The SAPD has responded to an injury traffic collision investigation at the intersection of Fairview Street & Warner Avenue.
The intersection will be closed until further notice – please avoid this area.
On December 16, at 9:30 am, a semi tractor-trailer was traveling east on Taft Avenue and turned south on Leslie Way, in the City of Orange. A male adult was driving a gas powered mini bike east on Taft Avenue in the bicycle lane. The mini bike collided into the semi-trailer at Taft Avenue and Leslie Way.
The driver of the mini bike was pronounced deceased at the scene. The driver of the semi-truck remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor.
The Orange Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) is investigating the collision.
Eastbound lanes of Taft Avenue between Neville and St. Thomas were closed until approximately 2:00 pm.
Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to call the Orange Police Department at 714-744-7444.
On Sunday, December 13, 2020, at approximately 2:10 PM, the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) received multiple calls of a vehicle-pedestrian traffic collision in the area of Main Street and Alton Avenue. Patrol officers responded to the scene and found an adult female down in the roadway suffering from major injuries. Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) personnel responded to the scene and treated the female. The female was transported by CARE Ambulance to University of California, Irvine (UCI) Medical Center for further treatment. At 9:33 PM, the female was pronounced deceased by UCI Medical Center personnel.
The preliminary investigation revealed the female pedestrian was crossing Main Street, north of the intersection of Alton Avenue. The involved vehicle was traveling west on Alton Avenue and turned north onto Main Street before striking the female pedestrian. The involved driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigating officers. Alcohol or drugs are not believed to have played a role in this collision. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigations Unit (CIU) is now handling the investigation. Anyone with information regarding the collision is asked to contact Investigator Corporal Hadley at (714) 245-8216 or the Santa Ana Police Department Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.
On Tuesday night, Dec. 8, 2020, at approximately 7:00 p.m., a male adult was walking in the street near the 1900 block of N. Tustin. The pedestrian was struck by a red sedan traveling south.
Fire Paramedics responded and the victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased.
The driver of the sedan remained at the scene and cooperated with the investigation. Drugs or alcohol did not appear to be a factor.
The Orange Police Department Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) is investigating the collision.
All lanes of Tustin Street between Meats and Taft were closed until approximately 1:00 a.m.
Anyone with information on this investigation is asked to call the Orange Police Department at 714-744-7444.
An unidentified pedestrian was struck by a car and killed early on Thursday morning on the northbound 55 Freeway in Costa Mesa near the 405 Freeway at 3:20 a.m., according to the CHP.
The vehicle that struck the pedestrian was a white Ford Fusion, according to the CHP. The crash happened on the freeway’s right shoulder.
The O.C. Coroner responded to the accident at 3:36 a.m.
The driver in question was not identified.
Juan Martinez Tovar of Santa Ana, a 79-year-old man, was walking on Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach when he was struck by a vehicle early on Wednesday, Nov. 11.
The crash that killed Tovar dead occurred about 5:10 a.m. just south of Brookhurst Street, according to the Huntington Beach Police Department.
Tovar was pronounced dead at the scene.
A 59-year-old man from Newport Beach, was the driver of the vehicle that hit Tovar. The driver stayed at the site of the crash and he cooperated with the police.
Anyone with information on this crash is asked to call Huntington Beach police investigator D. Demetre at 714-536-5670.
Tovar’s family has started a Gofundme page to raise money for his funeral.
Several of our Facebook readers asked on October 14 if we knew what had happened on Baker St. and the 405 Freeway. It turns out there was an awful DUI accident at Baker St. and Bear St., just before noon that day, according to the Costa Mesa Police Department.
The accident involved five cars. The driver of a minivan rear-ended four other vehicles stopped at a red light.
Costa Mesa Police Officers found used syringes in the minivan, as pictured above.
The driver was arrested for felony DUI causing injury to other motorists.
Two victims were transported to a nearby hospital for complaints of pain and two other victims had minor injuries not requiring transport.
On Wednesday, August 26, 2020 at 10:07 PM, the Santa Ana Police Department received a call of a female down in the roadway at 700 E. Warner Ave., which is near Delhi Park and the Santa Ana Armory.
Officers responded to the area and found an adult female down in the roadway suffering major injuries. Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded and began to treat the female before pronouncing her deceased at the scene.
The preliminary investigation has revealed the female pedestrian was in the roadway at 700 E. Warner Ave. Vehicle #1 was traveling east on Warner Ave. and struck the female. The driver exited the vehicle to check on the female when a second vehicle struck the female in the roadway. Both motorists who were operating the vehicles were contacted at the scene and are cooperating with the investigation. At this time, speed and alcohol are not believed to play a factor in the collision.
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigations Unit (CIU) is handling the investigation. Anyone possibly having information about this collision is asked to contact Inv. N. Guijarro at (714) 245-8219 or the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.
On Sunday, July 5, 2020 at 10:07 PM, the Santa Ana Police Department received several calls of a male down in the roadway at the intersection of S. Bristol St. and W. Myrtle St. Officers responded to the area and found an adult male down in the roadway suffering major injuries. Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded and began to treat the male before pronouncing him deceased at the scene.
The preliminary investigation has revealed the male pedestrian was crossing S. Bristol St at W. Myrtle St. when he was struck by a vehicle that was traveling south. The driver of the vehicle was contacted at the scene. A witness stated the vehicle that remained at the scene was involved in a street race with a second vehicle, prior to striking the pedestrian. At this time, it is unknown if a street race occurred but speed did play a factor in the collision.
The driver, identified as Bryan Lemus, was arrested at the scene for felony vehicular manslaughter. He was booked at the Santa Ana Jail.
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigations Unit (CIU) is handling the investigation. Anyone possibly having information about this collision is asked to contact Cpl. W. Hadley at (714) 245-8216 or the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.
Southbound Grand Avenue from Edinger Avenue to Warner Avenue has been reduced to one lane in order to accommodate emergency work being performed by Southern California Edison due to a traffic accident. In addition, there will be intermittent closures on southbound Grand Avenue between Edinger Avenue to Warner Avenue to complete the work.
Please use alternate routes or plan for possible delays since this lane reduction and intermittent closures will impact traffic flow. Southern California Edison will be working through the weekend and anticipates completing the work on Monday, June 22, 2020. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for understanding.
La Avenida Grand hacia el sur desde la Avenida Edinger hasta la Avenida Warner se ha reducido a un carril con el fin de acomodar el trabajo de emergencia que está realizando Southern California Edison debido a un accidente de tráfico. Además, habrá cierres intermitentes en la Avenida Grand hacia el sur entre la Avenida Edinger a la Avenida Warner para completar el trabajo.
Utilice rutas alternativas o planifique posibles retrasos, ya que esta reducción de carril y cierres intermitentes afectarán el flujo de tráfico. Southern California Edison trabajará durante el fin de semana y anticipa completar el trabajo el lunes 22 de junio de 2020. Nos disculpamos de antemano por cualquier inconveniente y le agradecemos por comprensión.
A man was walking on the westbound side of First Street at Flower Street, just before 1:30 a.m., on Monday, June 15, when he was struck by several vehicles, according to the SAPD.
The victim suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local a hospital, according to the O.C. Register.
The drivers of the vehicles that struck the victim apparently did not stop to render aid or to call the police.
The incident happened right by Flower Street Park, south of Angels Community Park, about a half mile away from the SAPD headquarters.
The SAPD shut down the westbound side of First Street between Flower and Main streets for the crash investigation. They were also planning on checking surveillance video to try to identify the vehicles that struck the man.
The name of the victim was not released to the media.
On Saturday, May 23rd, 2020 at 2:45 AM, our officers responded to McFadden Avenue and Ross Street regarding a single vehicle traffic collision. Orange County Fire Authority personnel responded and provided medical attention to the male driver before pronouncing him deceased at the scene.
The preliminary investigation has revealed the vehicle was traveling south on Ross Street approaching McFadden Avenue. The vehicle failed to stop at the intersection and collided into a wall on Ross Street, south of McFadden Avenue. The driver of the vehicle was the sole occupant. Alcohol is believed to be a factor in the collision.
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigations Unit (CIU) is handling the investigation. Anyone possibly having information about this collision is asked to contact Investigator N. Quinones at (714) 245-8284, or the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.
OCFA units responded to a traffic collision on Segerstrom near Flower in Santa Ana shortly after midnight, near Saddleback High School.
Firefighters used auto extrication tools to free the passengers, according to the OCFA.
Firefighter paramedics tended to 4 people. One was transported to the hospital w/moderate injuries.
SAPD police officers are currently working an OCTA bus vs SUV collision in the area of St Andrew Pl & Standard Ave., south of Madison Park, according to the SAPD’s Twitter page.
The accident happened at about 8 a.m. this morning.
Four bus passengers and the SUV driver have been transported to a nearby hospital, none w/ life threatening injuries.
Please stay away from this area until cleared.
On Sunday, October 13th, 2019 at approximately 5:20 am., the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) received several calls of a vehicle vs. bicycle traffic collision at the intersection of Main Street and Warner Avenue. Officers responded to the area and found a male down in the roadway in the middle of the intersection with visible head trauma. Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) personnel responded and began to treat the male before he was transported by CARE Ambulance to the OC Global Medical Center. The male is currently in extremely grave condition.
The preliminary investigation has revealed the male bicyclist was headed north on Main through the intersection when he was struck by a vehicle headed west on Warner. The vehicle involved in this collision fled from the scene prior to the officers’ arrival. It remains outstanding and it , along with the driver, remain unidentified. Alcohol is believed to have played a role in this collision. The collision remains under investigation.
The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) is handling the investigation. Anyone possibly having information about this collision is asked to contact Corporal Brett Nelson at (714) 245-8208.