A Santa Ana man is suspected of DUI in a single vehicle crash that injured him and three passengers, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol arrested Alexis Perez Salmoran, 22, on suspicion of felony DUI and felony injury to three passengers following the crash on Trabuco Creek Road just east of Trabuco…
A crash involving a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s patrol car on the southbound I-5 in Orange has injured two people, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that the sheriff’s vehicle was involved in a three-vehicle accident on the southbound I-5 at Chapman Avenue in Orange. A Nissan Versa and a Dodge…
An 81-year-old woman was struck by a vehicle and killed in a Garden Grove pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Garden Grove police responded to a report of a pedestrian accident at Lampson Avenue and Strathmore Drive. The victim, Thu Nguyen of Garden Grove, was pronounced dead at the scene. Investigators believe she was…
Three women were injured in a Corona hit-and-run accident where one driver was suspected of DUI and texting while driving, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol reported that Teresa Lynn Hyde, 27, of Newport Beach was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI and felony hit-and-run after she allegedly side-swiped another vehicle while…
A woman has been seriously injured in a Santa Ana pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Santa Ana police reported that a woman in her 30s was crossing the intersection of Bristol St. and West Park Lane when she was hit by a vehicle traveling north on Bristol. The driver stopped and tried to…
A 29-year-old Lake Forest man was killed after his motorcycle collided with another vehicle, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that Steven David Muller was riding his motorcycle east on Peachwood in Lake Forest when a 2010 Acura attempted to make a left turn onto Palmwood Drive in front of…
A man estimated to be in his 60s was trapped in his Jeep when it overturned on a connector ramp to the southbound I-5, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that witnesses reported that a green Jeep collided with a big-rig truck on the eastbound 22 connector ramp to the southbound…
A recent study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine found that drivers who were either drunk or sleepy were at least twice as likely to cause a car accident compared with sober, well-rested drivers. The study was conducted in France and looked at 679 drivers admitted to a hospital in southwest France because of…
A security guard for Laguna Woods Village has been identified as the driver responsible for a pedestrian fatality there, according to a news report. The Orange County Sheriff’s Department said that Craig Vann, 45, of Los Angeles, was killed when he was crossing Moulton Parkway near El Toro Road on August 8. Investigators said they…
An accident involving a vehicle that rear-ended a Metro bus in Long Beach has sent four people to area hospitals with injuries, according to a news report. Authorities said that the Line 232 Metro bus was hit from behind while at a bus stop in northwest Long Beach. Four bus passengers were taken to Long…
