Kaydence Hampton, 2, of Lake Forest Dies from Injuries in Irvine Crash That Killed Her Grandmother

Two-year-old Kaydence Hampton, of Lake Forest, has died from injuries she sustained in an Irvine car accident that killed her grandmother and seriously injured her mother and brother, according to a news report. Katherine Hampton, 54, of Lake Forest, was driving a Chevy Cruze with her adult daughter and two grandchildren — two-year-old Kaydence and…

Berkeley Balcony Collapse Update: Engineer Finds No Design Defect; Collapse May Have Been Due to Water Damaged Beams

An independent engineer says that design of an apartment complex balcony near UC Berkeley that collapsed last week, killing six college students — including five visiting from Ireland — had no obvious defects and was not overloaded, according to a news report. The civil and structural engineer, who has no ties to the investigation, inspected…

Ireland Mourns Irish College Students Killed in Berkeley Balcony Collapse

Flags are flying at half-staff in Ireland as the country mourns five Irish college students killed when a balcony they were on collapsed at an apartment complex near UC Berkeley. The Irish students —  Olivia Burke, 21; Eoghan Culligan, 21; Lorcan Miller, 21; Niccolai Schuster, 21; and Eimear Walsh, 21 — attended various colleges in Dublin…

Two Crashes on Same Road in Fullerton Injure Four

Two separate crashes on the same road in Fullerton have sent four people to the hospital, according to a news report. Fullerton police said both accidents occurred on East Bastanchury Road.  The first collision involved a gold Toyota Avalon and a white Kia sedan.  One car was traveling south on North State College Boulevard and…

Katherine Hampton of Lake Forest Killed, Daughter and Grandchildren Injured in Irvine Crash

Katherine Hampton, 54, of Lake Forest has been killed in an Irvine car accident that seriously injured her daughter and two grandchildren, according to a news report. Irvine police said that Hampton was driving a Chevrolet Cruze with her adult children and two grandchildren, ages 2 and 7, when she became involved in a three-car…