LOS ANGELES – Former Major League Baseball pitcher Scott Erickson has been charged with reckless driving in connection to a hit-and-run in Southern California that killed two boys last year. The Los Angeles District Attorney’s office said Erickson, 52, was charged Wednesday with one misdemeanor count of reckless driving. Investigators told KABC-TV he was racing […]
Read more...LOS ANGELES (CBSLA) – At least one person was killed and another seven others, including a young girl, were hurt in a chain-reaction crash on the 5 Freeway in the Elysian Park area Friday morning. Dec. 24, 2021. (CBSLA) The collision occurred just after 8 a.m. on the southbound 5 Freeway at Stadium Way. The […]
Read more...MERCED, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Police in Merced say they arrested a woman Thursday after hitting multiple cars and possibly being under the influence of alcohol. Police say, Lori Gallo, 47, was driving her car south on G Street at 125 MPH and attempted to pass another car that was also heading southbound on G Street. […]
Read more...Most commercial truck drivers work long hours, generally 10-12 hours a day. They earn relatively low pay, become bored and lonely after long hours on the road, and suffer physical and psychological exhaustion. To combat boredom, loneliness, and fatigue, many drivers use over-the-counter medications, alcohol, and drugs to prevent burnout and keep them awake. The […]
Read more...A two-car collision on Leveroni Road approaching Arnold Drive did extensive damage to both vehicles, and sent the driver of one to Santa Rosa Memorial by helicopter. At about 5:35 p.m. on Wednesday, March 31, a white Chevy Camaro westbound on Leveroni began weaving, and crossed over into the approaching lane, where it collided head-on […]
Read more...SANTA CRUZ—The 27-year-old Watsonville man who died March 25 after a four-vehicle crash on Highway 1 in Santa Cruz has been identified as Cameron Olsen. According to California Highway Patrol officer Alyssa Gutierrez, a 77-year-old Moss Landing man was driving south on Highway 1 at 4:30pm in a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche. For unknown reasons his […]
Read more...A 56-year-old Bellflower woman fatally struck by a suspected hit-and-run driver in Long Beach was publicly identified today. Lisa Termin, who was riding a bicycle when she was struck, died at the scene of the crash at 9 p.m. Wednesday at Artesia Boulevard and Downey Avenue, the coroner’s office said. Long Beach police were searching […]
Read more...A man was taken into custody after leading authorities on a brief pursuit that ended in a crash and a standoff with police in Pomona Sunday night, officials said. The chase began just before 9:15 p.m. as police pursued a driver for a traffic violation, according to the Pomona Police Department. The pursuit ended in […]
Read more...Two men standing near the taco department in Echo Park were hospitalized in a serious condition after being attacked by a car on Saturday, officials said. According to the Los Angeles Fire Department, the car accident was reported around 9:30 pm in the area of Echo Park at 1218 Sunset Boulevard. Video from the scene […]
Read more...SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — A man and woman were seriously injured in an early-morning car accident on Elkhorn Boulevard Thursday. According to the California Highway Patrol, a 24-year-old woman driving on Diablo Drive ran a red light at Elkhorn Boulevard, crashing into a Dodge Ram 1500 around 3:40 a.m. Both drivers were taken to Mercy San […]
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