An Orange County car accident resulted in injuries for five people the afternoon of August 9, 2010, The Orange County Register reports. The collision happened at the intersection of Newport Boulevard and Hospital Road in Newport Beach when a vehicle went off the roadway and then, into opposing lanes of traffic, where it struck another vehicle head-on. Five people were transported to area hospitals with what were believed to be "moderate injuries." An investigation is ongoing. Read full story »

A bicycle accident in San Diego resulted in serious injuries for a rider identified as Michael Schaffer. According to a KGTV news report, the injury collision occurred on Smilax Road in San Marcos the evening of August 6, 2010, when Schaffer was cycling across the street. He was struck by a Ford Explorer SUV driven by Charles Martin. Schaffer was thrown onto the SUV's hood and was carried about 35 feet. He sustained serious head injuries. An investigation is ongoing. Read full story »

An unlicensed driver caused a fatal car accident the morning of August 3, 2010 in Sonoma County, killing one farm worker and injuring three others. The three injured victims were identified by officials as Domingo Layata-Mendez, 34, Nahum Avendano, 26, and Ignacio Hernandez-Rubio, 17, CBS News reports. Officials say 19-year-old Laureano Tarazas lost control of a Chevy Astro van on Guerneville Road and crashed. Tarazas fled the scene of the crash, but was later arrested on charges of vehicular manslaughter, hit-and-run with great bodily injury and driving unlicensed. Read full story »

A man was fatally injured in a motorcycle accident after he crashed into a earlier wreckage, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver. KCRA News reports that the fatal collision occurred the night of August 3, 2010 on Interstate 505 in Winters, when a car spun out of the roadway and struck a guardrail. That vehicle was struck by two other cars and then the motorcyclist, who died at the scene. Ten others suffered minor to moderate injuries. The driver who caused the initial collision was booked on suspicion of felony DUI. Read full story »

A rollover accident in Riverside resulted in fatal injuries for two, The Press Enterprise reports. California Highway Patrol officials say the crash occurred in the eastbound lanes of the 10 Freeway near Coachella, when the driver of an SUV lost control and crashed. One person was ejected from the SUV, which officials say, rolled over at least 15 times. Two of the vehicle's occupants were critically injured and two others suffered minor injuries. An investigation is ongoing. Read full story »

San Francisco police are looking for hit-and-run drivers in connection with two different incidents that occurred over a period of three days. According to news reports, the most recent crash occurred the morning of July 31, 2010 at the intersection of Folsom and 19th streets in the city's Mission District. Police say a driver struck the pedestrian and then left the scene of the accident. The pedestrian died at the scene. Read full story »

Serious injuries were reported in a Riverside car accident the morning of July 30, 2010, The Press-Enterprise reports. The injury collision happened at the intersection of Terrace Drive and Park Avenue in San Jacinto, when a Chevy sedan and Kia sedan collided. The crash occurred as the Kia, driven by a 42-year-old woman, was attempting a left turn at the intersection. The woman sustained major injuries in the crash. The 29-year-old male driver of the Chevy sedan and his 6-year-old son also suffered injuries and were transported to an area hospital. An investigation is ongoing. Read full story »

A trench collapse incident at a construction site in Pacific Palisades proved fatal for a worker who was buried under 11 feet of soil. The Associated Press reports that the fatal job injury occurred the morning of July 29, 2010 when the man was working in a residential construction site. The worker was trapped inside the trench for three hours and apparently asphyxiated. An investigation is ongoing. Read full story »

One person was killed and two others, all from Los Angeles, were injured in a Fresno car accident after their van crashed on the Interstate 5, the morning of July 27, 2010. According to a news report in The Fresno Bee, the accident, which happened near Coalinga, injured the driver, Jimmy Sanpakit, 68, of Arleta, and another passenger, Kuangrudee Kla-harn, 71, of Van Nuys. Their van was northbound on the freeway, close to Highway 145, when a tread separated from one of the tires. The driver lost control of the vehicle. A 68-year-old male passenger from North Hollywood sustained fatal injuries in this crash. His identity has not yet been released. An investigation is ongoing. Read full story »

A car accident caused by an old bicycle that was abandoned on Highway 101 proved fatal for 44-year-old Tonia Marie Evans, The Willits News reports. California Highway Patrol officials say that the fatal car accident occurred when a 2001 Subaru driven by Saskia Martin, 37, swerved into opposing lanes of traffic while trying to avoid the bicycle in traffic lanes and struck the Toyota 4Runner SUV driven by Evans head-on. Evans was pronounced dead at the scene. Her husband, Allen Evans, 52, and Martin escaped with minor injuries. Read full story »