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The Los Angeles Police Department and the family of a pedestrian are asking for the public’s help in finding the driver of a Tesla that is responsible for the crash that happened in the Pico-Union area. Fox 11 in Los Angeles reports that the accident happened at the intersection of Lake Street and Olympic Boulevard at approximately 10:45 p.m. on November 21st. Emilio Perez, 34, was crossing the street when...

One man is dead and another person severely injured after an alleged DUI crash that happened in Elk Grove earlier this month. The Sacramento Bee recently filed a report on its website about the incident that happened on November 10th when a northbound driver ran a red light and crashed into an SUV.  A spokesperson for the California Highway Patrol Sacramento Division said that at approximately 8:00 p.m. Steven Bhardwaj,...

A Sacramento man was killed near Dixon earlier this month after his 2007 Honda Accord collided with a 2013 Ford Escape. According to the Patch.com website, the accident happened on Wednesday, November 6th, in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 80, east of Curry Road.  California Highway Patrol Officer David Harvey told reporters that Jonathan Rosete, 23, was killed when he was changing from the Number 2 Lane to the Number...

Authorities have identified the two women who lost their lives in a three-vehicle crash in Westminster on Thursday, 21st. According to a report filed by the Orange County Register, on Sunday, November 24th, the Orange County Coroner’s Office released the identities of the victims as 58-year-old Eileen Sayegh of Anaheim and 56-year-old Denise Leverenz of Huntington Beach.  In a statement, Westminster Police Commander, Alan Iwashita said that the accident happened...

Almost everyone who has taken driver’s education in school knows that the first 15 minutes after a rainstorm are the most dangerous time to be on the road.  During that time, oil that has sunk into the pavement over time comes to the surface, causing roads to be incredibly slick and potentially dangerous. ABC Channel 23 reported that the California Highway Patrol saw a significant increase in weather-related crashes in...

Sometimes accidents can have tragic and unexpected outcomes for those who happen to be in the wrong place at the wrong time.  NBC Los Angeles reports that in Pacoima on Wednesday night, a homeless woman was killed when a vehicle rolled down an embankment along the 118 Freeway.According to the driver of the van that crashed, he was getting on to the 118 at the 1160 North Fernando Road freeway...

A teen was left critically injured while crossing the street in a South Whittier neighborhood on Monday afternoon.  Residents are expressing frustration that motorists mostly ignore the posted 30 mile per hour speed limit, and now they are demanding that city officials finally do something about it. ABC 7 in Los Angeles reports that a teen boy was struck at approximately 3:20 p.m. on Monday.  Video footage captured from a...

A fiery crash in the Stevenson Ranch area has left a six-year-old girl dead and a 2-year-old critically injured when their mother crashed into a power box on Tuesday morning. According to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Josh Greengard as reported by NBC in Los Angeles, the tragic accident happened at approximately 9:45 a.m. near the intersection of Pico Road and Old Road. Sgt. Zachary Emmons with the CHP told...

A Houston woman is dead after she fell out of the car she was riding in and was struck by another vehicle along the North Freeway in Houston during the early morning hours of Sunday, November 17th. ABC30 reports that according to a statement given by a spokesperson for the Houston Police Department, at approximately 1:00 a.m., the woman’s husband had been driving when she became upset with him. While...

A man has pleaded no contest for his role in a hit-and-run crash that arose from street racing and killed a woman and severely injured her brother earlier this year. KTLA in Los Angeles reported on its website that Tyree Coleman, 20, pleaded no contest on Wednesday, November 13th to the charges of vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run driving that killed Bethany Holguin, 23, of Compton and left her brother, Emilio...