More Than 20 Injured, One Dead in Los Angeles School Bus Crash

Three teenage boys in a black BMW ran a red light in Los Angeles, California, causing total mayhem. The car, driven by a juvenile, hit and killed a pedestrian and then crashed into a school bus, injuring at least 20 people when the bus overturned at the intersection of East 1st Street and Soto Avenue.…

Two dead, Infant Hospitalized in Fatal Crash on Highway 1

A 29-year old Canadian woman visiting California was killed in a head on collision on Highway 1 near Santa Cruz. Her infant son, Kyler, sustained two skull fractures and is in intensive care, but stable and expected to survive. Jaye Wass was driving northbound up the coast for some sightseeing after spending the afternoon in…

Augora Hills, California Bicyclist Killed in Hit and Run

James Laing, 46, was killed by a hit and run driver around 3:45 pm on a Saturday afternoon while bicycling on Augora Road in Augora Hills, California. Laing, a resident of West Hills, was traveling eastbound in the bike lane, just east of Liberty Canyon Road when a car, also eastbound, hit Laing on his…

Orange County, California Woman Killed in Go-Kart Accident

An Orange County, California woman was killed when she lost control of a go-kart in a flea market parking lot and careened into the adjoining street, where she was struck by a car and instantly killed. 67-year old Fullerton resident Hwa Oh was helping her sister who was a vendor at an Orange County swap…

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…

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…

One Dead, Four Hospitalized in Tour Bus Crash

A Wolf’s Bus Line tour bus crashed through a guardrail and slid down a 45 foot tree-covered embankment on Interstate 270 near Bethesda, Maryland recently. The bus driver, Joseph A. Clabaugh Jr. was found dead at the scene. All eleven passengers, including five children, were injured in the crash and treated at local hospitals. Four…

Update on Deadly Huntington Beach, California Crosswalk

Huntington Beach residents have been concerned for many years that the intersection at Springdale and Croupier is unsafe.  The intersection has a decades-long history of fatal and non-fatal pedestrian accidents. Despite this, parents of children at Clegg Elementary School and Stacey Middle School learned September 7th that due to budget cuts, a crossing guard would…