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The mother of a 1-year-old girl who died after being left in a hot car in August of 2019 has pleaded guilty to the charges of child cruelty and endangerment this week. NBC in Los Angeles reports that Pricilla Marquez Harris, age 24, of Tierrasanta, was charged with the death of her daughter, Scarlett Grace Harris, after an investigation by San Diego Police Department detectives. On August 5, 2019, at...

A woman has died after a DUI crash on the SR 299 near Whiskeytown on Wednesday, January 29th. ABC affiliate KRCTV reported on its website that a woman was traveling eastbound toward Redding when her Chevy pickup truck collided head-on with a red Toyota Pickup truck that was traveling westbound. Emergency crews arrived at the scene of the crash and attempted to save the life of the woman. Authorities say...

On Friday, January 24th, a jury rendered a decision in civil court requiring a Malibu woman to pay $18 million in damages for her role in a fatal crash which killed a mother and severely injured her daughter. KTLA in Los Angeles reported that the jury found that Nicole Herschel, 39, acted in malice when she struck Yijing Chen and her mother at a 101 Freeway onramp.  During testimony, Yijing...

In the state of California, we have some of the most scenic and diverse terrain and the most complex and extensive highway and freeway systems to be found anywhere else in the country. Sometimes the terrain along our state’s roadways can make an accident even more severe, especially in Southern California's hills and valleys An early morning crash along Interstate 15 early Thursday morning has left one person severely injured...

An Oxnard Police officer was struck and killed by a big rig just moments after completing his shift on Wednesday. The NBC affiliate in Los Angeles reported on its website that 45-year-old Officer Nathan was leaving his work as a reserve officer at an area school at approximately 4:00 p.m. and was in the 1200 block of East Third Street in Oxnard.  On his way from the school to his...

The Building Standards Code of California exists to ensure that the buildings within our state meet all safety requirements. This body, along with the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), has put together standards of minimum safety requirements for our homes, businesses, and other buildings.  It is interesting to note that even today, many of the high rise buildings where people live in Los Angeles aren’t equipped with fire prevention equipment...

Officers with the California Highway Patrol have arrested a woman after she led them on a chase through the San Fernando Valley, with speeds of up to 115 miles per hour. KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles said the chase originated at approximately 1:30 p.m. from a parking lot of in Moorpark and ended at a tire center located near the intersection of Topanga Canyon Boulevard and Victory Boulevard. During...

No one likes to see another person suffer, especially after being in an accident.  One New York woman found this out when she ended up under an SUV nearly a dozen Good Samaritans came to her aid to free her. CBS News reports that a woman had been crossing the street in New York City when a dark SUV ran over her, and she became trapped underneath the vehicle. Veronika,...

A helicopter crash on Sunday morning in Calabasas has claimed the lives of nine people. Among them famed basketball star for the Lakers, Kobe Bryant, and his 13-year-old daughter, Ginanna. ABC affiliate, 7 News in Los Angeles reports that a spokesperson for the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) that the Sikorsky S-76 went down on a hillside in Calabasas. Aviation investigators from the NTSB and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)...

A retrial for a man who is accused of killing a grandmother and her granddaughter has begun this week.  NBC in Los Angeles reported on its website that 25-year-old Alec Scott Abraham had a reputation for speeding.  Now Abraham faces two counts of second-degree murder after his vehicle broadsided another vehicle, killing 54-year-old grandmother, Katherine Hampton, and her two-year-old granddaughter, Kaydence and leaving the little girl’s mother and brother severely...