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Although there is likely to be less traffic on our streets and freeways over the Memorial Day weekend because of the current COVID-19 pandemic, NBC in Los Angeles reports that the CHP and Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office will be intensifying patrols.  Their primary focus will be on keeping DUI and other unsafe drivers off ...

If anything positive can be said to have come out of the COVID-19 pandemic is that there are 75% fewer vehicle crashes and fatalities on California’s roads due to stay at home orders across the state. Because businesses were closed, events canceled, and tourism ground to a halt, California’s freeways, interstates, and streets were mostly ...

When a driver chooses to drive while under the influence of a substance, they are putting everyone on the road and their passengers in grave danger. Such was the case in a recent crash in San Jose. Authorities in San Jose have released the identity of the suspected DUI driver responsible for a fatal crash ...

You would think that the fear of losing their job, not to mention possible jail time, would keep commercial drivers from committing hit-and-run. Nevertheless. that’s what happened in an accident that happened in Fresno. Your Central Valley reported on the crash. Around 3:30 AM, a pickup truck crashed into an 18-wheeler and flipped onto its ...

An explosion at a hash oil manufacturing business in downtown Los Angeles on Saturday has left 11 firefighters injured.  CBS News reports that the explosion and fire happened at approximately 6:30 p.m. at a one-story commercial building located 327 East Boyd Street in an area of the city known as the Toy District.  According to ...

For many new mothers, there is nothing more frightening than the possibility of their child being taken away, unexplained. Just the thought of child wandering off or being kidnapped by someone dangerous can send anyone into a panicked frenzy. A man suspected of domestic violence led Los Angeles Police Department officers in a pursuit through ...

No one likes being pulled over by police. Seeing red and blue flashing lights in your rear view mirror can fill any driver with a sense of dread, even if they think that they’ve done nothing that would warrant being pulled over.  Whenever you hear sirens or see emergency lights behind you, the best policy ...

When traveling or crossing the road on foot, it is incredibly important to always be wary of surroundings. At any point and time, pedestrians can come in contact with a vehicle that may be life-threatening. A tragic crash in Escondido on Tuesday night left four pedestrians dead. Two of the victims were children. According to ...

It is always painful to lose a loved one in a traffic accident, and it is worst knowing that the assailant didn’t stop to offer help or support that would have saved a life. Authorities have released the identity of a man who was killed in a hit-and-run crash that happened along Interstate 580 in ...

It can be nerve-wracking for any driver to see the flash of red and blue lights in their rearview mirror. Most motorists understand that they were probably speeding or were observed by police while making some other type of moving violation.  For others, however, they may know that if they are pulled over, they could ...