Author: Leo H.
(Los Angeles, CA) Multiple people were injured Monday evening, December 15, in a Jetway Boulevard collision involving three cars and an airport shuttle bus near LAX. Authorities received reports of the crash at around 5:25 p.m. The incident occurred at Jetway Boulevard and Westchester Parkway, near an airport parking structure. LAFD personnel evaluated 25 people at the scene. Paramedics transported two individuals from the cars involved to the hospital. First responders determined one in serious condition and the other with minor injuries. AIR7 video showed a black sedan that appeared to have rear-ended the LAX shuttle bus, with two additional…
(Acton, CA) A man died Tuesday morning, December 16, in an Aliso Canyon Road accident after being found pinned beneath a truck in the Acton area. Authorities received reports at around 6:35 a.m. near Aliso Canyon Road and BP&L Road. First responders from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department arrived and located the victim trapped under a semi. The large vehicle appeared to a gravel truck. Despite extricating the victim, first responders pronounced him dead at the scene around 7 a.m. CHP is leading the investigation, and no additional details about how the man became pinned have been released. Overview…
(Lancaster, CA) A 19-year-old driver was killed Monday evening, December 15, in a 170th Street East accident involving three vehicles north of Rawhide Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers responded around 6:14 p.m. after reports of a multi-vehicle collision. CHP says a 2023 Ford traveled north on 170th Street East. At some point, they drifted into the southbound lanes for unknown reasons and struck a 2014 Ford. The impact ejected the 2014 Ford’s driver, who first responders pronounced dead at the scene. After the initial collision, the 2014 Ford continued out of control and hit a southbound 2025…
(Long Beach, CA) A 60-year-old woman was struck and killed Thursday morning, December 11, in an East Anaheim Street collision. Officers responded around 6:20 a.m. to East Anaheim Street and Rose Avenue. They found the woman in the roadway and attempted lifesaving measures. Long Beach Fire Department personnel transported her to a hospital, but she later died. The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner identified her as Seila Tes. Preliminary findings indicate a 2022 Honda Accord traveled west on East Anaheim Street. AT some point, it struck Tes as she crossed the roadway in an unmarked crosswalk. Police say speed, impairment,…
(Phoenix, AZ) A 77-year-old man was killed Sunday night, December 14, in a 59th Avenue crash after being struck by a motorcycle while using a motorized wheelchair. Officers responded around 9:30 p.m. to 59th Avenue and McDowell Road. First responders found the pedestrian, identified as Douglas Ford, with severe injuries. They transported him to a hospital, where he later died. Police say the motorcycle rider also sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was hospitalized. Detectives noted that Ford crossed McDowell Road outside a crosswalk when the crash occurred. The rider showed no signs of impairment, and the investigation remains ongoing. Overview on…
(Rio Vista, CA) A driver was killed Monday afternoon, December 15, in a Highway 12 crash involving a semi-truck east of Jackson Slough Road. The collision happened just before 4 p.m. and involved a Cadillac and a semi-truck. CHP says the Cadillac’s driver died at the scene. The impact sent the semi off the roadway and down an embankment. It left the truck overturned with bales of hay scattered nearby. The semi driver sustained minor injuries. Authorities blocked Highway 12 in both directions at Highway 160 for more than five hours as crews cleared the wreckage. The roadway reopened around…
(San Diego, CA) A 40-year-old man was injured late Friday night, December 13, in a Qualcomm Way collision after being struck while walking through an intersection. The crash happened around 11:46 p.m. at Qualcomm Way and Camino De La Reina. Police say the man walked in the west crosswalk against a red light. At that moment, a 2007 Honda Accord traveling westbound on Camino De La Rein entered the intersection and hit him. The pedestrian suffered an open fracture to his left leg, along with facial lacerations and abrasions. The 41-year-old driver remained at the scene, and officers said alcohol…
(Arcadia, CA) One person was killed early Monday morning, December 15, in a Foothill (210) Freeway accident involving a wrong-way driver. The crash was reported around 2:55 a.m. on the eastbound 210 at Baldwin Avenue. CHP says a sedan traveling the wrong direction struck another vehicle head-on. Arcadia Fire Department personnel pronounced one person dead at the scene. The identity of the victim has not yet been released. Authorities closed all eastbound lanes except the far-right lane and shoulder at 3:39 a.m., and issued a SigAlert minutes later. Lanes reopened around 9:30 a.m. as the investigation continued. Overview on the…
(Palm Springs, CA) A bicyclist was injured Sunday night, December 14, in an Avenida Caballeros hit-and-run after being struck at the intersection of Avenida Caballeros and Vista Chino. Officers responded around 7:13 p.m. and found an adult male bicyclist with moderate injuries. Paramedics transported him to a hospital for treatment. Police later identified the suspect as 62-year-old Andre Colucci of Palm Springs. Investigators say Colucci fled the scene but was later arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run causing injury and DUI causing injury. Officers booked him into the Benoit Detention Center with bail set at $30,000. The investigation remains ongoing. Overview…
(Phoenix, AZ) A man using a motor wheelchair was killed Sunday night, December 14, in a 60th Lane crash in west Phoenix. Officers responded around 9:38 p.m. to 60th Lane and McDowell Road after reports of a vehicle striking a pedestrian. Police arrived to find the man critically injured. Phoenix Fire paramedics transported him to a nearby hospital, where he later died. The driver of the car remained at the scene, cooperating with investigators. Paramedics also took them to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Preliminary information indicates the man in the motor wheelchair crossed northbound outside the crosswalk. As he…