Pileup on Interstate 805 Kills 2 People & Injures 2 Others

by June 13, 2012
Pedro Antonio Sainz, a 28-year-old man, allegedly caused a Mountain View-area freeway pileup that killed a Las Vegas couple and injured two other people and then fled the scene.  He was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving and hit-and-run. Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Sainz lost control of his vehicle on Interstate 805, authorities said. The vehicle crashed into a 2005 Toyota Matrix occupied by Ramiro Aguilar, 66, his 47-year-old wife, Bertha, and a 13-year-old relative, according to the CHP. The Matrix overturned and rolled several times before coming to rest in the middle of the freeway, just south of Imperial Avenue. …. » Read more »

Fresno Sheriff’s Vehicle Kills Pedestrian

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A 25-year-old woman from Kerman was struck and killed by a Fresno County sheriff’s cruiser.  The accident occurred Monday night in Fresno on Highway 145 near of Interstate 5. The woman was walking north on the highway and was in the roadway when she was hit by deputy Kurt Rossi’s cruiser. The deputy was not injured.  A toxicology test will be performed on the woman. Authorities said it is not yet known why the woman was on the road and how fast the deputy’s car was going.  The incident remains under investigation. If you or someone you care about has suffered an …. » Read more »

Pilot Killed & 3 Teenagers Injured in Plane Crash in Mexico

by June 4, 2012
A pilot was killed and three teenagers were injured when a small plane crashed in Mexico during a volunteer medical mission, according to the organization that sponsored the trip. A friend, 18-year-old Trevor Flahive, identified two passengers as Hayley Brown, 18, and Julia Tower, 17. He said both attended La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad and had traveled with Liga International: Flying Doctors of Mercy three times in the past year and were passionate about providing medical aid. The four-passenger Cessna left El Fuerte, Mexico, before 9 a.m. Saturday on its way to El Carrizo when it crashed into …. » Read more »

San Jose Man Found in Woods a Week After Truck Accident

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Loved ones said this week that they are delighted that a Northern California motorist found unconscious is alive and awake after spending a week in the woods when his truck overturned near a busy freeway. Michael Sanchez Jr., 25 years old, is increasingly alert but he still can’t talk, his sister Priscilla Sanchez told the San Jose Mercury News on Thursday. She called her brother’s recovery miraculous and said he recently transferred out of an intensive care unit at Regional Medical Center in San Jose. She recalled that it was just days ago that her brother’s outlook appeared bleak after going …. » Read more »

Fontana Police Car Crash Injures Two Woman & Kills One Man

by June 1, 2012
The accident happened around 10 p.m. on Saturday, May 26th, near Juniper Avenue and Orange Way. Fontana police said an officer was driving with his lights and sirens on when someone pulled in front of his vehicle, causing the cruiser to slam into the car with three passengers inside. The driver of the Honda Civic, 62-year-old Jose Landaverde, died at the hospital. His mother-in-law was critically injured, and his wife ended up with serious bruises.  The officer was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries and was expected to recover. “He didn’t have a light, he was just going fast and then he just …. » Read more »

Head-on Collision Kills One Person

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Two vehicles collided on Pacific Coast Highway in Newport Beach on Wednesday, May 30th, leaving one person dead and at least one other injured.  Eyewitnesses said a red Honda sports car was travelling at a high rate of speed when it lost control and stuck the other vehicle.  The occupant of the other car was transported to a hospital in critical condition. If you or someone you care about has suffered an injury or been killed as the result of an accident, call a personal injury attorney at the Gomez Law Firm today. Read more »

Inflatable Water Slides Recalled After Woman’s Death

by May 16, 2012
Over 20,000 inflatable water slides for in-ground pools are being recalled following the death of one woman, and severe injuries of others, when the “Banzai” slides deflated, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said last Thursday. The faulty slides were blamed for the death of a 29-year-old Colorado mother who died in Andover, Massachusetts. The woman had fractured her neck after hitting her head at the bottom of the slide, which had partially deflated, according to a statement from CPSC, which announced the recall with Wal-Mart Stores and Toys ‘R’ Us Inc. The slides, made by Manley Toys, Ltd., and …. » Read more »

Man Killed After Tow Truck Hits Parked Car

by May 15, 2012
One person was killed after a tow truck crashed into the back of a parked car Thursday morning, authorities said. The crash occurred just before 2 a.m., while the Chevrolet Impala was parked along Springdale Street, said Sgt. J. Haught of the Huntington Beach Police Department’s traffic division. A 77-year-old man and his 13-year-old grandson were sitting in the car just south of McCarthy Street when a 2011 Dodge Ram tow truck crashed into the back of the parked car, according to a statement released by the department. The driver of the tow truck was not injured, police said. The …. » Read more »

Woman Killed in Paragliding Crash at Torrey Pines

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Pamela Hargett, a 52-year-old South Carolina woman, was killed Saturday, May 12th, 2012 in a paragliding accident in the Torrey Pines area of San Diego, officials said.  She was an experienced pilot who had trained in San Diego. According to the San Diego County medical examiner, “for unknown reasons, she lost control and crashed into the side of the cliff.” The downed glider came to rest suspended on a cliff near Black’s Beach, said lifeguard Lt. Nick Lerma.  Her fiancé, who also was paragliding, called 911. At one point, as many as 20 rescuers struggled to reach Hargett.  “It was …. » Read more »

Two Teenagers Killed in High Speed Crash

by April 5, 2012
Two Santee teenagers were killed and three others injured late Wednesday night. The teenagers were driving on state Route 52 east in what witnesses said was a race with another car. The car struck a center median, flipping several times. Witnesses stated they believe that the car was going 100 mph. The dead teenagers have been identified as Jayli James Campbell and Anthony Foreman. According to the California Highway Patrol, drivers and passengers of both cars were high school friends who had attended a beach party in La Jolla. The accident occurred at approximately 11:45 p.m. near the  Convoy Street off-ramp in …. » Read more »
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