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Orange County Car Accident Injures Pedestrian

Khuong Nguyen, 42, sustained injuries in an Orange County car accident after he was struck by an SUV in the parking lot of a hotel in Garden Grove. The Garden Grove Journal reports that the injury pedestrian accident occurred at the Ramada Inn Plaza parking lot the night of March 5, 2010. A Jeep Liberty driven by 58-year-old Dzung Truong struck Nguyen who was standing in the parking lot. Read full story »

DUI Collision in San Francisco Area Caused by Teen Driver

Forty-year-old Gabriel Lanusse sustained injuries in a San Francisco car accident the night of February 20, 2010 after the minivan in which he and his family were traveling, was struck by a 17-year-old driver. According to a news report in the Santa Rosa Press Democrat, Lanusse was stopped at a traffic light on Lakeville Highway and Frates Road, in Petaluma, when the female driver lost control, crossing into opposing lanes and hit the minivan. Read full story »

A car accident caused by a Kaiser surgeon who was driving the wrong way on a Napa area highway injured five people, the Vallejo Times-Herald reports. California Highway Patrol officials believe Dr. Michael Meehan was under the influence when he crashed his Toyota Tacoma into a 2001 Oldsmobile Alero on Highway 221 the morning of February 21, 2010. The driver and three passengers of the Oldsmobile sustained moderate to major injuries. Meehan was also injured, but was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. Read full story »

Fatal Los Angeles Hit-and-Run Car Accident

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 »

Los Angeles Car Accident Proves Fatal for Man

A 22-year-old man identified as Julius Glover sustained fatal injuries in a Los Angeles car accident after his vehicle was struck by an out-of-control car on the 5 Freeway in Santa Clarita. The Signal reports that the fatal car accident occurred when Glover was traveling on the 5 Freeway near Calgrove Boulevard. That was when the driver of a Mercedes, who had lost control of his car, cut into Glover's lane causing a collision. The impact caused the Honda to go over the divider. Glover's passenger, 24-year-old Louisa Hezseltine, sustained major injuries. The driver of the Mercedes was not injured. Read full story »

Rear-End Car Accident Causes Major Injuries

Two teenagers who were critically injured in a Hanford car accident the night of January 25, 2010 have been identified as17-year-old Whitney Madruga and Kenneth Yates, 18. The teens were among five occupants in a Chevy Cavalier, which was rear-ended by an SUV on Highway 198, according to a news report in the Hanford Sentinel. Two others in the Chevy -- 20-year-old Daniel Corral and 18-year-old Lauren Knight – also sustained injuries but they were not life-threatening. Read full story »

Pedestrian Injured in Orange County Car Accident

Officials in Orange County have identified the man who sustained critical injuries in a Garden Grove car accident the night of January 22, 2010 as 34-year-old Tung Hoang. A news article in the Garden Grove Journal states that Hoang was attempting to cross Ward Street near the intersection of Bolsa Avenue when he was struck by a vehicle driven by 21-year-old Nguyen Vu. Hoang was taken to a local hospital in critical condition. Vu was traveling north on Ward when the collision occurred. Police are investigating whether drugs or alcohol played a part. They are also seeking eyewitnesses to this incident. If you have information, please contact the Garden Grove Police Department at 714-741-5823. Read full story »

Los Angeles Fatal Accident Kills Woman on Freeway

Officials have identified a woman who was fatally injured in a Los Angeles car accident on the 60 Freeway early morning on January 25, 2010, as 26-year-old Blanca Aguirre. The Associated Press reports that the fatal freeway accident occurred on the 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar when Aguirre stopped on the shoulder of the freeway and got out to talk to her passenger. CHP officials said the Aguirre was struck by a large truck as she walked back to the driver's side of her vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Read full story »

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An Orange County car accident caused by a suspected drunk driver sent 10 people to the hospital with injuries, according to The Orange County Register. The injury crash occurred the evening of January 14, 2010 at the intersection of Lewis Street and Metropolitan Drive in Orange. The collision happened when a minivan traveling north on Lewis slammed into a blue Honda Civic going east on Metropolitan and then collided with an OCTA bus with 15 passengers in it. Read full story »