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Posted on May 30, 2014
Mitchell Englander, a Los Angeles City Councilmember, received unanimous approval to take steps to create a hit-and-run alert system. The system, dubbed “Medina Alerts” after Colorado hit-and-run victim Jose Medina, would post alerts on highway signs and alert the media after a severe and/or fatal hit-and-run accident. Colorado is the first state that recently approved […]
Posted on May 9, 2014
A Los Angeles Police Department officer was struck and killed early Saturday in a hit-and-run crash. Roberto Sanchez died at the hospital after the patrol car he was driving was broadsided by an SUV. He was a six-year veteran of the force. The car was so badly damaged that Sanchez’s partner had to call for […]
Posted on February 5, 2014
A man was killed Tuesday night after a hit-and-run crash in South Los Angeles. The accident occurred around 7:30 p.m. at Wadsworth Avenue and East 106th Street, the Los Angeles County Coroner said. The man has been identified as 19-year-old Jerry Arredondo Jr. of Los Angeles. The vehicle that fatally struck Arredondo is described as […]
Posted on September 27, 2013
Police were investigating a deadly hit-and-run accident Friday in Hollywood. The crash occurred near the intersection of Santa Monica Boulevard and North Highland Avenue around 3:30 a.m., according to Los Angeles Police. Reporter Pete Demetriou said the unidentified woman was reacting to a story or joke with friends at a bus stop when she was […]
Posted on September 23, 2013
The Oxnard Police Department is currently searching for a hit-and-run driver who fatally struck a pedestrian Friday evening. The accident occurred at approximately 10:50 p.m. When they arrived at the scene at Hemlock Street and Capstan Drive, officers found a 20-year-old victim who had been hit by a vehicle. Authorities believe that the suspect vehicle […]
Posted on September 3, 2013
Early Tuesday morning, a motorcyclist was critically injured in a hit-and-run accident in Orange County. Police said the accident occurred at approximately 12:20 a.m. at Orangethroppe and Knott avenues in Buena Park. According to witnesses, the motorcyclist was heading northbound on Knott Avenue when a black or dark grey Chevy Silverado with tinted windows ran […]
Posted on August 29, 2013
On Saturday night, in the early morning hours, two people were killed in a two-vehicle accident that was classified as a hit-and-run in South Los Angeles. The accident took place around 1:45 a.m. at the intersection of Central and Gage avenues. One of the victims, identified as Armando Aceves, a 47-year-old Covina man, was pronounced […]
Posted on May 1, 2013
Last night, a Dodge Charger chased a Pontiac until they each ended up in a multiple car pileup. The people in the Pontiac are suspected of committing a drive-by shooting occurring at a fundraiser at West 79th and South Hoover Street that initiated the chase. Moments later, the two cars ran a red light and […]
Posted on November 5, 2012
In California, pedestrians always have the right of way. When pedestrians walk across the street, they should look both ways to make sure that there are no cars coming their way. Unfortunately, there are many drivers who fail to see pedestrians. They also fail to yield to pedestrians. This causes problems for pedestrians because many […]
Posted on September 21, 2012
When a car accident occurs, many people have an instinct to run away and not take responsibility for their actions. Hitting a car is stressful, daunting, and scary—many people do not know how to reaction to these kind of situations. However, running away from the scene is one of the worst things to do. The […]
Posted on September 7, 2012
Amanda Bynes is famous for more than her Hollywood actress status. After several driving charges, alleged hit-and-run accident, and cop encounters, the young starlet has finally gotten her license suspended. The DMV has had enough with the Easy A and Hairspray actress and has taken away her driver’s license for an unspecified amount of time.
Posted on June 29, 2012
Lawyers aren’t shady, but there are a selected few who give them a bad name. Since lawyers are supposed to be well-versed in law terms, you would think that they would know how to conduct themselves in trying situations. Spencer Freeman Smith, an attorney for a San Francisco law firm, pleaded not guilty on Wednesday, […]
Posted on October 5, 2011
Ruben Ramirez, aged 3, died tragically yesterday when a driver pinned him against a building with her car. According to witnesses, the driver was trying to hit a woman with whom she had been arguing. The boy had been standing with his scooter outside a market late yesterday afternoon, October 3, 2011, while his mother […]
Posted on August 31, 2011
Last Thursday, August 25, 2011, a hit-and-run driver killed a man who was using a walker to cross Boulder Highway. The Las Vegas website, 8newsnow.com, reported that the accident occurred around 8:30 p.m. A vehicle headed southbound on Boulder Highway hit a man with a walker who was crossing the highway a little south of […]
Posted on August 26, 2011
Last week was a tragic morning for a four-year-old Santa Rosa boy who was struck by a hit-and-run driver yesterday evening. The child died at Children’s Hospital Oakland, according to a news story in the San Francisco Chronicle, where he had been transported after the 6:00 p.m. accident on August 18, 2011. The boy was […]
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