Five people were injured in a Koreatown crash in the early morning hours of November 22. All were hospitalized, two in critical condition. Two other victims were in serious condition and one was in fair condition. The two-vehicle accident occurred around 5:07 a.m. at the intersection of Beverly Boulevard and... Read more »
A total of 9 people were injured in Canoga Park on October 20 when a car crashed into a fire hydrant, causing a geyser that flooded a close-by shoe store. Five of the injured had life-threatening injuries, according to the Los Angeles Times. Another, a four-year-old child, had a broken... Read more »
One person died in a multivehicle accident on the southbound 5 Freeway near the 405 Freeway exit in the Granada Hills area on November 8. The victim, 28-year-old Yessenia Camacho, was a resident of Lancaster. While the cause of the accident was not immediately known, footage showed that from four... Read more »
The actress Helen Hunt, known for the 1990s sitcom Mad About You and films such as As Good as It Gets, was taken to the hospital on October 16, when the SUV she was traveling in was hit by another car and rolled over on its side. The actress, who... Read more »
A U.S. Marine saved the life of a woman severely injured in a rollover collision in Escondido in late September. Kyndra Luhr’s car collided with another vehicle and rolled over several times on Interstate 15. U.S. Marine Corporal Alexandra Nowak and another driver removed the windshield to rescue Luhr from... Read more »
One driver was killed and two injured in a crash on September 26 involving three big rigs and a car. The accident happened just prior to 3 a.m. when a semi-truck driving eastbound on the 10 Freeway near Citrus Street in West Covina apparently lost control as it approached stalled... Read more »
A bus with the road crew of country singer Josh Turner onboard careened down an embankment in Shandon, California on September 18, killing one passenger and injuring seven. The bus was on Highway 46 in San Luis Obispo County, traveling on the eastbound lanes. The crew had recently finished a... Read more »
A 15-year-old special needs student died from injuries sustained in a golf cart crash on his high school campus, school officials announced on September 11. The student, Manny Perez, got into a golf cart used by the maintenance crew at El Modena High School in Orange County on September 9.... Read more »
Southern Californians may soon notice art installations at selected intersections around Los Angeles. They show a person’s portrait, surrounded by a rainbow-like disc and a plaque. The installations, dubbed “Rainbow Halos,” commemorate people killed in traffic accidents around the city, at the spot where they were killed. They include pedestrians,... Read more »
A multi-vehicle collision occurred on Thursday night, August 29, near the Pico Rivera mall, when a car apparently ran a red light and crashed into two other cars before eventually coming to a stop in an upside-down position, with the driver trapped inside. The car, a 2011 Toyota Corolla, flipped... Read more »
