Two people have been killed and two others were severely injured after a Kia sedan smashed into a Riverside bus bench, according to a news report. Riverside police said that four people were waiting for a bus near the Galleria at Tyler in Riverside when a red 2013 four-door Kia sedan veered sharply from the…
Orange County radio host Frank Pastore has died from injuries he sustained in a Nov. 19 motorcycle accident on the 210 freeway, according to a news report. Pastore, 55, was riding his motorcycle on the eastbound 210 freeway near Buena Vista when the driver of a Hyundai Sonata lost control of her car, crossed the…
Two men have been killed in separate hit-and-run pedestrian accidents in Orange County, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol said that a dark sedan hit a male pedestrian when he was in the crosswalk on the southbound Imperial Highway on-ramp. The unidentified victim was pronounced dead at the scene. In the second…
A 60-year-old woman has been killed in a Garden Grove hit-and-run pedestrian accident that involved a taxi minivan, according to a news report. The California Highway Patrol identified the pedestrian accident victim as Maria Hernandez, who they said was crossing Katelia Avenue at Gilbert Street in a marked crosswalk while pushing an unoccupied wheelchair when…
A 29-year-old Buena Park woman has been killed in an Anaheim pedestrian accident, according to a news report. Anaheim police said that Ju An was walking through the intersection of Dale Avenue and Broadway when she was hit by a pickup truck. She was taken to UCI Medical Center in Orange, where she died several…
A 51-year-old woman has been killed in a Los Alamitos pedestrian accident and police are seeking witnesses to the fatal accident, according to a news report. Los Alamitos police said that Jacki Wray was struck by a gray Toyota Camry near the Katelia Avenue and Reagan Street intersection. She was treated by paramedics at the…
A 55-year-old Buena Park man has been killed in a two-car crash in La Habra, according to a news report. The Orange County Coroner’s Office identified the crash victim as Oscar Rodriguez of Buena Park. La Habra police said that the accident occurred at the intersection of Harbor Blvd. and Arbolita Drive. The victim was…
A 47-year-old man who was struck by a white Honda CRV and killed while riding his bicycle has been identified as a Laguna Hills resident, according to a news report. Authorities identified the victim as Brian Winfrey; he died shortly following the accident at UCI Medical Center in Orange. Winfrey was riding his bicycle south…
A recent report from The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety finds that the possibility of a 16- or 17-year-old driver dying in a crash increases with each additional teen passenger in the car. The report – Teen Driver Risk in Relation to Age and Number of Passengers – found that the risk of teen drivers…
A study conducted over the summer by the California Office of Traffic Safety has found that more Californians are driving with drugs in their system than alcohol, according to a news report. The first-of-its-kind roadside survey was conducted over two weekends during the summer, when researchers waved over motorists and asked them to take a…
