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The Pahrump Valley Times reports that three people died after a head-on collision along State Route 178 late last month. In a statement to the PV Times, Fire Chief Scott Lewis, with the Pahrump Valley Fire and Rescue Services, told reporters that the fatal crash happened in Southern Inyo County at approximately 1:00 p.m. on Sunday, May 31st. Lewis described a “highly dynamic accident scene with both vehicles having sustained...

The Appeal-Democrat’s Corning Observer reported that four people were killed in three separate car accidents over the past week. On Sunday, May 31st, just after 1215 a.m., the driver of a 2018 Subaru Crosstrek lost control of his vehicle along Lake California Drive.  The SUV struck a tree and caught fire. The unidentified driver was unable to escape from the burning car.  According to a statement issued by the California...

A total of eight people were hurt in a crash in South Los Angeles last week when a police cruiser collided with a tow truck in a four-vehicle crash. NBC in Los Angeles reports that the crash happened on Wednesday, June 3rd, just before 10:00 p.m. at the intersection of Main Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.  Two LAPD  officers were inside their police SUV and entering the intersection...

Not every incident of children attempting to drive a car ends as happily as the one just a month ago when a five-year-old boy borrowed his parents’ car to go buy a Lamborghini. While he ended up being stopped by a highway patrolman and everything turned out alright, two brothers in Missouri, ages 6 and 7, died after they took their grandparents’ car out for a spin last week. Global...

Suddenly losing a family member in an accident can be devastating. However, losing several family members at once is an almost unimaginable tragedy. Sadly, another DUI-related pedestrian crash yielded tragic results. The Escondido Police Department announced last week that they have arrested a woman who was driving under the influence of alcohol when she struck and killed four members of the same family last month.  NBC in Los Angeles reports...

Motorcycles provide a fun and economical mode of transportation for many Southern California residents.  Most of the time, the area surrounding Los Angeles is blessed with nearly perfect weather that is perfect for motorcyclists and their passengers to enjoy the open road. It doesn’t matter who you are or how much experience you have riding a motorcycle; getting into an accident can cause severe injury or death.  NBC Los Angeles...

Long Beach Police have arrested a man who is suspected in a fatal hit-and-run crash that took the life of a man and his dog last week. The IB Times reports that the accident took place on Friday, May 26th, when officers with the Long Beach Police department were responding to a burglary call that was taking place at a business licensed to sell marijuana. Dispatchers were advised that the...

Hit-and-run accidents are dangerous for several reasons. First, if an individual is injured due to the accident from which the assailing driver fled, the victim may not receive timely medical care. Secondly, the individual who fled the scene may cause further damage due to negligence or unknown mechanical damage to their vehicles. Overall, it is simply good policy to take responsibility, stay at the scene, and call law enforcement in...

Last month, a man who was found guilty in a hit-and-run case in 2016 was sentenced to several years in prison in addition to the time he has already spent in jail. 32-year-old Gilbert Diego Alvarez, a former California gang member, admitted to prosecutors that he had fled the scene of a rear-end collision that happened on Highway 88 on January 31, 2016. The two occupants of the other vehicle...

NBC affiliate, KNBC, Channel 4 in Los Angeles, reports that a man was struck and killed by a FedEx truck during a protest march over the death of George Floyd that was held in St. Louis, Missouri, on Friday, May 29th.  Protests over the death of George Floyd, who died at the hands of a Minneapolis Police officer last week, began in St. Louis at approximately 11:30 p.m. Investigators with...