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The SAPD is investigating yesterday’s fatal crash after a police pursuit

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Investigating Fatal Traffic Collision Involving Commercial Burglary/Pursuit

Driver/Arrestee – Ge’onte Ray Charles Sessions (20), Los Angeles

Decedent – Luis Arreguin (19), Los Angeles

On Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at approximately 11:04 pm an Orange County Sheriff’s Deputy attempted to initiate a traffic stop of a suspicious vehicle in the City of Tustin. A short vehicle pursuit ensued, until it was terminated when the suspect vehicle was lost by the Sheriff’s Deputy as it entered the east side of the City of Santa Ana.

At approximately 11:05 pm the Santa Ana Police Department (SAPD) received several calls from citizens reporting a traffic collision of a vehicle into a tree in the area of 1600 E. Chestnut Avenue. Continue reading→

The SAPD is trying to locate the family of a woman who was hit by a vehicle

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Connie Gale Simms

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Family Sought for 79-Year-Old Female Involved in Serious Traffic Collision

Injured Party: Connie Gale Simms (79) Unknown

On Sunday, August 19, 2018 at approximately 11:43 a.m., the Santa Ana Police Department received several calls in regards to a vehicle versus pedestrian collision in the parking lot of Goodwill Industries located in the 2700 block of W. 5th St. The female was reportedly in and out of consciousness but breathing. Upon their arrival, Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) personnel briefly treated the female at the scene before she was transported to UCI Medical Center for treatment. Continue reading→

A female skateboarder being pulled by a vehicle died in Santa Ana early this morning

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Collision Investigations Unit – Investigating Fatal Pedestrian Collision 2400 Block North Spruce

Deceased: Vanessa Nichole Salcido (24) Santa Ana

On Sunday, June 22, 2018 at approximately 1:30 am, the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) received a 911 call from a Santa Ana resident reporting a female had fallen from a skateboard and was down in the roadway in the 2400 block of N. Spruce Street. The female was reportedly unconscious but breathing. Upon their arrival, OCFA personnel briefly treated the female at the scene before she was transported by CARE Ambulance to UCI Medical Center for treatment. Continue reading→

Repeat DUI driver gets 5 years in prison after multi-car accident in Santa Ana

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Garret James McKinnon after a DUI accident

Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: REPEAT DUI OFFENSES RESULT IN NUMEROUS INJURIES AND RESULT IN SEVERAL FELONY CHARGES

SAPD REMINDS YOU TO #DONTDRINKANDDRIVE

On July 25, 2013 Arrestee Garret James McKinnon was involved in a vehicle pursuit with our officers before he collided with three other vehicles causing his vehicle to overturn near Garfield and Brown Streets.

The collision resulted in six people being injured including himself. As a result of this collision and his conviction for 2800.3 VC, Evading a Peace Officer and 23152(a) VC Driving Under The Influence, McKinnon’s license was revoked and he was sentenced to 5 years in state prison. Continue reading→

A man somehow survived after being hit by two cars on Thursday night in Santa Ana

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An unidentified man has been hospitalized after he was hit by two cars while crossing a Santa Ana street Thursday, June 28, according to the O.C. Register.

The victim was crossing she street at the 1300 block of West First St., just west of S. Bristol Street, at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday night when he was hit by one car and then by another car. Both drivers sped off and did not check on the man or call the police, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→

A driver crashed into a pole in Santa Ana this morning and split his vehicle in half

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A unidentified private ambulance driver in his 20’s crashed this morning at about 1:40 a.m. into a pole at E. Dyer Road and S. Main Street, in Santa Ana, and was lucky to survive after his vehicle was split in half, according to the O.C. Register.

Authorities believe the driver was speeding at about 60 to 65 mph when his vehicle hit a bump and then crashed into the pole in question, according to the OCFA. Continue reading→

The SAPD is investigating a fatal car accident that happened early this morning

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Santa Ana PD Investigating Single Vehicle Fatal Collision – 2600 Block West MacArthur Blvd

Deceased: Diego Stevan Garcia (27) Santa Ana

On Friday, June 15, 2018 at approximately 12:27 AM, officers from the Santa Ana Police Department responded to the area of 2600 block W. MacArthur Boulevard in regards to a vehicle vs. tree collision with a baby reported to be in the vehicle. OCFA responded and treated the three occupants at the scene.

The male driver, Diego Stevan Garcia, was pronounced deceased shortly thereafter while the female adult and infant passengers were transported by CARE Ambulance to the OC Global Medical Center for treatment of their respective moderate and minor injuries. Continue reading→

The SAPD is trying to find the driver of a van involved in a felony hit and run

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Santa Ana Police Department

Thursday June 14th, 2018 :: 04:48 p.m. PDT

Advisory: Santa Ana PD Traffic Investigators Request Public Assistance In Identifying Van In Felony Hit And Run Collision

On Thursday, June 7, 2018 at approx. 2:13 pm, a female was crossing the street, in the sidewalk, south on Orange Ave. at McFadden Avenue. As the woman approached the south side of the intersection, a white van travelling east on McFadden struck the female pedestrian as the driver made a right onto Orange. Continue reading→

A pedestrian was struck by a car and killed this morning in Tustin

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This morning, at about 7:11 a.m., the Tustin Police Department received a call regarding a traffic collision at Newport Ave. and the 5 Freeway. The caller indicated that a dark blue BMW had struck a pedestrian.

The responding police officers located an adult male subject on the sidewalk under the 5 Freeway overpass. He was found to be deceased. The police officers then located a dark blue BMW that was stopped along the curb at Newport and the southbound 5 Freeway exit. The driver of that vehicle spoke with the police officers and he was subsequently transported to a local area hospital for treatment of unknown injuries. Continue reading→

A Century High School student was killed in a car accident in Tustin on Friday

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Pedro Fuentes, a 17-year-old Century High School student, was killed on Friday in a car accident that occurred in Tustin.

The collision happened at the 16000 block of Legacy. The OCFA firefighters who responded to the scene used the jaws of life to extricate the victims.  Continue reading→

A bicyclist was killed in a hit and run accident early this morning in Santa Ana

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Investigating Bicyclist vs. Vehicle Fatal/Hit & Run

Decedent – Pending Family Notification

On Thursday, March 22, 2018 at approximately 0033 hrs. the California Highway Patrol received a 911 call from a motorist reporting a male down in the street in the 400 block of E. Goetz Street. The call was transferred to the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) who was dispatched to the area. Upon their arrival, OFCA personnel located a male covered with blood and subsequently pronounced him deceased at the scene at 0047 hrs. Continue reading→

Giovanni Arreguin has been identified as the driver killed in a car accident in the Floral Park neighborhood this Saturday

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Giovanni Arreguin, 18-years-old, has been identified as the man who was killed early on Saturday, March 17, when his car ran into a tree after veering off the roadway in Santa Ana’s Floral Park Neighborhood, according to the OC Coroner.

Arreguin was driving an unidentified vehicle eastbound on Santa Clara Ave., from Heliotrope Ave., at about 2:40 a.m. when his vehicle left the roadway and ran into a tree located on the south side of the 600 block of W. Santa Clara Ave., according to the SAPD. Continue reading→

A driver crashed into a tree and died in the Floral Park neighborhood early this morning

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Investigation – Single-vehicle Fatal Collision- 600 Block West Santa Clara Ave

Decedent- John Doe

On Saturday 03/17/18 at 0240 hours, officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle collision at 600 W. Santa Clara Ave.

Based on the investigation, a silver Toyota Camry was traveling eastbound on Santa Clara Av. from Heliotrope Av. when the driver veered off the roadway and struck a tree located on the south side of the street. Continue reading→

A pedestrian was struck by a vehicle and badly injured yesterday afternoon in Santa Ana

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An unidentified male pedestrian was hospitalized with life-threatening injuries Saturday night after being struck by a car in Santa Ana earlier yesterday afternoon, according to the O.C. Register.

The man was struck by a southbound vehicle as he was crossing the street at the intersection of Fairview and First Streets, in Santa Ana, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→