Category: Fatal crash

2 Men Killed in San Juan Capistrano Crash

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—Two men were killed and a third person was hospitalized in critical condition when the car they were in hit a tree in San Juan Capistrano. The driver—21-year-old Riley Hans Sullivan from the unincorporated community of Preston in Sonoma County—and a passenger, 19-year-old Rex Aziz Devenny of San Juan Capistrano, were killed…


Man Killed in Laguna Beach Crash on South Coast Highway

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif.—A man was struck and killed Jan. 28 morning by a hit-and-run vehicle in Laguna Beach, authorities said. Officers were dispatched at about 2:50 a.m. Saturday to the 700 block of South Coast Highway located the man in the roadway, outside the crosswalk, the Laguna Beach Police Department reported. Paramedics pronounced him dead…


Man Arrested in LA Hit-and-Run Deaths of 2 Brothers

LOS ANGELES—The hit-and-run motorist who allegedly was involved in a crash in South Los Angeles that left two brothers dead and their mother and sister injured was in custody Jan. 26, police said. The crash occurred at about 8 a.m. on Jan. 9 at Main Street and 111th Place, according to the Los Angeles Police…


3 Killed, 8 Others Injured, in Suspected DUI Crash in Placentia

PLACENTIA, Calif.—A 24-year-old Santa Ana man was in police custody Jan. 26 on suspicion of driving under the influence and causing a two-vehicle crash that killed two adults and a 10-year-old girl in Placentia. Placentia Police Department officers responded at 8:45 p.m. Jan. 25 to the intersection of Orangethorpe Avenue and South Melrose Street where…


One Dead, 2 Critically Injured in Multi-Vehicle Crash on 10 Freeway in LA

LOS ANGELES—A person was killed and two other people suffered critical injuries Jan. 21 in a crash involving at least five vehicles on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles, authorities said. The crash occurred at about 5:40 a.m. Saturday on the eastbound freeway at Crenshaw Boulevard, where two vehicles…


Man, 80, Killed in Crash Out of Huntington Beach Driveway

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—An 80-year-old man was killed in a crash in Huntington Beach Jan. 19. The crash occurred about 9 a.m. at Beach Boulevard and Knoxville Avenue, police said. The man, whose name was not immediately released, was behind the wheel of a Toyota Corolla that collided with a Porsche Panamera, police said. According to…


Baby Girl Killed in Crash on 101 Freeway in LA

LOS ANGELES—A crash involving a big rig and another vehicle on the northbound Ventura (101) Freeway in the Valley Village area left a month-old girl dead and a man and a woman injured, authorities said Jan. 17. The crash occurred about 1:25 p.m. Monday north of Tujunga Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. The…


Woman Hit and Killed During Street Takeover in South LA

LOS ANGELES—A 24-year-old woman was fatally injured when she was struck by a vehicle doing “donuts” during a street takeover in the Hyde Park community of South Los Angeles on Christmas night, authorities said Dec. 26. The woman was standing at the northeast corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Florence Avenue when she was struck at…


Woman Hit and Killed by Vehicle Doing Donuts at Street Takeover in South LA

LOS ANGELES—A 24-year-old woman was fatally injured when she was struck by a vehicle doing “donuts” during a street takeover in the Hyde Park community of South Los Angeles on Christmas night, authorities said Dec. 26. The woman was standing at the northeast corner of Crenshaw Boulevard and Florence Avenue when she was struck at…


Man Arrested in 8-Car Crash in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif.—A 36-year-old man was behind bars Dec. 23 on suspicion of triggering a DUI eight-car crash that killed a woman in Anaheim. The crash occurred about 2:15 p.m. Dec. 22 at Magnolia Avenue and Ball Road, according to Anaheim police Lt. Shane Carringer. Luis Javier Garcia Pedroza of Anaheim was booked on suspicion of…