A DUI collision in Napa resulted in major injuries for 77-year-old Charles Heatherly the morning of July 14, 2010. The Napa Valley Register reports that the crash happened at the intersection of Solano Avenue and Luke Drive when 47-year-old James Fannin, who was traveling south on Solano, crossed over the to northbound lanes and crashed into Heatherly's vehicle. Heatherly, who was seriously injured, was taken to an area hospital for treatment. Police arrested Fannin on suspicion of drunk driving and driving under the influence of prescription drugs. Read full story »

A hit-and-run collision in San Diego caused major injuries to a 65-year-old pedestrian the night of July 17, 2010. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the injury collision occurred near the intersection of Alvarado Road close to Alvarado Court. Police say that the female driver left the scene soon after the accident, but later returned. The pedestrian suffered head injuries and broken bones. Police determined that 57-year-old woman was under the influence of alcohol at the time and that she was the one who struck the pedestrian. Police arrested the driver on suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run. Read full story »

A Victorville car accident resulted in injuries for two people the morning of July 15, 2010. The San Bernardino County Sun reports that the accident occurred on the Highway 395 in Victorville between a Hyundai Sonata and a Kia Sportage. The Hyundai went into opposing lanes of traffic crashing head-on into the Kia driven by a 31-year-old woman. Police are saying that the Hyundai's driver was fatigued at the time of the collision. He was uninjured. The other driver sustained injuries to her leg. Read full story »

A DUI collision in Santa Maria resulted in injuries for a police officer the night of July 13, 2010. The Santa Maria Times reports that 53-year-old Robert Thomas Kelly Jr. drove past a stop sign and struck Santa Maria Police Officer Jeff Lopez's patrol car at the intersection of Morrison Avenue and Pine Street. Lopez sustained head injuries, but he is expected to survive. Read full story »

A car accident in Los Angeles killed one and injured several others after a suspected drunk driver triggered a chain reaction crash in La Puente the night of July 13, 2010. According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, the deadly accident happened close to Stimson and Central avenues, when a driver traveling at a high rate of speed, lost control and initiated the collisions. The driver of the first vehicle struck was pronounced dead and three others in the car sustained moderate to serious injuries. An investigation is ongoing. But police suspect the involvement of alcohol or drugs in this crash. Read full story »

A DUI collision in Folsom resulted in injuries to three teens, all minors. KCRA News reports that the injury collision happened the night of June 7, 2010 when the 17-year-old driver of a Ford Explorer SUV lost control of the vehicle, left the roadway and crashed. Officials believe drugs and/or alcohol were involved. The teen driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI and is being held by authorities. Read full story »

Authorities have identified two persons who were seriously injured in a motorcycle accident the afternoon of June 30, 2010 as Bryan Mucke, 56, and Deborah Mucke, 52. The Patterson Irrigator reports that the couple was heading on the 5 Freeway southbound when they hit tire debris that had been dropped, possibly, by a tractor-trailer. Both suffered major, but non-life-threatening injuries, and were taken to an area hospital. Read full story »

City officials in El Monte are saying that an intersection where 40-year-old Agueda Quezadas-Gomez died in a June 20, 2010 car accident is among the city's most dangerous. According to a news report in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, just over the last three years, there have been at least 16 crashes at the intersection of Peck Road and Rush Street. Quezadas-Gomez died when the car in which she was a passenger crashed into a traffic signal pole at the intersection. Officials say this was the third time since 2007 that someone has crashed into that very same pole at the intersection. Read full story »

A boating accident in Lake Havasu proved fatal for 30-year-old Eric Norris of Huntington Beach the evening of July 3, 2010. KTLA News reports that the fatal accident occurred near Havasu Landing Casino when Norris fell into the water and was run over by a boat, which then left the scene. Officials are looking for the hit-and-run boater. The suspect vessel is described as a 25-foot boat with a white stripe, a V-hull and an enclosed bow. Passers-by tried to resuscitate Norris, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. Read full story »

A woman who was killed in a DUI collision in Tulare County the night of July 1, 2010, has been identified as 36-year-old Rocio Martinez Lopez. The Fresno Bee reports that the fatal car crash occurred on Highway 190 at Road 152 in Porterville, when a suspected drunk driver ran a stop sign and struck her Honda Civic. The driver of the other vehicle, a 1998 Ford F-150 pickup truck, was driving south on Road 152. He was arrested on suspicion of felony DUI. Jose Corrales-Delgado, a 29-year-old passenger in the truck, sustained major injuries in this crash and was hospitalized. Read full story »