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Even what many would consider a minor traffic accident or fender bender can end up with someone getting hurt. Incidents like a chain reaction crash that happened in Anaheim earlier this week can send drivers, passengers, and others to the hospital. Station KTLA reports the crash happened at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, October 16, in the 200 block of Brookhurst Street when a BMW SUV rear-ended an Acura MDX.   ...

A man who was being sought by police for previous crimes has been arrested after a police chase and a standoff with law enforcement officers on Monday afternoon. KYET reports that the suspect, 27-year-old-Dustin Morales, was being sought for firing at Santa Maria Police officers on Saturday following a domestic violence incident that had been previously reported.  Santa Maria Police Lieutenant Jesse Silva told reporters that the second incident unfolded...

California has had more than its fair share of devastating fires this year. Another potentially catastrophic fire was avoided on Friday when firefighters from the Los Angeles County Fire Department were dispatched to a fire that broke out along Tuna Canyon Road last week.   The LA Times reports that the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department has arrested the man on suspicion of arson for starting a brush fire on Friday, November...

In California, there seems to be no shortage of accidents that happen which involve celebrities. One such accident involves actor and former Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger and his son after a vehicle owned by the two allegedly hit another motorist's Toyota on Halloween Eve. According to the story appearing on the Ace Showbiz website, the complaint was filed by Gad Kakanayisa. He claims that a vehicle registered to Oak...

A Good Samaritan rescued an infant from the wreckage of a violent crash that killed his mother along the 101 Freeway in East Hollywood earlier this week. KTLA reports that the fatal crash happened on the night of Monday, November 9, in the northbound lanes of the 101 Freeway south of Santa Monica Boulevard when the driver lost control of the vehicle at approximately 9:30 p.m. In a statement from...

On Tuesday, November 10, the Los Angeles County Coroner's Office announced that it will be opening an independent investigation into the death of an 18-year-old man who was shot and killed in June.  The shooting involved a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy. According to the story appearing on the NPR and PBS related website, GPB, this is the first investigation that the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner/Coroner...

It doesn’t matter who you are.  If you chose to drink, get behind the wheel, and get into an accident, you more than likely will be arrested and charged with DUI.  US  Magazine reports that 43-year old actor, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, who played the principal role of Henry VIII in the mini-series The Tudors and Vikings was arrested for driving while under the influence of alcohol after a minor crash...

Unfortunately, cases of road rage are on the rise on California streets and freeways.  When an angry driver acts out their frustration and aggression while behind the wheel, it can quickly become a tragedy. That appears to have been what happened in a residential area of Los Angeles County over the weekend when a man was found dead on Sunday, November 8. Speedlux reported on its website that the attack...

Toyota announced another 1.56 million vehicles being added to a previous recall of its makes and models that involve an ongoing fuel pump issue late last month. The automaker made its announcement on Wednesday, October 28. The issue, according to an article appearing on the Orange County Register website, could cause engines to stall.  The Japanese automaker said that such a stall might prevent drivers from restarting their vehicles, and...

KNBC in Los Angeles reports that an Anaheim family has been found guilty of torturing a 15-year-old girl who was left in their care during a six-month period from January to June in 2018. The family members include the 41-year-old father of the victim, Louis Hill, stepmother, 42-year-old Yulonda Parker, step-grandmother, 59-year-old Shalonda Hill, and a 61-year-old friend of the family, Delores Porter, also known as “Auntie.”  All four were...