Category: Fatal crash

18-Year-Old Arrested After 2 Killed in Pomona Hit-and-Run Crash

POMONA, Calif.—An 18-year-old man who police believe triggered a violent hit-and-run crash in Pomona, killing two people and critically injuring another, was arrested after he checked himself into a hospital in neighboring Montclair, authorities said May 29. “Our officers responded and were awaiting his medical clearance so we could process the booking at our jail…


73-Year-Old Pedestrian Killed in 8-Vehicle Collision in Garden Grove

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—A 73-year-old Westminster man has been killed in an eight-vehicle collision in Garden Grove, police said. The crash occurred at 5:54 p.m. May 27 on the 12100 block of Lewis Street, according to Garden Grove police officer John Yergler. The man, a pedestrian, was pronounced dead at the scene. Yergler said. His name…


Woman in SUV Killed by Cement Falling From Overturned Truck on I-805 in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—A woman in her 70s was killed May 26 when construction materials fell out of an overturning pickup truck on a Clairemont-area freeway bridge and landed on the SUV she was riding in on state Route 52 below. The driver of the Chevrolet stake-bed truck lost control of it as he was exiting from…


Taxi Driver Killed, 3 Hurt in Wrong-Way Crash on 110 Freeway in Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A head-on collision involving a wrong-way motorist on a freeway in the downtown Los Angeles area May 26 left a taxi driver dead and three other people injured, including the suspect, who was arrested. The crash was reported at 2:49 a.m. on the northbound Harbor (110) Freeway south of Adams Boulevard, according to the…


Man Killed While Helping Ducklings Safely Cross Busy California Street

ROCKLIN, Calif.—His family says it’s no surprise that Casey Rivara’s final act was one of compassion. When he spotted a mama duck trying to guide her ducklings across a busy California intersection, Rivara stopped his car at a red light and got out to help them make it to safety. Rivara made sure traffic in…


2 Killed by Allegedly Speeding Hit-and-Run Driver in South Los Angeles

LOS ANGELES—A man is in custody after allegedly killing two people while speeding, then fleeing the scene of the crash in South Los Angeles, authorities said May 21. Firefighters and paramedics dispatched at 12:38 a.m. to 3998 S. Normandie Avenue reported two people dead at the scene, said Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire…


Motorist Killed in Single-Vehicle, Fiery Crash in Irvine

IRVINE, Calif.—A motorist was killed in a fiery single-vehicle crash in Irvine May 20. Officers dispatched at 4:05 a.m. to Harvard Avenue, at University Drive, located a vehicle on fire that had struck a tree, according to Kyle Oldoerp, a spokesman with the Irvine Police Department. Firefighters knocked down the fire. The driver, the lone…


Motorcyclist Killed in Escondido Crash Identified as San Diego Fire Captain

A man who was killed in Escondido, California, when the motorcycle he was riding went off a road and struck a light pole has been identified as a longtime captain in the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department, authorities said May 17. The 55-year-old Derrin Austin’s most recent assignment was at the San Diego International Airport Fire…


Person Killed in Fiery Crash on 60 Freeway in Diamond Bar

DIAMOND BAR, Calif.—A person was killed May 14 during a fiery vehicle crash on the Pomona (60) Freeway in Diamond Bar, authorities said. The crash occurred about 4:25 a.m. on the eastbound freeway, at the northbound Orange (57) Freeway, the California Highway Patrol reported. Firefighters and paramedics dispatched to the location at 4:34 a.m. found…


2 Women Killed In 2-Vehicle Crash in San Diego

SAN DIEGO—Two women were killed May 14 morning during a two-vehicle crash in the Bay Terraces community of San Diego, where a motorist in a pickup truck fled the scene on foot, authorities said. A 2000 Honda Civic, going westbound on Paradise Valley Road, made a left turn, southbound, onto Munda Road about 2:25 a.m….