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A tragedy from 2015 finally has some degree of closure this week as a man that basically used his vehicle to murder his two sons in order to collect the large life insurance policies he had on them and start a new life in a new country. Now this man has been sentenced to 212 years in federal prison, according to this report from the Orange County Register. The man...

All the eastbound lanes were closed for several hours Monday morning after a fatal accident in the early morning hours, according to KTLA. A man in his 30s drove his SUV into the back of a box truck, which had been stopped on the freeway. It was foggy that morning, which may have contributed to the accident. The man in the SUV was pronounced dead at the scene. While it...

Piper Pollard, a 21-year-old resident of the Pacific Palisades, crashed near Urth Caffe, a small café in Santa Monica on Friday night, according to this report from Los Angeles CBS. She hit a pillar barrier near where outside diners were enjoying their meal. As a result of the crash, the pillar fell on top of one of the customer’s legs, causing great pain and injury. Pollard was driving northbound on...

Experts tell us that most deaths related to car crashes are preventable. Accidents can be prevented if we apply safety practices, obey the traffic laws, and drive with caution at all times. But even doing all those things does not guarantee safe roads for us and our family because we cannot control what other people do on the road. Take the example of a man who died this week in...

Modern motor vehicles are a convenience of everyday modern life. We use our cars, or public transportation, to get to work and school, and we value the ability to travel much faster than we ever could on foot. In fact, modern society would not be able to exist as we know it today without such technology. In addition to the practicality of using cars and roads, we also often choose...

When you hear the word “hero”, what comes to mind? Because of the recent popularity of superhero movies and television shows, such as the Avengers, Wonder Woman, or Spiderman, you might immediately think of such fictional heroes. Or you might think of real-life heroes, brave men and women that fight on the frontlines in our military. First responders may come to mind, those that aid us in times of emergency,...

The Los Angeles Police Department is in a state of mourning after one of their own has been declared dead, this happening only a few days after that same officer was hit by a car and taken to the hospital in critical condition, according to this report from the KTLA 5 website. The officer, a 10-year veteran, had served the South-Central area of South Los Angeles. He’s spent a good...

A motor deputy that worked for the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department was hit while attempting to initiate a traffic stop in the Lakewood area Thursday morning, according to this report from KTLA. He was 41 years old, and he was survived by a wife and two children, ages 7 and 11. The tragic accident occurred shortly before 9 in the morning when the deputy initiated a traffic stop with a...

An accident involving a tractor-trailer led to the closure of all the northbound lanes of the 405 Freeway for a period of several hours. This caused the slowdown of all the traffic in the San Fernando Valley area last Thursday, according to this report from NBC Los Angeles. The big rig jack-knifed at about 4:40 a.m. on the 405 Freeway near the connector ramp with the 101 Freeway. The exact...

The concept of the news cycle hasn't been around for all that long. Not too many decades ago, when something happened, it would be the talk of the town for days or even weeks. But we learn about too much happening all the time. Things get forgotten all too quickly. There's always another traffic accident, and other crime being investigated, another crisis or political scandal. The 24-hour news cycle now...