In a tragic San Bernardino electrical accident, high winds, which went up to 40 miles per hour, caused power lines to fall in a family’s yard. Apparently, family members tried to put out the small fires that the downed power lines caused. In what may have been a chain reaction…
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Los Angeles Gas Explosion Injures Two
Two men inside a garage in Whittier, a city in Los Angeles County, were severely injured when a high pressure gas tank exploded. The gas explosion in Los Angeles, which occurred at 2:40 a.m., caused one of the men to have the lower part of his leg severed and caused…
West Los Angeles Car Accident Kills Pedestrian, Severely Injures Motorist
A multi-vehicle collision in Los Angeles on Sunday killed a pedestrian and critically injured the driver who apparently caused the collision. The Los Angeles car accident, which happened on Federal Avenue, near Santa Monica Boulevard, was apparently caused when a vehicle went out of control and hit a pedestrian who…
5 People Injured In Woodland Hills Car Accident
On Sunday morning, a car accident in Woodland Hills, a suburb of Los Angeles, resulted in injuries to five people, including one serious injury. The crash occurred on De Soto Avenue, north of the 101 freeway. The seriously injured occupant to one of the vehicles involved in this collision had…
California Truck Crash Causes Serious Injury on Interstate 5
On Thursday afternoon, a California truck collision on Interstate 5, near the Grapevine, seriously injured at least one person and caused a traffic backlog. The person who suffered major injuries in this big rig truck crash in California was transported by air to a Bakersfield hospital. Investigators with the California…
North Hollywood Drunk Driving Accident Injures 2
In what could have been a much worse disaster, two people survived a head on collision from a North Hollywood man driving on the wrong side of the road. Ezekial Rodriguez was allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road when he caused a drunk driving accident in North…
Drunk Driver Who Killed Los Angeles Angels Pitcher Gets 51 Years to Life
On April 9, 2009, Andrew Gallo, who was on parole for a felony DUI conviction, ran a red light and T-boned a car carrying Los Angeles Angels pitcher Nick Adenhart, and three friends, in a horrific California drunk driving collision. Adenhart, as well as Courtney Stewart and Henry Pearson, were…
Tragedy: Two Killed in Palmdale Automobile Accident
The details are unclear at this time, but it can probably be assumed that the weather can at least partly be to blame for a two car collision in Palmdale that left two people dead and another three people injured, according to the Los Angeles Times. Two of the injured…
2 Killed 2 Injured in Orange County Motorcycle Accident
Sadly, the Los Angeles Times reports that an off-duty Los Angeles police officer, as well as one other motorcycle rider were killed, and two other motorcycle riders were injured, in a motorcycle accident in Orange County. The motorcycle accident happened near Irvine Lake in Orange County and apparently happened when…
Los Angeles Big Rig Accident on 101 to 110 Interchange
In an all too common occurrence, a big rig truck overturned this morning on the connector from the 101 to the 110 freeway. In a more unusual circumstance, the big rig was carrying 42,000 pounds of Christmas trees. The Los Angeles truck accident happened at about 4:30 this morning and…