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A man is accused of DUI after driving an electric scooter in Los Angeles. He crashed into an elderly man and killed him last Saturday. Amomama reports. The 29-year-old was riding the scooter with a passenger on Lincoln Boulevard. When he hit the man, the 91-year-old fell and struck his head on the concrete. The elderly man died at the scene. The rider and his passenger were also ejected off...

CBS Los Angeles has reported that a crash between a vehicle and a pedestrian has turned into a shooting investigation. The Los Angeles County Fire Department was called in for a crash involving a vehicle and a pedestrian at Hooper Avenue and Slauson Avenue. The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department also arrived on the scene. They found three gunshot victims there. One was treated at the scene and the others...

Sometimes circumstances happen that confuse what looks like a straightforward case. Take this case that was recently reported by KTLA. Authorities came out to the scene of a car crash that hit a building on the 3500 block of Valencia Drive. It was a short distance away from Valencia Park Elementary School. While they were on the scene, they received reports that shots were heard in the area around the...

Sometimes there's very little evidence after a fatal hit-and-run accident. This makes it hard for families to get closure and compensation afterward. One family in Los Angeles got lucky after the alleged killer left DNA evidence at the scene of his crash. KTLA reported on the arrest. On Thursday, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office charged the suspect with murder, carjacking, and felony hit-and-run after his arrest. He's being...

CBS in San Francisco reported that a 68-year-old woman died and four people were hurt in a three-vehicle crash yesterday in Antioch. No drugs or alcohol are suspected in the crash. Police stated that a vehicle was speeding north on Somersville Road just after noon. The car sped through the Delta Fair Boulevard intersection and crossed the center median. It hit two vehicles going southbound. A cellphone video captured the...

Community outrage and support has led the family of a slain boy to offer a reward for information leading to the capture of his killer. KTLA reported on the tragedy and the response. The mother was taking her son to school when a white Volkswagen station wagon cut her off on northbound 55 near Chapman Avenue. She made a gesture at the car. Then the station wagon pulled behind her...

Today we have a tragic story from Gorman where a car crash on I-5 led to the death of a 16-year-old girl. ABC 10 reports. The California Highway Patrol states they received a call just before 1 a.m. today about a single vehicle that overturned on northbound I-5 in Gorman. From their report, the driver suddenly turned his car right and hit the curb before rolling down an embankment. A...

Police are seeking the public's help to find a hit-and-run driver that injured two eight-year-old girls. They have released a photo and video of the car they believe to be responsible for the crash. NBC Los Angeles has the full story. According to the report, a black or maroon Chevrolet Cruze was going south on Compton Avenue and struck the children. The children were crossing the street just south of...

Tesla crashes involving their autopilot system have been happening more often lately, and they bring a lot of attention. Their autopilot system is intended to assist drivers with braking, acceleration, and steering, like a fancy cruise control. But some people are trusting the system completely and causing accidents. The Associated Press reported that an investigation into a Tesla Crash in Fontana earlier this month had the autopilot system engaged. This...

The County of Los Angeles is being sued after sheriff and fire department employees shared photos of Kobe Bryant's body back in January 2020. His widow, Vanessa Bryant, is expanding the lawsuit according to USA Today. Her attorneys released new information saying that the sharing of the photos was "more expansive and more egregious than (Bryant) originally understood." They are asking the court for more time to gather information and...