Most Orange County drivers know that although there are laws expressly prohibiting texting and talking while driving, motorists freely ignore them. State Senator Joe Simitian, who wrote the first laws, says that he knows that his laws are being ignored, and he wants to change this by drafting a new law that would increase the fines...
read moreThe 7-month-old baby girl who was critically injured in a three-vehicle accident is still fighting for her life, according to officials. The baby was riding in the orange Ford Bronco that rolled over and landed on its roof on Wednesday morning. The vehicle was then hit by a silver Honda, said a police spokesman for the Huntington...
read moreAuthorities said that a driver was killed on Friday night when some unidentified metal object smashed through his windshield and hit him on the head. The man was identified as William Donovan, 60, of Irvine, by the Orange County Coroner’s Office. The California Highway Patrol said that Donovan died when he drove his Toyota in the...
read moreWith May 2012 unfolding as National Youth Traffic Safety Month, a number of outreach campaigns are encouraging people to help keep young drivers safe. One of those campaigns is the “Safe Summer Driving Campaign” that the Texting Awareness Foundation (TAF) is coordinating. In addition to the efforts TAF has made for their...
read moreA collision involving a Jeep and a pickup injured two children yesterday morning in Anaheim, sending them to the hospital, The Orange County Register reports. The accident, which occurred a little before 9:30 a.m. on May 10, 2012, called responders to the scene in the 1900 block of S. Haster Street near Katella Avenue. According to...
read moreA fiery crash in Studio City would have led to one woman’s untimely demise had it not been for the actions of a brave man who pulled her from the vehicle. The accident occurred in the 10700 block of Ventura Boulevard at 12:15 a.m. According to police reports, the woman was driving in a pickup truck at a high rate of speed when she...
read moreBoth directions of the 405 Freeway were closed for a few hours on Thursday after power lines fells on multiple vehicles in Orange County. The accident happened at the Magnolia Street exit near the cities of Huntington Beach and Westminster. The California Highway Patrol reported that several vehicles were involved when they were hit...
read moreThe woman who was killed when her car swerved over the edge of Malibu Canyon Road was identified today by authorities. The crash occurred just before 10 a.m. on Thursday about a mile away from the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu. The woman was named as 46-year-old Jennifer King of Topanga, according to the coroner’s office. She...
read moreA crash on the 241 toll road in Irvine left one person severely injured on Wednesday after their vehicle swerved off the road. Deputies received reports of a crash at about 8 p.m. of a pickup that had careened over the side of a ravine near Alton Parkway, according to CHP officer and spokesman Gabe Montoya. The vehicle rolled over...
read moreAuthorities declared that two lanes on the eastbound side of the 22 freeway would be blocked off for an indefinite amount of time following a bus collision with another vehicle. The police have not yet determined if anyone was injured in the crash, but firefighters and paramedics were called to the scene. The collision occurred just...
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