Author: Abla Gorashi

(Mesa, Arizona) A suspected impaired driver strikes multiple vehicles, killing one person in Mesa Arizona. According to the Arizona Department of Public Safety, the crash occurred at 1 a.m. on Wednesday at the eastbound lanes of US 60. Two vehicles stopped on the right side of the freeway to fix a flat tire and just when they were about to leave, a vehicle struck both cars, killing a woman and injuring five others.  Investigators believe the driver that struck the two vehicles was impaired but sustained non-life threatening injuries according to DPS and is now held into custody.  The eastbound…

(Las Vegas, Nevada) On September 10th, a 2016 Audi A3 vehicle driver,  Emilio Archila,23, struck a 61-year-old man on a wheelchair in Rancho Drive, South of Teddy Drive.  According to the LVMP, the Audi A3 vehicle was driving northbound on Rancho Drive on the right lane of two lanes when it drifted right and struck the pedestrian. The pedestrian then moved forward and came to a rest on the roadway. The vehicle driver did not stop and fled the scene. Prior to the fatal pedestrian collision, the Audi driver was involved in a vehicle crash with a Toyota Tundra and…

(Antelope Valley, California) On Tuesday Morning, a two vehicle crash occurred at the Lake Los Angeles Area of Antelope Valley near Palmdale killing one person. According to the CHP, the collision was first reported at about 1am on the intersection of 240th Street East and East Avenue P.  The CHP confirmed that one person was pronounced dead at the scene, now identified as 53-year-old, Guadalupe Rubio. Legal Analysis on the Antelope Valley Vehicle Crash Because there is little information about the fatal collision, we can only assume based on what we know. Since impairment is often the cause of fatal…

(El Monte, California) Authorities continued to investigate a vehicle accident that killed an e-bike rider in El Monte.  According to the El Monte Police Department, officers received reports in regards to a fatal crash that occurred at the 4100 block of Richmond Ave, near Bryant Road at about 10:45 p.m. on Monday. Paramedics arrived at the scene to aid the e-bike rider, but did not survive and were pronounced dead at the scene. The victim was later identified as Estaban Martinez,48, who was a father of five children and a grandfather. His family told CBS news that Martinez just received…

(Murrieta, California) Investigation continues of a fatal vehicle crash that occurred on September 13 on Whitewood Road killing 73-year-old, Nabil Alsalek.  At approximately 6:55 a.m., Murrieta Police officers received a report of a vehicle that struck a pedestrian near Whitewood Road and Meadowlark Lane.  According to Murrieta Police Department, a 52-year-old woman was driving southbound on Whitewood Road when she struck Alsalek, who entered the roadway and was believed to be jogging. The woman attempted to swerve to prevent hitting the man. She stopped her vehicle after striking the pedestrian, rendered aid but after the victim was sent to Loma…

(Santa Clarita, California) Authorities confirmed the deceased victim of the mutli-vehicle traffic collision in Santa Clarita was 50-year-old Christina Burbano Jeffery. According to the Los Angeles Medical Examiner, the collision occurred on Tuesday, at approximately 12:15 p.m. near Soledad Canyon Road and Rainbow Glen Drive. Witnesses say that a driver was traveling the wrong way on Soledad Canyon Road before the fatal collision. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department confirmed that two people were also affected and taken to the hospital with one in critical condition. The cause of the collision is still under investigation.  Perspective of the Santa Clarita…

(Chatsworth, California) One person was tragically killed and two others were injured on the Ronald Reagan (118) Freeway rollover crash early this morning.  According to LAFD, the collision was reported at 1:27 a.m. on the westbound (118) freeway in Topanga Canyon Boulevard. When first responders arrived at the scene, they found two vehicles in the accident and one vehicle that had rolled over.  The LAFD also confirmed that one person had died at the scene and three people who were affected were required to receive medical evaluation.  California Highway Patrol temporarily shut down lanes on the west of Topanga Canyon…

(Downtown Los Angeles, California) Francis Donis, 24, now identified, died when a Green Toyota Sienna struck her on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway in Downtown Los Angeles. According to California Highway Patrol, Donis suffered multiple blunt force traumatic injuries due to the fatal crash that occurred at approximately 6:30 a.m. on Saturday. The collision took place on the eastbound freeway at the Alameda Street off-ramp. Legal Perspective on the Santa Monica (10) Freeway Accident Because there is little information about the collision, we can only make assumptions based on what we know and potential cause. Oftentimes when a person strikes…

(San Fernando Valley, California) On September 13th, at around 5 a.m., two suspected hit-and-run drivers killed a pedestrian when they fatally struck the individual and left the scene. They are now wanted by the Los Angeles Police Department. According to LAPD, both vehicles were traveling south on Sepulveda, south of Parthenia Street then struck a man in his 40s, while walking outside of a crosswalk in Sepulveda Westbound. When Los Angeles Paramedics Police arrived at the scene, the pedestrian was pronounced dead.  Police say that the Valley Traffic Division detectives are urging people who have any information about the collision…

(Northwest Las Vegas, Nevada) On September 11th, 11:29 p.m. a wrong-way fiery crash that killed two people, occurred on U.S Highway 99, at mile marker 99.  The Nevada Highway Patrol confirmed that an SUV and a sedan were involved in the collision. Before the collision, the sedan was going southbound on the northbound lanes. Both of the drivers died while the sedan passenger was taken to a hospital in critical conditions.  Northbound 1-11 lanes were temporarily shut down at I-11 at Kyle Canyon Road. Legal Analysis on the U.S Highway 99 Collision Because this is a wrong-way fiery crash, investigators…