Category: Boyle Heights

Motorcyclist Arrested in Boyle Heights Hit-and-Run That Severed Teen’s Leg

LOS ANGELES—Legislators were urged April 13 to strengthen traffic safety laws in the wake of a hit-and-run motorcycle crash in Boyle Heights that left a 13-year-old boy with a severed leg and a Banning man facing probable criminal charges. The suspect, 29-year-old Erwin Majano of Banning, was taken into custody early Tuesday morning in connection…


Driver Killed When Vehicle Plunges Off Bridge Onto I-5 in Boyle Heights

LOS ANGELES—A motorist was killed March 26 morning when his vehicle went off a bridge in Boyle Heights and landed on its roof onto the Golden State (5) Freeway, authorities said. The vehicle landed on the southbound 5 Freeway at Whittier Boulevard at about 1:15 a.m. Sunday, the California Highway Patrol reported, adding that it…