Motorcyclist Killed After Hitting Road Debris on Escondido, California Highway

Forty-nine year old David Roland Jensen and his wife were enjoying a ride out on the couple’s motorcycle late one evening. As they drove down Interstate 15 between Felicita Road and Via Rancho Parkway, Jensen’s cycle struck two large pieces of road debris that appeared to have fallen off of a truck a short while…

Riverside, California Woman Killed by Metrolink Train

A Metrolink commuter train struck and killed Debbie Ann Schwartz as she walked along the tracks near the Casa Blanca section of Riverside, California. Ms. Schwartz died at the scene. No one on board the train was injured. However, this was not the first fatal train accident to take place in Riverside. In April of…

Three Hospitalized with Serious Injuries after I-405 Pile Up in Irvine, California

A young mother from Moreno Valley, California, her four-year-old daughter, and a 78 year old Newport Beach man remain hospitalized with serious injuries after a major crash on I-405 that occurred around 8:30 the morning of October 23rd. Ana Maria Flores, the young mother from Moreno Valley, was moving into the northbound lane of I-405…

Two Hit and Run Drivers Contribute to Death of Cyclist in Richmond, California

Forty-nine year old Laura Casey was riding her bike along a Richmond, California road when she was struck by a car and knocked to the ground. As the car that hit her drove off, Casey started screaming for help, but before witnesses could reach her she was struck by another car that got caught on…

Australian Woman Decapitated by Flying Debris from Commercial Lawnmower

A half a world away from Orange County, California, an Australian woman was killed in what can only be called a freak lawn mowing accident.  The forty two year old Queensland native was walking past an empty lot that was being mowed by a private contractor on a commercial lawnmower. It appears that the mower…

California Woman Killed by Hit and Run Driver on 210 Freeway

Linda Georgette Saunders was struck and killed by a hit and run driver in the early morning hours as she attempted to walk across the 210 freeway  west of Ocean View Boulevard in La Crescenta, California. Investigators are still uncertain as to why the fifty-five year old woman was walking across the highway; her car…

California Fair Worker Loses Leg in Roller Coaster Accident

A worker at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in Petaluma, California lost his leg to a carnival ride on the fair’s opening day. Officials say the man, who was not the ride operator, opened a safety gate and stepped in front of the “Wacky Worm” roller coaster. He was struck by the ride and his leg was…

Previously Deported Immigrant Detained in Fatal Bike Crash in Newport Beach, California

Michael William Nine of Santa Ana, California was heading north on Spyglass Hill Road near Harbor Ridge Drive on his bicycle when he collided with a truck driven by Jose Luis Huerta Mundo. Nine was riding with a large group of cyclists at the time of the accident. One of the other cyclists reported that…

Greyhound Bus Crash in Fresno, California Leaves Six Los Angeles Bound Passengers Dead

Witnesses are saying it’s amazing that more people weren’t injured or killed in a Greyhound bus accident that occurred just outside of Downtown Fresno, California. As of this writing, six people were dead and another nine were seriously injured. The bus was carrying 35 passengers from Sacramento to Los Angeles along Route 99 when it…