Mother and Child Struck on Santa Ana, California Sidewalk by Unlicensed Driver

An unlicensed driver suffered a grand mal seizure, causing his car to jump the curb and hit a mother and her four-year-old son on the adjacent sidewalk. An iron fence stopped the car’s momentum, but not before it crushed the stroller and caused the mother and son to fly 20 feet through the air. The…

Semi-truck Kills Pedestrian in Santa Ana, California

An unidentified male pedestrian was hit and killed by a big-rig flat bed truck as he crossed Harbor Boulevard in Santa Ana around 6:30 a.m. on October 15th. It was still dark when the accident occurred. The man was crossing Harbor Blvd. about 300 feet south of the intersection with Westminster Avenue when the truck…

Los Angeles Police Officer Convicted in Pedestrian Hit and Run, Acquitted on DUI Charge

Los Angeles Police Officer William J. Skett was convicted this week for hitting two pedestrians and leaving the scene of the accident. Skett was off duty when he struck the pedestrians with his Hummer while backing up in a parking lot. Skett abandoned his vehicle and left the scene of the crime on foot. One…

Three Killed in Single-Engine Airplane Crash in Upper Newport Bay

A Palos Verdes Estates real estate agent and two passengers were killed in the crash of their 1968 Beechcraft Musketeer as they were returning to California from a trip to Mexico. Charles Alfred Chambers, 58, was believed to be piloting the plane that was headed to Torrance from Calexico, Mexico.  According to FAA records, he…

Police Van Collides With Two Other Vans in Santa Ana, California Accident

In Santa Ana, California, a Newport Beach city police van crashed into two vans that had already been engaged in an early-morning head-on collision. Both drivers of the vans involved in the initial collision were critically injured and taken to the hospital, one of the drivers sustained life-threatening injuries. Four passengers from one van suffered…

Desert Sands Unified School District Fined by Cal OSHA for Worker’s Death

California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal OSHA) announced that it has fined the Desert Sands Unified School District $7,700 for the electrocution death of a worker in 2009. A California man was killed on the job while working on the school district’s irrigation system in Indio, near Palm Springs. James Jeffredo, a fifty-year-old sprinkler…

Knott’s Berry Farm Roller Coaster Accident Injures 10

Ten people were injured on a rollercoaster ride in Buena Park, California at Knott’s Berry Farm when the Pony Express Ride malfunctioned last week. One car rolled back an on incline and crashed into a second stationary car in the loading area. Nine people on the first car and one person climbing into the stopped…

LA Times Investigation Finds PG&E Gas pipeline Safety Record Questionable

A Los Angeles Times investigation has found that PG&E has more “high consequence” gas line leaks in populated areas compared to other utilities. The report was in response to the San Bruno, California gas pipeline explosion in September that killed 8 people and caused an estimated $65 million in property losses. (The eighth death occurred…