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Oxnard, CA (July 9, 2024) A terrible accident occurred on Saturday, July 6 in Oxnard. A pedestrian was walking in the area of Rose Avenue and Lockwood Street at around 9 p.m. that night when suddenly, a driver crashed into him. Thankfully, the pedestrian was alive when authorities and emergency medical services arrived at the scene of the collision. The driver of the car remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. Reports say that the car struck the victim as the light turned green and he was crossing Rose Avenue. The pedestrian was rushed to a hospital with critical…
Bakersfield, CA (July 9, 2024) A tragic fatality occurred on the Fourth of July in Bakersfield. A man named Chad Anthony Jacques was standing in the center divider of 24th Street and Oak Street that night at around 8:40 p.m. Then, a vehicle heading north on Oak Street attempted to turn east. The driver of the car ran over the center divider, striking Jacques in the process. The vehicle then crashed into four more cars on westbound 24th Street. When authorities and paramedics arrived at the scene, they were sadly unable to save Jacques. He was 48 years old. The…
El Cajon, CA (July 9, 2024) An extremely scary accident occurred on Monday, July 7. A car traveling on I-8 near Mollison Avenue rear-ended another vehicle. One of the cars, though it’s not clear which, then lost control. It traveled down a slope and flipped upside down, landing right in the backyard of a home on Ednabelle Court. There were three people inside the car that rolled over. They were all rushed to a hospital with “moderate-to-severe” injuries. Their current condition has not been made available. California Highway Patrol reported that no occupants in the other vehicle were injured. Thankfully,…
Mission Hills, CA (July 9, 2023) A very sad accident took place on Monday, July 8, in the early hours of the morning. A pedestrian was walking along the road on the Golden State Freeway, also known as the 5, near Mission Hills. Officers responded to the scene at around 1:23 a.m. after being alerted to a collision. They were dispatched to the northbound lanes near the San Fernando Mission offramp. Tragically, they found the pedestrian laying in the middle lanes of the road. They were pronounced dead at the scene. Update: Tuesday evening, the victim was identified as Anthony…
Oakland, CA (July 9, 2023) A tragic motorcycle accident occurred in Oakland early Saturday morning. A vehicle suddenly struck a person on a motorcycle at about 3:20 a.m. California Highway Patrol has not yet provided details about the vehicle that hit the motorcyclist, but the impact caused the rider to fly off the bike and into the fourth lane of Interstate 580. The crash happened near the Fruitvale Avenue exit. To make matters worse, a Royal ambulance driving in the fourth lane struck the motorcycle rider. When authorities reported to the scene, they pronounced the victim dead. It’s unclear if…
Lakeside, CA (July 8, 2024) On Friday, July 5, at about 3:50 p.m., a man was fatally injured in Lakeside, a community in the East County of San Diego. The 52-year-old man was riding a bicycle on state Route 67. He was north of Mapleview Street when a 32-year-old man driving a silver 2021 Chevrolet Trax was heading southbound on the freeway. This man crashed into the bicyclist as he was riding westbound across the road. Both parties are from Lakeside. Tragically, California Highway Patrol reports that authorities found the 52-year-old dead at the scene. The driver of the Chevrolet…
Temecula, CA (July 8, 2024) A tragic accident occurred between two vehicles on Friday, July 5, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. A man named Glenmar Salcedo from Manifee was tragically killed in the collision. He was 55. He was driving near Rancho California Road and the Interstate 15 overpass when for unknown reasons, he drove his Hyundai into oncoming traffic. The head-on crash caused the second vehicle to be pushed into yet another car. It’s unknown how many total drivers and passengers were involved in this collision, but at least two people from the second and third cars…
Sun Valley, NV (July 8, 2024) A major crash occurred in the evening of Sunday, July 7. Five cars were involved in the collision, including one that was found rolled onto its side. The crash occurred at East Second Avenue and Sun Valley Boulevard. Footage shows debris scattered all over the street–the cleanup and investigation caused the road to be shut down until about 10:45 p.m. Nevada State Police, Washoe County Sheriff’s Office, and Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue responded to the scene. Reports say that an unknown number of people sustained moderate injuries in the crash. It’s also unclear…
Reno, NV (July 8, 2024) Two people were killed when the car they were in rolled over on I-80 west near Robb Drive on Wednesday, July 3. It happened a little before 11:00 p.m. and caused significant backups that went for miles on the highway. According to Nevada State Police, two people were driving in a car that struck a guardrail for unknown reasons. Reports seem to indicate that they were the only two people in the car, but it’s unclear at this time which person was driving. Tragically, both of them died as a result of the crash. Christian…
Salinas, CA (July 8, 2024) A collision on Salinas Road left seven people with injuries. California Highway Patrol stated that they believe alcohol was involved. At about 11:01 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, a 34-year-old man was driving an Infiniti FX35 southbound on Salinas Road. They drifted into the northbound lanes and crashed head-on into a Chevrolet Silverado driven by a 23-year-old man from Moss Landing. The man in the Chevrolet and a passenger, a juvenile, were rushed to the hospital with “moderate-to-major” injuries. The driver of the Infinity and four oof his passenfers were also hospitalized. At least two…