SAPD police officers are working a fatal vehicle vs pedestrian collision this morning at First Street & Bristol Street, according to the SAPD’s Facebook page.
The SAPD advised that the intersection is currently closed in all directions and residents should use alternative routes. Continue reading
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A 47-year old woman in a blue Corvette made a mess of local traffic this afternoon, Jan. 29, when she fled from police and then got into a standoff with CHP officers on the 55 Freeway, according to the O.C. Register.
The trouble started when the Corvette was spotted by police officers as it was speeding at up to 100 mph on the 55 Freeway, heading south from Chapman Ave. Continue reading
The Orange County Coroner has identified Eduardo Ramirez, 48-years-old, as the man who died when he was struck by a Metrolink train this past Wednesday, some time before 4:30 a.m., at the 1100 block of Fairhaven Ave., in Santa Ana.
Ramirez was declared dead at 4:31 a.m., at the scene. Continue reading
The Orange County Sheriff’s Department has arrested a woman for murder following a 2016 vehicle collision where she was found to be driving under the influence.
On Oct. 1, 2016, at approximately 2:15 a.m. Orange County Sheriff’s Department deputies and the Orange County Fire Authority responded to an injury traffic collision on eastbound Alton Pkwy between the 241 toll road and Towne Centre Drive in the city of Lake Forest.
Deputies located two involved vehicles, a Hyundai sedan and a Ford pickup with major damage. The male driver of the Ford pickup was identified as Jose Barrazasoto (12-29-75) of Santa Ana. Barrazasota was pronounced deceased at the scene. The female driver of the Hyundai sedan was identified as Jacie Cornish (8-30-93) of Foothill Ranch, who suffered minor injuries and was admitted to the hospital. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: Officers Working Vehicle Into Building Collision 300 Block East 17th Street
SAPD police officers responded to a collision involving a single vehicle into a commercial business early this morning, at the 300 block of East 17th St.. Upon arrival the police officers observed an occupied white sedan that was partially wedged into the second floor of a dental office.
They determined the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, northbound on French approaching 17th. The driver continued northbound and struck the raised center median on 17th, which launched the vehicle into the air. The vehicle struck the 2nd floor of the building and remained lodged. Continue reading
An unidentified bicyclist died early this morning, Jan. 12, after being struck by a vehicle in front of South Coast Global Medical Center, according to the O.C. Register.
The bicyclist was struck by a vehicle at around 6:30 a.m., on S. Bristol St., south of W. Warner Ave., according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Victim: Male (50’s) Pending Family Notification
On Thursday, January 11th at approximately 11:29 p.m., SAPD officers responded to the area of the 1100 block of W 17th Street regarding a hit and run vehicle collision involving a pedestrian, with the pedestrian reported to still be in the roadway. OCFA responded and treated the pedestrian at the scene before pronouncing him deceased. Continue reading
California Highway Patrol officers are searching for the driver of a white sedan who they say fled from a traffic collision that killed two people on the 405 Freeway in Santa Ana on Friday, Jan. 5, according to the O.C. Register.
The accident happened in the evening on Friday, at about 8:30 p.m., on the 405, heading north, just north of Harbor Blvd. A sliver Audi was speeding when it made a lane change and crashed into a Dodge Challenger before crashing into the freeway’s center divider, according to the CHP. Continue reading
John Motesharrei, a 40-year-old Westminster man, pleaded guilty on his birthday Tuesday to a hit-and-run collision that killed Juan Ramirez Garcia, a 48-year-old Santa Ana man who was jogging in Fountain Valley, according to the O.C. Register.
Motesharrei pleaded guilty to hit and run with permanent injury, a felony, and hit and run with property damage, a misdemeanor. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Deceased: Reno Nicklaus Carothers (26) Santa Ana
On Thursday, November 30, 2017 at approximately 5:30 p.m., our officers responded to the intersection of Bristol Street and Santa Clara Avenue in regards to a motorcycle vs. vehicle collision with the motorcyclist reported to still be in the roadway. OCFA responded and briefly treated the motorcyclist at the scene before pronouncing him deceased. Continue reading
N. Bristol Street was shut down this evening after a fatal crash between a motorcyclist and a taxi cab, at W. Memory Lane and N. Bristol St., according to the O.C. Register.
The crash happened at around 5:40 p.m., according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Raul Vazquez Jr., 50, of Santa Ana, was killed on Thursday morning when he was struck by a vehicle when he got out of a disabled car on the Garden Grove (22) Freeway, according to the Fountain Valley Patch.
Charlotte Nugent, 68, of Seal Beach, died at UCI Medical Center in Orange at 9:37 a.m. She was driving one of the vehicles that crashed, according to the O.C. Coroner. Continue reading
ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date: November 16, 2017
SANTA ANA, Calif. – The Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) will continue to serve as the statewide traffic safety training agency through its acceptance of two grants from the California Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) for a training and Vertical Prosecution Program. OCDA was given $672,500 for the Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program and $594,600 for the California Traffic Safety Resource Program Training Network. OCDA has been working in partnership with OTS on Traffic Safety and driving under the influence of drugs (DUID) prosecutions since 2011. Continue reading
David Lee Macmillian, a 54-year-old homeless man, died Thursday evening, Oct. 26, hours after trying to ride his bicycle through opposing vehicle traffic and colliding with a Corvette, according to the O.C. Register.
Macmillian was apparently riding his bike north on the southbound side of Main St., on the sidewalk on Thursday night, at 6:46 p.m. Then he left the sidewalk and tried to cut through traffic, as he was riding his bike northeast near West Columbine Ave. That is when a yellow 2005 Corvette that was heading north on Main collided into him, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Investigating Fatal Vehicle vs. Pedestrian Collision
Deceased: Johanna Vargas (27) Santa Ana
On 10/24/2017, at approximately 11:22 pm, officers responded to the scene of a vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic collision in the 3600 block of West First Street (near Santa Anita Park). Officers located a 27-year old female pedestrian, Johanna Vargas, suffering from major head trauma as result of the collision. The Orange County Fire Authority responded to the scene and transported the victim to UCI medical center to be treated. The victim succumbs to her injuries at the hospital. Continue reading