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A multi-vehicle crash on the 405 Freeway in Hawthorne near the Rosecrans exit ramp on Wednesday, January 8th, has left one Los Angeles man dead. CBSLA Channel 9 in Los Angeles reported that the crash happened in the northbound lanes of the freeway at approximately 9:40 p.m.  After the crash, all lanes were shut down at the Inglewood exit ramp. Traffic was then diverted off the highway and around the...

Two San Diego County teens were arrested on Tuesday, January 7th, after a series of carjackings and robberies in El Cajon and the surrounding area. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that police believe that the two may also be connected to a series of robberies of 7-Eleven stores in the city of San Diego, El Cajon, Spring Valley, and National City.The two began their crime spree with a carjacking at approximately...

We want to believe that police officers are there to protect and to serve us and have the integrity to do their jobs honestly. For most police officers, this assumption is true.  The dedicated men and women who are a part of our nation’s law enforcement officers deserve our respect through actions that are sometimes selfless and sometimes underappreciated.  A recent report filed by the NBC affiliate station in Los...

No matter who you are or how much driving experience you may have, there is always the potential for getting into an accident. The Press Democrat recently reported that two Sonoma County Sheriff’s deputies were injured in a crash on Highway 12 last week at a high rate of speed when both were responding to a domestic disturbance call on New Year’s Day. A spokesperson for the Sonoma County Sheriff’s...

The San Mateo County Sheriff’s Department recently released video footage that shows the horrifying moment when a motorist drives their car off a cliff along Highway 1.According to Mercury News, The video, taken from the dashboard camera of a motorist traveling along the highway, shows a dark green Lexus speeding toward the cliff before it disappears from view.Officials say the incident happened on Monday, December 30th, at approximately 11 a.m....

A wrong-way crash is usually the result of a driver being either impaired or confused. Such an accident that happened last month along Interstate 80 near Sacramento that left nine people injured, including four children, may have involved a driver that was impaired at the time.  The Sacramento Bee reported on its website that on Saturday, December 21st, an accident happened at around midnight when a white Toyota Corolla was...

A high-speed chase with Los Angeles Police Department officers ended in a man’s arrest after a crash through the streets of the San Fernando Valley on Tuesday. KABC Channel 7 in Los Angeles reported on its website that authorities say that the incident happened at approximately 12:30 p.m. when police spotted and began their pursuit of an allegedly stolen silver, four-door SUV   The chase wound through the streets of Burbank...

Three teens were killed in a horrific single-vehicle crash that happened on Christmas night in Pleasanton.CBS Local in San Francisco reports that excessive speed may be what caused the tragic accident that killed two twin brothers and one other teenaged boy.  Authorities report that there was a total of five teens in the car when the driver lost control and crashed into a large tree just before 10:00 p.m. The force of...

Distracted driving and speed can be a deadly combination while driving. The Los Angeles Police Department says that it may have been what contributed to the deaths of two people who were were killed in a two-vehicle collision in Gardena near the 91 Freeway exit ramp early Sunday morning. According to the report appearing on the KTLA website, the fatal crash happened at approximately 12:45 a.m. at the intersection of...

Injuries on the job are no cause for celebration, and for online retailer Amazon, getting hurt on the job at the company’s Sacramento fulfillment center is among the highest in the U.S. According to a story appearing on the Sacramento Bee website, in 2018, there were 385 reported at-work injuries at the facility, as confirmed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).  During that time, more than half were...