a news report. Firefighters used rescue airbags to lift the vehicle and free the child, who was reportedly wearing a bike helmet at…
A man who was struck by a small Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) bus while riding his mountain bike is in critical condition after being airlifted from the scene of the accident in Fullerton. According to police, a man believed to be in his 60s was riding his bike down a bike loop before the…
Last November, Kennedy High School student Sydney Ramirez was struck by a car and killed in a marked crosswalk. Now, the La Palma City Council has voted to install a traffic light at the crossing along with two small signs that designate the stoplight as “Sydney’s Light”. The crosswalk at the intersection of Crescent Avenue…
Four people were hospitalized after complaining of headaches and difficulty breathing inside a Costa Mesa 99 Cents Only store, according to a news report. The Costa Mesa Fire Department was called in to investigate, and evacuated the building after finding high levels of carbon monoxide inside the store. Investigators said they believe the fumes were…
A one-year-old Buena Park boy was airlifted to a trauma center after sustaining serious injuries when he fell from a second-story apartment window, according to a news report. Police officers and firefighters responded to reports of a boy falling from the second story of an apartment complex in Buena Park, and transported the victim to…
Chrysler is recalling 144,000 Dodge Journey, Ram 1500, Ram 4500 and Ram 5500 vehicles due to three separate safety issues, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Approximately 65,180 Dodge Journeys from model year 2009 are being recalled due to faulty wiring that may prevent side airbags from deploying. The recall will begin in…
