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A 23-year-old hiker was killed after they fell some 400 feet while climbing Mt. Sill earlier this month. According to a story reported by Fox News in Los Angeles, authorities have identified the climber as 23-year-old Neil Karpe of Berkley. Karpe, along with a fellow hiker, was descending a mountain snowfield just below Mt. Shill when Karpe slipped and fell. According to a statement issued by the Inyo County Sheriff’s...

A man who was accused of driving off of a boat dock in San Pedro to kill his two disabled sons and collect the insurance money was found guilty in a jury trial on Tuesday. KTLA in Los Angeles reports that according to a press release issued by the U.S. District Attorney’s Office in Washington D.C., Ali F. Elmezayen,45, of Hawthorne, was found guilty on 14 federal felonies which include...

An almost unbelievable crash involving a Southern California Edison crane truck left one person injured. CBS Local in Los Angeles aired video footage taken from a security camera inside a neighbor’s doorbell that happened in the 300 block of 61st street on Monday, October 7th.  The truck, which appears to be on a stable surface and reinforced by stabilizing legs, tipped over onto the driver’s side and onto a home....

A California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer with a long history of community service, was struck by a suspected DUI driver while he was directing traffic earlier this month.  The Siskiyou Daily reported that on October 18th that Officer David Gordon of the Yuba-Sutter Division of the California Highway Patrol was directing traffic at a malfunctioning traffic signal when he was struck by an SUV traveling at a high rate of...

On Thursday, October 24th, Subaru of America announced that it is recalling more than 400,000 of its vehicles due to power issues in the vehicle’s engines. CNN reported that Subaru told the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that is issuing the two recalls for recent model Subaru Imprezas and Crosstreks and that it will involve approximately 466,205 vehicles.  Subaru said in its statement to the NHTSA that the first...

Accidents are a part of life with any number of factors contributing to its cause. Driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, along with speed, can definitely turn an accident into a tragedy.    Speed is one of the factors being blamed for a fatal crash that happened in Hermosa Beach early Wednesday morning. ABC 7 in Los Angeles reports that the violent two-vehicle accident happened at the intersection of...

The beginning of married life is usually surrounded by happiness. However, for one newlywed couple, the start of their life together ended in tragedy after a carjacking suspect crashed into their vehicle. The couple lost their lives in the crash and left the bride’s 12-year-old son injured. According to Fox 6 reports that Gracie, and Edward Contreras, were returning to their Covina home when their vehicle was struck by a...

Trial proceedings are again underway for a convicted hitman from Eureka and Fairfield, who is now facing charges of DUI and additional felony charges. The Times-Standard reports that Stephen Duane Chiara, 48 is facing four counts of  gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, one count of driving under the influence of alcohol, one count of DUI causing bodily injury, and operating a motor vehicle without a license after a  fatal motorcycle...

The 5 Freeway was the site of two serious crashes involving three semi-tractor trailer rigs last week, leaving the drivers seriously injured.The Canby Podcast reported on its website that the first crash happened on Tuesday, October 15th, at approximately 4:00 p.m. in the southbound lanes of Interstate 5  when Gagandeep Singh, 24, pulled his 18-wheeler noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment Singh pulled his Volvo tractor-trailer rig off onto...

The woman who live-streamed a 2017 DUI crash in which her younger sister was killed and pleaded no contest has again been arrested for her involvement in a police chase. KTLA reports that Stockton Police officers attempted to pull over Obdulia Sanchez, 20, near the intersection of Piccardo Circle and Rosemarie Land for a traffic violation that they had observed. Sanchez refused to pull over, and police initiated the pursuit...