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An explosion and fire onboard a naval ship in San Diego on Sunday morning has left at least 17 crew members and four civilians injured. NBC in San Diego reports that the incident happened aboard the USS Bonhomme Richard, an LHD-6 amphibious assault vessel that was docked and having routine maintenance performed.   Federal Fire San Diego Division firefighters were called to the 3400 block of Senn Street at approximately 8:30...

A man who led police on a slow-speed chase that lasted more than two hours is now in the hospital after he crashed his vehicle off a parking garage near Monterey Avenue in Pomona on Thursday night. FOX-LA reports that the bizarre incident began at approximately 9:30 on East Holt Avenue with speeds that were around 30 miles per hour or less.   Police officers observed the driver running through red...

The man who drove his vehicle through a group of Black Lives Matter protesters in Seattle over the weekend, killing one and injuring another, has been charged with three felonies. KNBC Channel 4 in Los Angeles reports that the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office has charged 27-year-old Dawit Kelete with vehicular homicide, vehicular assault, and reckless driving after he drove his car through a group of protestors on Interstate 5...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), more than 800 people lost their lives in street racing incidents around the country from 2000 to 2010.  Law enforcement and government agencies around the country are now saying that is increasing, leading to more injuries and deaths of both drivers and innocent bystanders. According to a story appearing on the KTLA website, police in Santa Ana have arrested a man...

According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), wrong-way traffic crashes end in a fatality at a higher percentage than any other type of vehicle collision.  On average, 400 people die in wrong-way traffic collisions each year. In the vast majority of cases, these tragic accidents can be attributed to driver error.  KNBC reports that investigators are trying to determine whether that...

A carjacking in the Pico Rivera area over the weekend has tragically cost the life of a 13-year-old girl. Fox 11 in Los Angeles reports that the tragic incident took place on Sunday, July 5th, just after 2:00 p.m. A family of six stopped at a neighborhood food market located in the 9000 block of Whittier Boulevard near the intersection of Lindsey Avenue. According to a statement made by Los...

For a parent, there is nothing worse than losing a child.  On Monday,  such a tragedy was made worse when the driver of an SUV struck and killed an 11-year-old girl and callously left the scene. Now Highland Police are asking for the public’s help in locating that hit-and-run driver. KTLA reports that the incident happened at approximately 8:30 p.m. Monday near the intersection of Church Street and Glenheather Drive. ...

A two-vehicle collision near Freemont High School on Monday sent seven people to the hospital. Five of those injured in the crash were children. According to the story filed on the KTLA website, the crash happened in the Florence neighborhood just after 1:00 p.m. in the 7000 block of Avalon Boulevard near the intersection of 77th Street. Police say that a Mazda hatchback collided with the rear-end of a Chevrolet...

It is always important to take care when merging onto a highway, for due to the high speed at which vehicles travel, a crash can become deadly. Such was the case when last week, a two-car collision along Highway 33 near Gustine claimed the life of a San Jose man. According to the story appearing on the Mercury News website, the fatal crash happened in the northbound lanes of Highway...

A man who is suspected of intentionally running down and killing a pedestrian with his pickup truck and then fleeing to Mexico has pleaded not guilty in a San Diego court. The Times of San Diego reports that at approximately 4:30 a.m.on April 28th, 32-year-old  Zachary Addison Porter allegedly struck 32-year-old Met Austin Saipengo Simon in the 1100 block of Eighth Avenue with his flatbed Ford F-150 pickup truck.  Investigators...