An Infiniti carrying a couple and their 7-month-old child was pushed into the path of an oncoming SUV early Sunday afternoon by another car. The couple were taken to the hospital in critical condition. The child, who was sleeping in a car seat placed on the back seat of the... Read more »
The portion of Interstate 5 known as The Grapevine was shut down due to snow, ice, and multiple accidents on Sunday, February 17. It remained closed through the night, and reopened on Monday. Roads Treacherous The closing is just the latest in southern California’s bout of unusual weather making roads... Read more »
A 30-year-old bicyclist was hit and killed by a car in an accident initially mischaracterized as a hit-and-run. The victim, a Hispanic man whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene. Initial Reports of Hit and Run Inaccurate Apparently, the man had been riding a bicycle around... Read more »
A 54-year-old Los Angeles resident was struck and killed in a car crash on Monday, February 11. The crash happened at the intersection of 82nd Street and Broadway in South Los Angeles. James Findley was bicycling at about 10:25 p.m. when he was struck. He was pronounced dead at the... Read more »
February came in like a lion in southern California, with rain and snow at higher elevations causing treacherous conditions on the roads. Precipitation also led to mudslides that closed roads and caused authorities to mandate evacuations. Schools were closed throughout the region. As many as 40,000 people were without power... Read more »
A horrifying two-car accident in Northridge cost two people their lives. Stephen Hook, age 61, of the Sherwood Forest neighborhood in Northridge, and Meredith Smith, age 62, of Lancaster were both in a black sports coupe as it struck a white sedan carrying four people. Hook, the driver, lost control... Read more »
A man standing outside his vehicle and on the 210 Freeway shoulder was hit by another car and killed on Friday, January 18. The man was surveying by his yellow Hyundai at roughly 7:30 p.m., and authorities surmised that he may have been preparing to change a flat tire. The... Read more »
A six-car pileup 101 Freeway killed one person on Saturday, January 12 and injured four more. The extensive collision occurred on the northbound lanes of Lankershim Boulevard. While authorities didn’t give a specific reason, the roads were soaked with rain as a result of southern California weather conditions. Lanes were... Read more »
Rapper and record producer Soulja Boy was recently involved in a frightening car accident caused by mudslides in California. The accident happened on Saturday, January 5, when torrential downpours swept southern California just before the Golden Globes ceremony in Los Angeles. Few details about the accident are available; however, it... Read more »
A motorcycle and a car collided in the early afternoon of January 2 in Santa Ana, killing both drivers. Both vehicles caught fire on impact. The motorcyclist, a 35-year-old man, was killed instantly. The driver of the car, a 40-year-old woman, was taken to an area hospital with critical injuries.... Read more »
