CaliforniaCeres

A 16-year-old was killed and three others were injured Wednesday afternoon in Ceres, authorities said Thursday. Sergio Alfaro, of Ceres, was killed in the wreck, which occurred at about 3 p.m. in the 4200 block of Blaker Road, not far from Central Valley High School, authorities reported. Three other occupants of the vehicle, also teens, …

LaredoTexas

Authorities have publicly identified the man killed in a rollover wreck Monday in Laredo. Police said Michael Garza Jr., 21, was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash. Two other occupants of the vehicle, whose names have not been released by authorities, also were injured, authorities said. Garza reportedly was in a vehicle that …

NevadaReno

Nevada Highway Patrol officials have released the name of a motorcyclist killed in a suspected road rage crash last week. Louis E. Palsgaard, 29, died after he was thrown from his motorcycle on U.S. 580 near the Reno-Tahoe Airport off-ramp, troopers said this week. His body was discovered several hours after the wreck, which occurred …

MassachusettsSterling

A 66-year-old man was killed Wednesday afternoon when he crashed his plane near Sterling Municipal Airport, according to authorities. Steven M. Staudaher, of Sterling, was the owner and pilot of the single-engine Cessna that came crashing down into the woods behind the airport at about 2:30 p.m. Wednesday. Staudaher, the plane’s sole occupant, was pronounced …

ChicagoIllinois

A tow truck plowed through multiple red lights in West Lawn on Wednesday afternoon, smashing into a vehicle and causing a crash that killed the car’s driver, authorities said Thursday. Steve Smith, 59, died from injuries sustained in the wreck, which occurred at about 1:30 p.m. Wednesday in the 4500 block of 63rd Street, Chicago …

IllinoisSangamon County

The man appointed by Illinois’ governor to oversee the Du Quoin State Fair allegedly was intoxicated Tuesday morning when he crashed his vehicle in Sangamon County. Joshua R. Gross, 42, of Du Quoin, was driving north on Sherman Boulevard at about 3 a.m. Tuesday when he attempted to enter the ramp to U.S. 55, according …