Author: Leo H.

(Baldwin Park, CA) A motorcyclist was injured Saturday morning, November 29, in a Westbound 10 Freeway accident on a transition road connecting to the 605 Freeway in Baldwin Park, authorities said. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 10:45 a.m. on the connector from the westbound San Bernardino (10) Freeway to the northbound San Gabriel River (605) Freeway. Emergency crews responded to the scene and located the injured motorcyclist. Authorities did not release the rider’s condition and officials have not confirmed whether other vehicles were involved in the collision. The cause of the crash remains under investigation…

(Lancaster, CA) One man was killed and five others were injured early Sunday morning, November 30, in a northbound 14 Freeway crash involving multiple vehicles on the Antelope Valley (14) Freeway, authorities said. According to the California Highway Patrol, the collision occurred around 1 a.m. on the northbound 14 Freeway near 20th Street West. Investigators said the crash involved four vehicles, though details on how the collision unfolded remain under investigation. Paramedics pronounced 25-year-old George Avendano dead at the scene, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office. The five other people involved in the crash were taken to…

(Escondido, CA) Aiden Antonio Torres de Paz, 11, was struck and killed in a hit-and-run on Tuesday evening, November 25, in an East Washington Avenue crash. According to Lt. Craig Miller of the Escondido Police Department, officers responded around 5 p.m. to the 400 block of East Washington Avenue, near Hickory Street. They received reports of a child struck by a vehicle. Investigators said Aiden was retrieving a soccer ball in the street in front of his home. As he picked up the ball, a passing vehicle struck him. The driver fled the scene without stopping to render aid. Paramedics…

(Gilbert, AZ) Two women and a dog were killed Friday night, September 19, in a Recker Road collision after an alleged drunk driver sped through a red light and slammed into a rideshare vehicle. According to the Gilbert Police Department, the crash occurred just before 9 p.m. at the intersection of Recker and Ray roads. Investigators said Robb Hintzsche, 35, drove an SUV at an estimated 89 to 96 miles per hour. At some point, he ran a red light and collided with a rideshare driver’s car in the intersection. The impact caused the rideshare vehicle to spin and strike…

(Bakersfield, CA) Two people were severely injured Tuesday morning, November 25, in a Highway 43 collision after a driver attempted to pass another vehicle and struck an oncoming car head-on. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 9:22 a.m. on Highway 43, just south of Interstate 5. Investigators said a 31-year-old Bakersfield man drove a 2006 Toyota Sienna southbound at that time. All of a sudden, he tried to pass another vehicle at an unsafe speed. At the same time, a 26-year-old Taft woman driving a 2018 BMW X1 headed northbound on Highway 43. The Toyota crossed…

(Bakersfield, CA) A 54-year-old man suffered major injuries Tuesday afternoon, November 25, in a Renfro Road accident after his motorcycle collided with a van in northwest Bakersfield. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash happened shortly after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Renfro Road and Greatest Place, just south of Rosedale Highway. Investigators said a 56-year-old man driving a white van headed northbound on Renfro Road. At some point, he made a left turn at about 10 miles per hour. At the same time, the motorcyclist traveled southbound at an unknown speed. The van turned directly in front…

(Fullerton, CA) A man was struck and killed Sunday evening, November 23, in a Gilbert Street crash while pushing a wheelchair through a crosswalk. According to the Fullerton Police Department, the collision occurred around 6:40 p.m. near South Gilbert Street and West Orangethorpe Avenue. Investigators said the man was pushing a wheelchair north in a marked crosswalk on the west side of the street. At that moment, a white Toyota Prius turned west onto Orangethorpe and struck him. Fire Department personnel provided medical aid and transported the victim to a nearby hospital, where he later died from his injuries. The…

(Ramona, CA) A 75-year-old man was seriously injured Tuesday morning, November 25, in a San Vicente Road collision after the golf cart he drove collided head-on with a pickup truck. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 11:05 a.m. The man drove a 2006 Club Car golf cart westbound in the eastbound lane of San Vicente Road. At the same time, a Toyota Tundra driven by a 30-year-old El Cajon man traveled east on the same stretch of road. For reasons still under investigation, the golf cart and the Toyota collided head-on, CHP officials said. The impact…

(Mecca, CA) A 70th Street crash resulted in the death of Maria Moreno de Hernandez, 58, of Mecca early Monday morning, November 24, after colliding with a tractor-trailer. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred shortly before 6 a.m., near Garfield Street. Upon investigation, authorities learned a red Kubota tractor-trailer hauling a flatbed traveled westbound on 70th Street. AT the same time, Hernandez, who drove a Ford Ranger pickup, struck the rear of the trailer for reasons still under investigation. Emergency responders arrived and pronounced Hernandez dead at the scene. CHP officials said she wore her seatbelt at…

(Blythe, CA) Nine people were injured Monday afternoon, November 24, in a 14th Avenue accident involving three vehicles in an unincorporated area near Blythe. According to the Riverside County Fire Department, the crash occurred around 2:48 p.m. at 14th Avenue and Neighbours Boulevard. Emergency responders arrived to find multiple victims trapped. They requested three medical helicopters and five ambulances to assist at the scene. Officials said one person had to be extricated from the wreckage before being flown to a nearby trauma center. Paramedics transported the other victims to local hospitals with minor to moderate injuries. The California Highway Patrol…