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One person was killed, and three others were injured in a suspected DUI crash along Highway 184 in the mountains above Santa Barbara last Wednesday. According to the story appearing on the Noozhawk website, the accident happened on Wednesday, April 8th, when an eastbound Mazda 3 sedan crossed into the westbound lanes of Highway 184 and directly into the path of an oncoming Toyota 4-Runner.  In a statement to reporters,...

Being in an accident with large trucks such as tractor-trailers and 18-wheelers can be deadly.  Recently off of Highway 97, an 18-wheeler and a passenger vehicle were in a deadly crash. Sadly, the crash took the life of the Sacramento driver. KTVZ News Channel 21  in Oregon reported on its website that the fatal crash happened late Tuesday, April 7th.  The crash was the result of the driver of a...

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), automakers recall almost one third or 22 million or more cars every year.  The most recent recall this year was issued by Ford Motor Company and involves some 268,000 cars sold and registered in 16 US States and Mexico.  The issue involves faulty door latches on some of its vehicles that will not close properly or could open unexpectedly while the...

Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man last week on multiple charges after a brief pursuit last Tuesday evening. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured from the incident. ABC 7 KRCR news reports that an off-duty Eureka police officer contacted the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department after spotting a vehicle that he knew had been reported stolen.  The car was seen parked in the 1400 block of School Avenue in McKinleyville. ...

According to the Insurance Information Institute, in the US, there were 211 fatalities in vehicular accidents that involve hitting an animal in 2017. These accidents don’t just involve hitting a deer or other large game animal, for sometimes farm animals such as horses and cows can also wander onto the roadway and can cause a serious crash. According to a recent article appearing on the Corning Observer website, on April...

Long lines and wait times at the  California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) have now gotten a little bit worse for California motorists. According to a recent report appearing on the NBC Los Angeles website, some residents who are trying to renew driver’s licenses or vehicle registrations are finding those tasks especially frustrating. Two weeks ago, the DMV shut down closed 176 of its field offices around the state due...

Recent data collected from the California Highway Patrol and analysts for NBC in Los Angeles indicate that the number of traffic crashes in Los Angeles, Riverside, Orange,  Ventura, and San Bernardino Counties dropped an estimated 73% over the past month. Officials are citing the Coronavirus and shelter in place orders being the root cause of the significant drop in accidents since Governor Newsom issued a statewide “shelter-in-place” order on March...

A possible street racing incident is being blamed for a violent crash in Monrovia on Saturday.  Both drivers were sent to an area hospital with major injuries. KTLA in Los Angeles reported that the crash happened on Saturday, April 4th, at approximately 1:10 p.m. in the 1900 block of South Myrtle Avenue just south of Duarte Road in Monrovia. According to Lt. Daniel Verna with the Monrovia Police Department,  an...

When traveling on foot, the freeway is not a safe place to be, even if there is an emergency. Because traffic is traveling at high speed and vehicles are often in close proximity to each other, walking or running on a freeway can end up in tragedy. This very situation appears to be what happened along the 15 Freeway in San Bernardino last week when a man was hit and...

A rollover crash can be a terrifying experience for anyone. During such a collision, there is a  complete loss of control and a significantly increased chance of someone being very seriously hurt.  Some might assume that a rollover crash is mainly limited to SUVs and other vehicles with a high center of gravity. It does not matter if you are driving an SUV, a tractor-trailer rig, or a passenger vehicle;...