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A massive multi-car pileup involving 69 motor vehicles along Interstate 64 near Williamsburg, Virginia, on Sunday left more than 30 people injured, at least two of them critically.  According to a story appearing on the KTLA website in Los Angeles, the accident happened just before 8:00 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 64.  Investigators at the scene are not yet sure what may have caused the initial crash, but...

The California Highway Patrol and the Los Angeles Police Department have a bit of a mystery on their hands. In the early morning hours of Wednesday, December 11th, someone “borrowed” a 2018 Lamborghini Huracán, flipped it onto its roof, and abandoned it along the Los Angeles Crest Highway. The Drive reports that the California Highway Patrol’s dispatchers received a call about an abandoned Lamborghini, but no one was inside or...

The surviving family members of a man who drowned off the coast of Huntington Beach earlier this year is seeking a $10 million settlement in a wrongful death claim in an attempt at an out of court settlement against Catalina Sea Ranch (CSR). The Los Angeles Times reports that the family of Maynard Poynter, 71, is seeking the settlement, charging negligence in the case against the aquaculture company.  Court documents...

The pilot of a small private plane had to make an emergency landing on Thursday night, landing in the southbound lanes of the Interstate 5 Freeway near Carlsbad. According to a report appearing on the ABC 7 website, the California Highway Patrol told reporters that the plane had been making its final approach to land at the Palomar Airport when the cockpit filled with smoke and lost all power. The...

Accidents between a large truck and a smaller passenger vehicle rarely turn out well and can even be deadly. Any time that a big rig, dump truck, or other types of work truck has to come to a quick stop or make an evasive action, it can take a distance of more than 100 feet to bring it under control. According to a story that appeared on the News Channel...

 No matter who you are, you can be hurt in an accident.  That’s what happened to two Los Angeles Police officers in the very early hours of Monday morning when their patrol cruiser was hit by an alleged drunken driver. According to ABC 7 in Los Angeles, the accident happened at the intersection of Magnolia Boulevard and Tujunga Avenue at approximately 1:0 a.m. while the officers were responding to a...

In spite of most companies stressing the importance of safety on the job to their employees, and taking every precaution to prevent workers from getting hurt, accidents on the job can and do happen. The Daily Bulletin reports that two UPS workers were killed on the job at the company’s package delivery hub at the Ontario International Airport on Monday, November 25th. Steve Gaut, a spokesperson for UPS, told reporters...

One man is dead and another person severely injured after an alleged DUI crash that happened in Elk Grove earlier this month. The Sacramento Bee recently filed a report on its website about the incident that happened on November 10th when a northbound driver ran a red light and crashed into an SUV.  A spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol Sacramento Division said that at approximately 8:00 p.m. Steven Bhardwaj,...

Almost everyone who has taken driver’s education in school knows that the first 15 minutes after a rainstorm are the most dangerous time to be on the road.  During that time, oil that has sunk into the pavement over time comes to the surface, causing roads to be incredibly slick and potentially dangerous. ABC Channel 23 reported that the California Highway Patrol saw a significant increase in weather-related crashes in...

A teen was left critically injured while crossing the street in a South Whittier neighborhood on Monday afternoon.  Residents are expressing frustration that motorists mostly ignore the posted 30 mile per hour speed limit, and now they are demanding that city officials finally do something about it. ABC 7 in Los Angeles reports that a teen boy was struck at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Monday.  Video footage captured from a...