Marcos Costa, a truck driver who is facing murder charges for a California truck accident in April of 2009, has filed suit against Los Angeles County, the California Department of Transportation and the City of La Cañada, alleging that improper maintenance of the Angeles Crest Highway caused the fatal truck…
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Australian Man Will Go To Jail For Los Angeles Hit And Run Accident Death
Ryan Bowman, an Australian man who killed a young woman in a Los Angeles pedestrian accident, will be sentenced Friday morning as part of a plea agreement that has been reached with prosecutors. The accident occurred on the Sunset Strip in the West Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California. The…
Person Killed By Amtrak Train in Los Angeles
An Amtrak train accident in Los Angeles occurred this morning when a person was struck by the train at about 6:20 am. The train was traveling from Los Angeles to San Diego when it hit the person. The train accident occurred at Santa Fe Avenue and 8th Street near Union…
Huntington Beach Man Sentenced In Car Accident Wrongful Death
A man from Huntington Beach has been sentenced to three years of probation after a tragic car accident in which he rear ended a truck, which collided with a mother as she was walking with her baby in a stroller in a crosswalk. The baby was launched approximately 70 feet…
Malibu Man Killed After Being Hit By Car on Ventura Freeway
Hollywood animator, Jean-Maxime Perramon, was killed after he was hit by a car on the 101 Freeway, while checking on his Ferrari. According to the Los Angeles Times, Perramon apparently believed that metal had hit his 2010 Ferrari, so he pulled onto the shoulder of the Ventura Freeway to check…
Costa Mesa Apartment Fire Kills One and Injures 3
According to the Los Angeles Times and Daily Pilot, an apartment fire in Costa Mesa, California has killed a 17 year old boy, who apparently died at the hospital from his smoke inhalation and burn injuries. Two other people and a firefighter also sustained injuries from the fire, which may…
Drunk Driver Kills Cyclist in Newport Beach Bicycle Accident
Danae Marie Miller, has been arrested and booked on charges of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, for a Newport Beach accident that resulted in the wrongful death of a bicyclist. The fatal collision occurred on San Joaquin Hills Road in Newport Beach. According to the Los Angeles Times, court records…
Update: Bus Driver Killed, 23 Injured in Lake Arrowhead Church Bus Accident
Regarding the tragic church bus accident yesterday, the Los Angeles Times reported additional information today. Apparently, the bus was from a Korean Church in Pasadena, The Light of Love Mission Church. The bus driver was killed and 23 were injured, ten seriously, when the bus apparently crossed over the dividing…
San Bernardino Bus Accident Kills One and Injures Many on Church Retreat
Earlier today, a bus accident in San Bernardino, California, killed one and injured many after a bus carrying a predominately Korean church group collided head on with a fire truck driven by an off duty firefighter. According to the Southwest Riverside News Network, the bus passengers were from the Light…
Tragic Orange County Car Accident Kills Pedestrian Helping a Dog
According to the Orange County Sherriff’s Department, a very sad car accident occurred in Laguna Niguel, wherein a woman jogger, who was helping a dog who had ran onto the street, was killed after two cars collided and one of the cars struck her. The woman, who rescued the dog…