SUV Strikes Parked Vehicles, Traffic Sign and Power Poles
A traffic accident in Anaheim resulted in a crash that sent the driver to the hospital. The collision occurred on Ball Road between Gilbert and Magnolia streets at around 6:40 a.m. when a silver Chevrolet SUV that was traveling west on Ball swerved to the right, hit a traffic sign and slammed into two power poles. …
Fiery Big Rig Crash on 57 Causes Lanes to Close
Chapman Avenue was shut down this morning after a fiery big rig collision that left the truck driver dead and four other motorists wounded. The tragic trucking accident occurred at 7 p.m. in the southbound lanes of I-57 near Chapman and Cal State Fullerton. The semi had been carrying a load of meat products when it …
Man Dies In Body Surfing Recreational Accident
A body surfer who died on Friday has now been identified as Monte Valentin, a 50 year old man of Lawndale. The Orange County Coroner’s Office identified the victim after he died in Hoag Memorial Hospital, just an hour after the actual recreation accident took place. Valentin was body surfing on Friday at the Wedge, …
CPR Saves Boy In Fullerton Near Drowning Accident
A 3-year-old boy in Fullerton was saved by CPR after being found in a pool mid-day Sunday. At 11:01 am local police received a call to the 2600 block of West Oak Avenue, where the boy had fallen to the bottom of the pool and almost drowned. Fortunately, police responded quickly to the accident, arriving …
Driver Hits Tree and Dies in Fiery Crash
A crash in Irvine resulted in a fatality that took the life of a vehicle driver traveling on the I-405 around 2:30 a.m. The collision occurred at Irvine Center Drive after a 1991 Mazda began weaving in the southbound lanes of the 405 Highway. The car then swerved to the right onto the right shoulder …
Security Guard Charged After Wild Gunshot
A security guard is under scrutiny after a wild bullet hit an unidentified woman. Gilbert Fotoni was working as a security guard at Club Cohiba, a night bar and lounge in Long Beach, California. A brawl ensued, and the 23-year-old male security guard fired a shot into the are in an attempt to calm a …