The Newport Beach City Council has voted to remove 60 fire pits at Balboa and Big Corona State Beach because of safety concerns, according to a news report. Acting on a recommendation from the Newport Beach Parks, Beaches and Recreation Commission, the council voted unanimously to remove the fire pits over concerns that they emitted…
A 19-year-old Cypress man has been critically injured in an Irvine pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Irvine police reported that they believe the unidentified man was exercising when he was hit by a mini-Cooper near the intersection of Von Karman Avenue and Main Street in Irvine. The victim was transported to Western Medical…
Three U.S. Marines from Camp Pendleton were killed in a one-car crash in San Clemente and the driver, another Camp Pendleton Marine, is suspected of DUI, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that the four Marines were in a Dodge Stratus traveling north on Golden Lantern Street when the driver…
Kevyn Menges, a 23-year-old San Clemente woman who was critically injured when a big-rig crashed into a Volvo SUV she was riding in, remains in critical but stable condition at Mission Hospital in Mission Viejo. Her friends have organized a fundraiser for the Menges family, according to a news report. The Kevyn Menges fundraiser is…
A 13-year-old girl is recovering from critical injuries she sustained after a small car hit her while she was riding her bicycle in a crosswalk in Santa Ana, according to a news report. Santa Ana police are searching for the driver of what has only been described as a small car that hit and critically…
An Orange County big-rig crash that occurred on an I-5 freeway off-ramp in San Clemente has sent four people to local hospitals, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that the driver of a big-rig — Gerald Pesicka, 61, of Frazee, Montana — exited southbound I-5 at Avenida Pico and apparently ran…
A man suffered critical injuries from flying glass after a woman crashed her car into a Stanton doughnut shop, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department reported that Lori Wertz, 53, a New Mexico resident, was turning into the parking lot of the Donut King and Water shop on Katella Avenue in…
A five-vehicle crash caused by a driver changing lanes on the southbound 57 freeway sent seven people to area hospitals with minor to moderate injuries, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that the driver of a Ford pickup changed from the No. 4 lane to the No. 5 lane on the…
A 13-year-old boy was seriously injured after being hit by a vehicle in Garden Grove, according to a news report. Garden Grove police said that Albert Nguyen was riding his bike without a helmet on the sidewalk lining Chapman Avenue when he reportedly turned into the street and the path of a vehicle turning off…
A 29-year-old Huntington Beach man on a bicycle was seriously injured when he was struck by an SUV while waiting for a traffic light to change at the intersection of Bushard Street and Talbert Avenue in Fountain Valley, according to a news report. Fountain Valley police said that apparently two SUVs collided in the intersection…
