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 »
Three people were injured when a dump truck first broadsided a car and then crashed into a building on August 20. The accident occurred in the late afternoon at 12850 West Branford St., a two-story apartment building in Pacoima. The most seriously injured individual was in a first-floor apartment in... Read more »
A driver running a red light caused a violent collision in Lancaster on August 14, where two people died instantly, and two others died after being taken to a local hospital. The accident occurred around noon at Avenue H and 30th Street West. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said... Read more »
A tanker truck recently overturned on I-5, spilling roughly 10 gallons of fuel. Although there were no casualties, the northbound lanes of the 5 Freeway were completely closed for 11 hours, leading to massive traffic back-ups. The accident occurred around 7 a.m. near Los Feliz Boulevard, in the Griffith Park... Read more »
A frequent patron of Larry Flynt’s Lucky Lady casino in Gardena told KTLA5 that he heard a loud pop from the ceiling the day before a large portion of the roof collapsed on Monday, July 15, injuring 11 people. Seven of them were hospitalized. The patron, who was not identified,... Read more »
Four people were killed over the Fourth of July weekend as two motorcycles collided head-on in Silverado Canyon. The crash occurred on July 7 as a Harley Davidson traveling north attempted to pass a car at a bend in the road, swerved over the double yellow lines and crashed into... Read more »
