Category: Fatal crash

4 Killed in Fiery Crash in South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—An investigation was continuing June 16 into a fiery, single-vehicle crash that killed four people on the southbound Harbor (110) Freeway in South Los Angeles. The crash occurred around 11:45 p.m. Thursday near the Slauson Avenue on-ramp, where fire crews found the overturned vehicle on fire with the four people inside the smoldering wreckage,…


Man, 20, Killed in Single-Vehicle Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A 20-year-old Lake Forest man was killed early June 10 when he lost control of his maroon Lexus and crashed into trees and other objects in Irvine. The crash was reported at 4:26 a.m. on eastbound Barranca Parkway at Vertical, north of Alton Parkway, according to spokesman Kyle Oldoerp of the Irvine Police Department….


Motorcyclist, 27, Dies in Crash Into Chain-Link Fence in Escondido

ESCONDIDO, Calif.—A 27-year-old man was killed early June 9 morning when he lost control of his motorcycle and hit a fence, police said. The man was riding with another motorcyclist north approaching the intersection of Date Street and 5th Avenue at 2:47 a.m. Friday when, for unknown reasons, he lost control and crashed into a…


One Killed, 3 Injured in Wrong-Way Crash in Long Beach

LONG BEACH, Calif.—A wrong-way driver was killed after he drove a Lexus SUV into traffic, initiating a multi-vehicle crash that injured three other people in Long Beach, authorities said June 9. The crash was reported shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday on Pacific Coast Highway near Junipero Avenue, according to the Long Beach Police Department. “Upon…


X Games BMX Star, Pat Casey, Killed in Dirt-Bike Crash in Ramona

SAN DIEGO—A 29-year-old one-time X Games BMX star was killed in a motorcycle accident at a Ramona motocross park, authorities reported June 7. Pat Casey of Riverside was fatally injured shortly before 2:30 p.m. Tuesday when he crashed his dirt bike at The Slayground, a riding center near the intersection of state Route 78 and…


Man, 20, Killed After Car Crashes Into Signal Pole in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 20-year-old man was killed June 4 when his car struck a traffic signal pole in Oceanside, police said. The victim’s 2005 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on Mission Avenue at 12:13 a.m. Sunday when it crashed into the pole on the southeast corner of Mission and Mesa Drive, according to the Oceanside Police…


Man Killed in Car Crash in Oceanside

OCEANSIDE, Calif.—A 20-year-old man was killed June 4 when his car struck a traffic signal pole in Oceanside, police said. The victim’s 2005 Nissan Altima was traveling eastbound on Mission Avenue at 12:13 a.m. Sunday when it crashed into the pole on the southeast corner of Mission and Mesa Drive, according to the Oceanside Police…


Woman, 47, Died in Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A woman was killed in a two-car crash June 3 evening in Irvine. The crash occurred at 5:51 p.m. on Irvine Boulevard east of Sand Canyon Avenue, according to Irvine police Sgt. Karie Davies. “When officers arrived on scene, a white BMW 430i and a gold Lexus RX300 were involved in a broadside collision,”…


Woman, 47, Dies in Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A woman was killed in a two-car crash June 3 evening. The crash occurred at 5:51 p.m. on Irvine Boulevard east of Sand Canyon Avenue, according to Irvine police Sgt. Karie Davies. “When officers arrived on scene, a white BMW 430i and a gold Lexus RX300 were involved in a broadside collision,” Davies said….


Woman Killed in Hit-and-Run Collision in Sun Valley

LOS ANGELES—A 26-year-old woman was killed June 3 when her car rear-ended a big rig in Sun Valley, whose driver failed to stop, police said. The victim’s 2015 Nissan Versa was traveling northbound on Lankershim Boulevard approaching Cayuga Avenue at 3:55 a.m. Saturday when it rear-ended the big rig, which had a white cabin and…