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San Fernando, CA (July 18, 2024) A terrible collision occurred on Monday, July 15 in San Fernando. One person was tragically left deceased. The accident happened on Mission Boulevard and Hollister Street around 8:25 p.m. that night. Three people in two vehicles were involved in the crash. One of the cars veered into a telephone pole, and an occupant of one of the vehicles had to be freed by the Los Angeles Fire Department. A juvenile was involved in the crash, but they did not sustain life-threatening injuries. Another victim was sent to the hospital in critical condition. Tragically, a…
Pixley, CA (July 18, 2024) A tragic accident occurred on Saturday, July 13. High school sweethearts Ally and Marcus Giesen were traveling to Yosemite National Park that morning with a friend and their dog, Sky. They were near Pixley when suddenly, the friend who was driving the car lost control and struck a guard rail. The collision was so violent that Marcus had to be airlifted to a hospital in Visalia. Tragically, he succumbed to his injuries. The couple’s beloved dog Sky was also killed in the accident. The driver was treated at the scene. Ally, Marcus’ wife, was taken…
Garden Grove, CA (July 18, 2024) A fatal collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian took place in Garden Grove on the evening of Wednesday, July 17. At about 11:16 p.m., Garden Grove Police Department was dispatched to the scene located at the 14300 block of Brookhurst Street. Upon arrival, they found a male pedestrian lying in the road and a gray 2022 Toyota Sienna in a parking lot close by. Tragically, the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver of the Toyota remained and cooperated with officers and the investigation. Police reported that they do not believe…
Newport Beach, CA (July 17, 2024) On the evening of Tuesday, July 16, a man was arrested on suspicion of a fatal hit-and-run collision with a pedestrian. A little before 9:40 p.m., the 30-year-old Santa Ana man was driving a Toyota Camry in Newport Beach and struck a pedestrian at Jamboree Road and Sea Vista Drive. He then fled the scene. Police managed to catch the suspect at Jamboree and Santa Barbara Drive. They detained and arrested him. The victim of the crash, a 46-year-old man from Santa Ana named Roman Lizaola-Montano, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. The…
San Diego, CA (July 17, 2024) A fatal accident between a vehicle and a bicyclist occurred today in Carmel Mountain Ranch. California Highway Patrol has reported that the crash took place a little before 9:30 a.m. on Ted Williams Parkway. A Dodge Ram pickup truck collided with a bicyclist who has been identified as 66-year-old Karl McNutt. Authorities responded to the scene located at the intersection of state Route 56 and Interstate 15. McNutt reportedly made a left turn into another westbound lane and collided with the front of the Dodge pickup truck. He was ejected from his bicycle and…
Richmond, CA (July 17, 2024) A teenager was killed in a car accident in a driveway early Monday, July 15, in Richmond. The tragedy occurred at about 12:05 a.m. when the victim, identified as 16-year-old Ricardo Funes, was leaving after watching T.V. with his family. As he was backing his car out of the driveway, a speeding vehicle slammed into him. Both drivers were trapped in their vehicles. When police and paramedics arrived, they tragically pronounced the teenager dead at the scene. The driver of the car that hit Funes was treated for injuries and released at the hospital. Afterward,…
Bakersfield, CA (July 17, 2024) On the evening of July 4, a 61-year-old man identified as Julio Raygoza was struck and killed by a vehicle in Bakersfield. The tragic event happened around 9:04 p.m. on westbound Highway 178 east of Beale Avenue. California Highway Patrol spoke to the driver, who reported that Raygoza ran directly in the path of his car and he was unable to avoid him. We at Accident News Now extend our heartfelt sympathies to the family of the victim. We know this is an extremely difficult time as you mourn this sudden and devastating loss. Please…
Riverside, CA (July 17, 2024) A multi-vehicle collision ended in a tragic fatality on July 16 in Riverside. Investigators are still figuring out how the pileup initially occurred. A little after 2 a.m. on I-215 in Riverside, a 2014 Kenworth tractor-trailer and a 2023 Nissan sedan were stopped for unknown reasons. The driver of a 2009 Mercury SUV did not see the stopped vehicles and slammed into the rear of the tractor-trailer and then the Nissan. The Mercury driver, identified as Alex Rey of Rialto, was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. The other two drivers sustained minor injuries but…
Las Vegas, NV (July 17, 2024) A pedestrian was sadly left deceased early in the morning on Tuesday, July 16. The crash happened in North Las Vegas a little after midnight at the June Avenue and Martin Luther King Boulevard intersection. North Las Vegas police report that a man in a Ford Fusion struck a pedestrian who was attempting to cross MLK Blvd. outside of a crosswalk. Paramedics rushed the pedestrian, a 47-year-old man, to the hospital. Tragically, he succumbed to his injuries. The driver remained at the scene, but he was arrested for charges of DUI resulting in death,…
Monterey County, CA (July 17, 2024) A sad collision occurred on Saturday, July 13 on Highway 1 at Soberanes Canyon Trail. A 25-year-old woman from Seaside was driving a Ford F-150 northbound when a pedestrian crossed into the lane from the westbound shoulder. California Highway Patrol reported that the pedestrian was pronounced dead at the scene. She was an 80-year-old woman from outside the state. Further details about her identity have not been revealed at this time. The driver and her passenger did not sustain injuries in the crash. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected to be factors. We at…