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A motorcycle crash over the July 4th holiday weekend has claimed the life of a member of the United States Navy. The Navy Times reports that Culinary Specialist 3rd Class Emmette Antoine Brown II, 30, was killed while riding his Honda CBR600RR motorcycle on Sunday, July 7th West of Hellhole Canyon when the fatal crash ...

One person is dead and another severely injured after a horrific crash along the 5 Freeway north of the 210 Freeway near Sylmar late Wednesday night, July 17th. KTLA Channel 5 in Los Angeles reported on an accident on the 5 Freeway when a semi-tractor trailer rig struck the reinforced concrete bridge support in the ...

It was the kind of situation that no one would ever want to be in. After a pickup truck collided with another vehicle on a busy California highway, it ended up overturned onto its roof. Those inside the truck were trapped. Thanks to the kindness and determination of some Good Samaritans, the vehicle was turned ...

Traveling by bus is not only an economical way to travel, but it’s also considered to be very safe as well. However, according to a report issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) out of the millions of buses being taken in the U.S. each year, there were an estimated 15,000 crashes involving ...

An Orange County man has been charged under suspicion of driving under the influence of both alcohol and drugs after an accident in Laguna Niguel earlier this month that left a pedestrian critically injured. The Patch.com website reports that James Daniel Forsyth, 54, struck a man at the intersection of Alicia Parkway and Niguel Road ...

Determining what caused an accident is important. Any number of factors can contribute to a motor vehicle accident. Accidents are a part of life. When someone is killed in a crash that can be attributed to a malfunction, finding the root cause is important to prevent others from being hurt or killed. Goerie.com reported that ...

The idea of having fully autonomous or self-driving cars has long captured our imagination. A recent incident on the 405 Freeway in Orange County involving the driver of a Tesla who appeared to be fully asleep at the wheel, however, made fellow motorists who witnessed the incident by surprise. NBC 4 in Los Angeles reports ...

In the state of California, anyone with a previous conviction of DUI can face the charge of murder if they get into an accident that results in a fatality. The California Penal Code section 187, referred to as the Watson Murder Rule, states that the charge of vehicular manslaughter can become a charge of second-degree ...

Few things seem less fair in the world than when a young person dies. Branson School is morning the loss of one of its high school juniors after he was killed in a fiery crash that happened in Corte Madera on Monday, June 10th. The Marin Independent Journal reported that Kwentyn Wiggins, 17, of Marin ...

An alleged DUI driver has been arrested after running a pickup truck off the road on Tuesday, July 18th. The accident left one six-year-old boy dead and four others injured. The Sacramento Bee reported that the accident happened at approximately 9:00 p.m. in the northbound lanes of Interstate 5 near the County Road 22 exit ...