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The Los Angeles Times reports that a fiery crash of a U.S. Navy jet in Death Valley on Wednesday has left seven spectators injured.  The pilot who was flying the jet has not been located, and his current status is still unknown.The crash happened on the morning of Wednesday, July 31st at approximately 10:00 a.m. near the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake in a place that has been dubbed...

Underage drinking laws are in place for a reason. Drivers in their teens will often overestimate their driving abilities or even forget that driving a motor vehicle is a privilege and not a right and carries certain responsibilities. One of those responsibilities is to avoid drinking and driving. The Orange County Register reports that on Tuesday, July 30th, a 19-year-old was arrested on suspicion of alcohol-impaired driving after she crashed...

Law enforcement officers put their lives on the line every day. Cellphone video captured by an eyewitness to a crash that happened earlier this month in Freemont shows a police officer dragging an injured motorist from a burning vehicle. The WRCB TV website reports that on Saturday, July 20th, Officer Jason Trzewieczynski responded to an accident in which an SUV crashed into some trees, ended up on its side and...

As natural habitat shrinks, urban areas are now seeing animals that used only to be found in the wild, now coming closer to human population centers. Such situations can prove dangerous and end up with both humans and animals getting hurt.The Lake County Record-Bee reported that a mountain lion that was hit by a motorist caused a chain-reaction crash that left nine people injured.According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP),...

A DUI driver is being charged with gross vehicular manslaughter after he struck and killed a father of five in a DUI crash. ABC 30 News reported that on Saturday, July 20th, Shawn Milton was assisting a homeless friend when his vehicle was struck by a man who was driving under the influence of alcohol. A shower of sparks streaking across the roadway can be seen on the video. Milton...

A wrong-way crash along Highway 101 in Monterey has left two people dead late Tuesday night. The Mercury News reports that the initial crash was caused when a 71-year-old man from Salinas drove his Honda onto the highway driving southbound in the northbound lanes of Highway 101.  The driver of the Honda collided head-on with a 2015 Nissan Rogue being driven by a 38-year old woman from San Jose, triggering...

Over the road, trucking plays an important part in our nation’s economy. Thee large commercial trucks that transport goods for us every day are always present, but sharing the road with them carries a risk to other motorists. Based on sheer size and weight alone, when a passenger vehicle gets into an accident with an 18 –wheeler, the results can be severe or even deadly. ABC Channel 7 reports that...

A motorcycle crash over the July 4th holiday weekend has claimed the life of a member of the United States Navy. The Navy Times reports that Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Emmette Antoine Brown II, 30, was killed while riding his Honda CBR600RR motorcycle on Sunday, July 7th West of Hellhole Canyon when the fatal crash occurred. Brown was traveling southbound on Valley Center Road with his motorcycle at the same...

One person is dead and another severely injured after a horrific crash along the 5 Freeway north of the 210 Freeway near Sylmar late Wednesday night, July 17th. KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles reported on an accident on the 5 Freeway when a semi-tractor trailer rig struck the reinforced concrete bridge support in the truck bypass lane. Authorities estimate that the accident happened at approximately 11:45 p.m. The inertia...