California Pedestrian Killed When Driver Plowed into Line of Parked Cars

Thomas Stout of Grenada Hills, California was minding his own business early one Sunday morning when he was struck by his own car and killed in a bizarre traffic accident.  When the accident occurred, Stout was loading some items into the back of his car, which was parked on Rinaldi Street, west of Babbit Avenue…

Bystanders Say California Highway Patrol Actions Were Questionable in Drowning Deaths

Two people were killed in a horrific car accident in Bakersfield, California recently. Robert Junyor and Brentina French were passengers in an SUV that was broadsided by a PT Cruiser as it was driving along the Cawelo Canal. The SUV plunged into the water. Only the driver, Brian Jones, was able to escape the vehicle.…

San Diego, California – Medicated Driver Hits and Kills Mother of Two in Bicycle Lane

Becky Anderson of San Diego, California was under the influence of several prescription drugs when she struck and killed a mother of two who was walking to work. Right after the accident, Anderson admitted to a sheriff’s deputy that she had taken Valium the night before the accident and Methadone at a clinic earlier the…

Three Pedestrians Killed and One Cyclist Injured on Orange County, California Roads in 24-hour Period

According to the Orange County Register, in a single day this year three pedestrians were killed and one cyclist was critically wounded in a series of unrelated accidents on Orange County, California roads. Two of the three fatal accidents occurred less than three miles apart from each other, along a stretch of the Pacific Coast…

Anaheim Man Killed Crossing Orange County, California Highway near Los Alamitos Racetrack

Seventy seven year old Jack Becker of Anaheim, California was reportedly heading back home after a night at the races when he was struck by a passing vehicle. Becker was seen leaving the Los Alamitos Racetrack and attempting to cross Katella Avenue at Siboney Street just after dusk. Witnesses say that Becker stepped into the…

Six Year Old Los Angeles, California Girl Killed During High Speed Police Chase

When Los Angeles Police responded to a call reporting a man with a gun, they immediately found themselves in a high speed pursuit of several men in a car. The suspects very quickly tossed two handguns out of the window of the moving vehicle.  Sometime later, the driver lost control of the vehicle and slammed…

San Diego, California Jogger Struck and Killed in Street by Motorist

Amy Beringhaus of Lakeside, California, was out for her regular morning run with her husband and two dogs when tragedy struck. The thirty-five year old web designer was struck and killed by a passing car when she attempted to cross the street. Beringhaus’ husband reported to police that he had seen the car, and was…

California Cyclist Dies after Colliding with City Bus

Forty-six year old William Detore was cycling in his home town of Sacramento California when he was run over and killed by a Sacramento city bus, which was heading west on L street past the California state Capitol. No passengers were injured. Investigators are still trying to determine if Detore crashed into the side of…

Road Debris Kills Driver, Injures Two Passengers in North Carolina

William “Alex” Williamson, a 59 year old Virginia Department of Forestry employee, was driving his SUV with three passengers when an unidentified metal object glanced off the highway and crashed through the windshield of his car, striking him in the head. Alex was struck unconscious, and the front-seat passenger struggled for the next five miles…

Homeless West Coast Man Killed by Drunk Truck Driver on I-405

A homeless man sleeping near an underpass was killed instantly when he was struck by an out of control pickup truck. According to police, the pickup truck was headed northbound on I-405 around 11 pm when the driver lost control of the vehicle; the truck skidded off the highway and flipped over, striking and killing…