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The Los Angeles Times has reported that a boat believed to be operated by a human smuggler crashed in San Diego. At least three people have been killed and 27 others injured. Police reports say that the boat was overloaded at the time of the crash. The heavy boat hit a reef and broke apart in rough seas by Port Loma. First responders were told at first that only one...

A driver in California may face severe charges after his involvement in a fatal crash in Fresno. Nine people were killed, seven of them children. AP News reports. The crash happened on New Year's Day. Two families were traveling in a Ford F-150 on State Route 33 in Fresno County with many children in the vehicle. The other vehicle involved in the crash, a Dodge, went off the roadway for...

The Los Angeles Daily News reported that a woman was arrested in connection with a four vehicle crash in Sherman Oaks. The crash happened on the 101 Freeway. The arrested woman was taken to the hospital after the crash with moderate injuries. Police state that the woman was intoxicated by alcohol during the crash. According to the police report, she rear-ended an Isuzu box truck with her Honda east of...

A strange and sad hit-and-run case happened in Montebello this morning, according to ABC 7. The California Highway Patrol stated that the crash happened around 2 a.m. in the vicinity of Markland Avenue on the westbound 60 Freeway. Authorities believe that the driver of the car stopped her vehicle and may have tried walking across the lanes. She was struck and killed by another car, who did not stay at...

Wheels have so many lug nuts for good reason. They have to put up with a lot of forces. If those nuts come loose or the wheel breaks loose for some reason, it puts all the drivers in the area at risk for injury. The Press-Enterprise reported on such an incident where, sadly, a passenger died due to the wheel crashing through their windshield. The accident happened on April 25...

KTLA reported on an accident involving a semi-truck and bicyclist that left the cyclist hospitalized for days in an ICU. The Los Angeles Police Department has released photos of the truck to the public they believe is involved in the crash. The accident happened on March 9 when the truck entered a commercial fueling station. It hit a bicyclist riding on Olympic Boulevard just east of Boyle Avenue. The driver...

When a commercial truck overturns on the roadway, there's more to worry about than just the crash. Fuel tanks on semi trucks can rupture easily in an overturn and cause a fuel spill. This can cause fires and environmental damage. An overturned semi truck caused such a fire on December 21 according to KTLA.com. It happened in an Elysian Valley neighborhood in the early hours of the morning on the...

Anyone who has driven a car knows that the faster you go, the harder it is to control the car. All the forces get magnified. Once you reach a certain limit for the road, you're taking your life and the lives of anyone in the area into your hands. Speed has been pinpointed as the cause of a crash that happened in South LA last Sunday night. NBC Los Angeles...

A DUI driver is suspected as the reason for a crash that happened on State Route 91 in Corona, according to the KTLA. Last Saturday evening, police received reports of a Ford Windstar speeding eastbound along this road. The minivan was traveling at times over 90 mph down the road according to the California Highway Patrol. The speeding stopped when the minivan crashed into the back of a Chrysler Voyager...

Last February, there was a crash that made national news. Tiger Woods, the famed golf star, crashed his SUV outside of Los Angeles and received major injuries. Now the sheriff's department has declared the cause of the crash. The Northern Daily Leader reports. The police believe Woods was going nearly twice the speed limit on a downhill when he lost control of his SUV. He was in a 45 mph...