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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→

The CHP is looking for a hit and run driver who caused a fatal car accident at the 55 Freeway on Saturday

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A hit and run driver who caused a fatal car accident on the 55 Freeway last Saturday afternoon, at about 2:25 p.m., is now being sought by the CHP, according to the O.C. Register.

The suspect was behind the wheel of a white sedan, headed south on the 55 Freeway, when he cut off a 2015 Mazda 6, causing that driver to swerve and crash into the side of a 2010 Toyota Sienna. The Toyota then careened into a 2017 Honda Pilot which went on to slam into a center divider. That Toyota also hit the center divider and proceeded to roll over several times. Continue reading→

A fatal pedestrian accident has closed First and Bristol this morning

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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→

A bicyclist died after being struck by a vehicle this morning on S. Bristol St.

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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→

The SAPD is investigating a hit and run crash that killed a pedestrian last night

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Collision Investigation Unit Looking For Possible Witnesses In Fatal Hit & Run Collision

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→

The SAPD is looking for witnesses who saw yesterday’s fatal motorcycle accident

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Collision Investigation Unit Looking For Any Potential Witnesses To Fatal Auto vs Motorcycle Collision

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→

A Santa Ana man was killed after stepping out of a disabled vehicle on the 22 Freeway

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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→

An 87-year old bicyclist was killed by a vehicle near 1st and Center Streets today

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: SAPD Collision Investigation Unit Investigating Fatal Auto vs Bicyclist 2200 West First Street

Deceased: Lien Huu Ha (87) Santa Ana

On Saturday, October 28, 2017 at 12:51 p.m., our officers responded to the intersection of 1st and Center Streets in regards to a vehicle versus bicyclist collision with the bicyclist reported to still be in the roadway. OCFA responded and treated the bicyclist at the scene before transporting him to a local trauma center with major injuries. He was later pronounced deceased at the hospital. Continue reading→

A homeless man on a bike was killed when he cut into traffic in south Santa Ana

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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→