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An off-road vehicle accident near the unincorporated area of Blythe has left two boys dead and two girls injured in the late morning of Tuesday, September 17th. KTLA in Los Angeles reports that the crash occurred in the area near the 10 Freeway and Mesa Drive of Mesa Verde in Riverside County. A 13-year-old girl on a 2015 Polaris RZR made a left turn in such a way that it...

One person is injured after a fiery crash involving a commercial truck on the Santa Ana Freeway in Anaheim within the first hour of Friday, September 13th. The Orange County Register reports that the crash happened at approximately 12:45 a.m. in the northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway near Lincoln Avenue. The 18-wheeler was hauling produce at the time of the accident. The big rig crashed, causing produce to spill...

When you’re sitting down to enjoy a cup of coffee at your favorite coffee shop, the last thing you are likely to be worried about is getting into an auto accident. Unfortunately, for a few patrons who were at a local Starbucks in Canoga Park, however, that’s exactly what happened this past weekend. The Los Angeles Daily News reports that on Saturday, September 14th, at approximately 10:30 a.m. the driver...

A man has been arrested after leading Watsonville police on a chase that ended in a three-vehicle crash on Thursday. Patch.com reported on its website that Watsonville police were attempting to pull over a male driver in an Acura sedan for a traffic violation. The driver refused to stop and attempted to elude police. Watsonville Police Department officers pursued the vehicle that continued to drive erratically heading northbound on Freedom...

Authorities are looking into the death of an Orange High School student after getting into a golf cart accident on the Orange County Unified School District Campus on Monday. The Los Angeles Times reported on its website that Emmanuel “Manny” Perez, 15, who had been diagnosed with severe autism was on the school campus with his aide when he got into a parked golf cart and took off. The aide...

A family in Anaheim was ruled awakened when a Maserati, believed to be stolen, crashed into their home on Monday night. The Orange County Register reports that the crash happened just after 11:00 p.m. on Monday, September 9th in a residential neighborhood on North Acacia Street. Authorities say that an SUV pulled out in front of the Maserati, causing the driver to veer off the road and crash into an...

Each year, high-speed police crashes lead to severe injuries or even death. The problem has raised the concern of many law enforcement experts around the country, and many feel that police chases should only be limited to pursuing those who are wanted for serious felonies. Recently, a high-speed police chase in La Verne ended with two people being killed. The Los Angeles Times reports that officers with the La Verne...

On Saturday, September 7th, emergency crews were called to the scene of a fiery crash along Highway 50, south of Lake Tahoe near Myers, leaving one person dead. The CBS Local station in Sacramento reports that the fatal crash happened near Elks Club Drive at approximately 11:40 a.m. when a commercial tractor-trailer rig overturned and exploded on the bridge that goes over the Upper Truckee River. Officials say that the...

Seeing livestock on the freeway is not a regular occurrence on California roadways. However, that’s exactly the sight motorists were treated to early Thursday morning after a fiery Bay Area crash involving a big rig hauling live chickens left a considerable mess on Interstate 80. Mercury News reports that the crash happened within the westbound lanes of Interstate 80 at approximately 3:45 a.m. when the driver of a big rig...

An estimated 500,000 Ford vehicles have been announced to be under several recalls as of last week. While the company characterizes the problems as being one of “minor safety issues,” this is the second recall for Ford in a month. MSN’s Tony Markovich reports that the half-million vehicle recall applies to vehicles sold on the United States, Canada, and Mexico. The vehicles included in the recall are F-series Super Duty...