Two people sustained injuries in an Orange County car accident after a 78-year-old woman drove her Infiniti into a crafts store the morning of February 22, 2010. The Orange County Register reports that the woman rammed the car into a Michaels craft store at 25310 Marguerite Parkway in Mission Viejo. The vehicle struck a 53-year-old woman who was shopping inside the store. She was taken to a local hospital with moderate injuries. A 4-year-old boy, who was there with his mother, was hit by flying glass. No arrests were made. An investigation is ongoing. Read full story »

An Orange County car accident the morning of February 20, 2010 resulted in the death of one man and serious injuries to two others. The fatal car accident occurred at the intersection of Bushard Street and Heil Avenue in Fountain Valley when two pickup trucks collided. According to a news report in the Orange County Local News Network, a Ford Ranger and a Toyota Tacoma, which was southbound on Bushard, crashed into each other. The Ford truck was going east on Heil Avenue. A 40-year-old man, who was a passenger in the Tacoma, died at a local hospital. Two others sustained non-life-threatening injuries. Read full story »

Four people sustained injuries in a Ventura car accident the evening of February 15, 2010. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, the injury collision involved two cars and happened at the intersection of Bardsale Avenue and Sespe Street in Fillmore. The accident occurred when one of the drivers, 31-year-old Guillermo Andrade, ran a stop sign at the intersection and was broadsided by another vehicle. Read full story »

Local officials have identified a 39-year-old motorcyclist injured in an Anaheim car accident as Fred Siller. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the accident occurred when his motorcycle crashed into another vehicle on the westbound 91 Freeway near Brookhurst Street, the night of February 16, 2010. Siller was transported to a local hospital with critical injuries. Read full story »

Two people sustained injuries in a Los Angeles car accident after a Chevrolet Blazer SUV hit a Los Angeles County Fire Department squad car in Hacienda Heights. According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the two cars collided the afternoon of February 15, 2010, at the intersection of Los Robles Avenue and Turnbull Canyon Road. Two people in the SUV sustained injuries, but they are not believed to be major or life-threatening. An investigation is ongoing. Read full story »

A 20-year-old woman who was killed in a Costa Mesa car accident involving a suspected drunk driver has been identified as Cara A. Lee. The Orange County Register reports that the accident occurred the morning of February 14, 2010 when the driver of a Toyota pickup truck ran a red light at the intersection of Sunflower Avenue and Sakioka Drive and struck the vehicle in which Lee was a passenger. Police arrested Gustavo A. Vega, the 22-year-old driver of the pickup truck, on suspicion of drunk driving, vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run, murder and possession of a controlled substance. Authorities say Vega was fleeing from another crash scene before he caused this one. Read full story »

A man was killed in a Los Angeles car accident after he was hit by a vehicle at a street intersection in Gardena. According to a news report in the Daily Breeze, the fatal pedestrian accident happened the evening of February 11, 2010 at the intersection of Rosecrans and Purche avenues. Police say the man was left injured and lying on the street. The hit-and-run driver is believed to have been driving a light-colored pickup or SUV. The suspect vehicle possibly has front-end damage. If you saw this accident or know anything about the suspect or hit-and-run vehicle, please call Gardena police officials at 310-217-6135. Read full story »

A 23-year-old driver who was killed in a car accident caused by a distracted driver on February 4, 2010 was identified as Luis Sarabia Trujillo. The crash also killed one of his passengers, 20-year-old Omar Gaytan. The Daily Democrat reports that the accident occurred when 53-year-old David Pearl, who was driving his 2002 Ford Ranger pickup north on County Road 89 near CR-26, became distracted while using the CD player in his truck. Read full story »

A 63-year-old woman who was killed in a San Francisco car accident has been identified as Xiu Fang Huang. The San Francisco Examiner reports that the woman was walking across the street at Ocean and Miramar avenues the afternoon of February 9, 2010 when a city Public Utilities Commission truck hit her. The fatal pedestrian accident occurred as the truck was trying to make a left turn on Ocean. Huang was pronounced dead at the scene. Separate investigations are being conducted into this incident by both the police and the commission. Read full story »

A Long Beach pedestrian accident resulted in the death of a man, who was struck by a big rig at an intersection, while crossing in a marked crosswalk, The Press Telegram reports. The fatal pedestrian accident occurred when the man, who has not yet been identified, was walking across Wardlow Road at Santa Fe Avenue, in a crosswalk. A large truck, which was attempting to make a turn, hit him. The man died of injuries sustained in this accident. Read full story »