Truck and Motorcyle End in Fatal Collision
Generally speaking, under the laws of physics, when two objects collide, the one with the bigger mass tends to send the smaller mass spinning off with considerable damage, all things being equal. It is only when the smaller mass is moving at a much higher speed that it has a chance to cause the larger …
LAPD Fatally Shoots Skid Row Homeless Man
A homeless man who goes by the street name of Africa was shot and killed by LAPD this past weekend in the city’s infamous Skid Row, an area of Downtown Los Angeles that several thousand homeless people call home. According to witnesses, Africa had been in his tent fighting with another individual. When the police …
Los Angeles SUV Uber Crash leaves 5 Injured and 1 Driver under Investigation
An early Saturday morning crash near Beverly Hills has left five people injured and one driver under investigation. The crash happened at 4 a.m. at the intersection of La Cienega Boulevard and Olympic Boulevard and involved two vehicles. A small vehicle collided with an Uber SUV used for ride sharing, causing it to flip over. …
Pedestrian Hit When Jaywalking in San Diego
An unnamed woman, 45, was jaywalking in San Diego when she was struck by a car on Friday evening. As a result of the incident, she sustained a broken leg, a dangerous and potentially deadly brain bleed, and a pelvis fracture. The accident occurred on the corner of two particularly active streets in the city’s …
Woman Killed in North Hollywood Hit and Run
According to Fred Corral of the Los Angeles Police Department and the Lost Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner, Melva Chapman has been identified as the woman who lost her life in a North Hollywood hit and run Friday evening. The 50 year old Ms. Chapman, a Sun Valley resident, was using an unmarked crosswalk …
Eric Siguenza Dead at Scene of Road Race
UPDATE: 3/5/2015 – Izzy Valenzuela was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of murder for participating in the street race that ended in the tragic death of two people. A $2 million bail is set and Valenzuela faces 33 years to life in prison. ———– Along a largely vacant street in a Chatsworth light industrial neighborhood, Eric …
