Buena Park Cyclist Becky Sheehan, 35, Killed By Pickup Truck
Thursday evening, Becky Sheehan, 35, was riding her bicycle near Stanton Avenue and Page Street when a pickup truck hit her. Shortly after being rushed to Anaheim Regional Medical Center, she died from her injuries. The driver of the pickup truck was not identified, and investigators have yet to announce a cause for the accident. It is still …
Motorcyclist Wilber Gonzalez, 28, Killed In Anaheim Crash
Early Monday morning, 28 year old Wilber Amilcar Sotelo Gonzalez was struck by a car on Katella Avenue in Anaheim. The 71 year old driver turned her Cadillac CTS onto West Katella from a stop sign, and did not see Gonzalez riding his Yamaha motorcycle due to obstructed view. The Garden Grove woman slammed into Gonzalez, killing him at the scene. …
Wilshire Grand Construction Worker Dies After Falling From Highrise
A construction worker on the new Wilshire Grand tower in Downtown Los Angeles was killed after a long fall from the highrise construction site The worker fell from the 53rd floor, and hit a passing car on the 600 block of Figueroa Street. The worker was pronounced dead at the scene, and the driver of the vehicle was treated by emergency …
Douglas Decker, 71, Of Palm Springs Becomes Fifth Local Pedestrian Killed In 2016
The Coachella Valley is reeling from the loss of Douglas Decker — the fifth pedestrian to be killed in the area just this year. The Cathedral City resident was crossing at the intersection of Calle El Segundo and Arenas Road in Palm Springs at about 8:30 pm Friday night, when he was struck by a vehicle. He was pronounced dead later …
14 People Injured Following Northern California Commuter Train Crash
Early Monday morning, a California commuter train in Alameda County struck a fallen tree, derailing and falling into nearby creek. Investigators believe a recent mudslide had caused the tree to make its way into the tracks, causing the ACE Train to crash. One of the cars ended up partially submerged in the water, placing them in danger from the …
Google Self-Driving Car At Fault In An Accident For The First Time
As tech giant Google has begun to double-down on their self-driving car experiment, it’s left a lot of people wondering how long it would take for flaws in the system to show up. It’s happened. In mid-February, a Google car had collided with a city bus in Mountain View, CA and local police had found the autonomous car …