Today, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) finalized a $3.5 Million settlement with a 28-year old Los Angeles woman for personal injuries arising from a bus accident. The Request for Dismissal was filed today in the case, Lopez v Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, (LASC Case No. BC 460008), and the $3.5…
A Forbes.com column earlier this year listed the 10 best used cars for teen drivers as ranked by CarInsurance.com, which developed the list by researching 2008 and 2009 model year vehicles that earned top ratings in the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash tests, cost less than $15,000 and are inexpensive to maintain and insure. …
Two men have been injured following a collision between a motorcycle and a bicycle on Santiago Canyon Road near Cook’s Corner, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that the 50-year-old male bicyclist was taken to Western Medical Center in Santa Ana with serious injuries; the motorcyclist also sustained serious injuries…
An 18-year-old Santa Ana man has been killed and seven other people were injured in a two-car collision in Westminster, according to a news report. Westminster police said that two cars collided at the intersection of Beach Boulevard and Bolsa Avenue; the driver was thrown from one car and at least three people were trapped…
A man out walking his dog has been seriously injured in a Yorba Linda pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Brea police reported that the man and his dog were in the intersection of Imperial Highway and Valley View Avenue when the man was struck by a car. The unidentified victim was taken to…
A 58-year-old Santa Ana man has been killed after a car struck him while he was operating a riding lawnmower, according to a news report. Orange County Sheriff’s Department officials said that Jose Lopez was traveling south on Avenida Sevilla near El Toro Road in Laguna Woods when a car rear-ended his motorized lawnmower. Lopez…
A Yorba Linda couple has been killed after their car was hit by a driver that ran a red light at a Temecula intersection, according to a news report. Riverside County Sheriff’s Department officials said that Amar Jain, 74, and Cheryl Jain, 66, were in their 2008 Honda CRV making a left turn at Jefferson…
A 44-year-old Anaheim woman has been killed in a crash on a collector road next to the southbound I-5 freeway, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that Maria Lemus-Tellez died at the scene of the crash, and that witnesses had reported seeing her Honda crash into a roadside wall of the…
A 28-year-old Santa Ana man has died after his car was struck by a minivan driven by an unlicensed driver, according to a news report. Santa Ana police said that Scott Lusk was turning left onto Highland Street from South Main when his 1994 Volvo was hit by a 2006 Mazda minivan driven by an…
A 61-year-old Anaheim man has died from injuries he sustained in a Santa Ana motorcycle crash, according to a news report. Santa Ana police said that Dennis Zafran was found lying in the street near the MacArthur and Harbor Boulevards intersection. Investigators said they believe Zafran had to change lanes abruptly to avoid a car…
