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Mini bike driver killed after crashing into a semi-trailer in Orange

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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.

A fatal car accident at 1st and Lacy claimed the life of an unborn child

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On Friday, June 26th, 2020, at approximately 9:46 pm, the Santa Ana Police Department received a call of a traffic collision involving multiple vehicles in the area of 1st and Lacy. Officers responded to the area and located the collision involving two vehicles. Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) personnel responded and began to treat the injured parties. All three of the injured parties were transported to the hospital for further medical attention. One of the injured passengers, who was eight months pregnant, underwent emergency surgery. During the surgery, the fetus was pronounced deceased as a direct result of the collision.

The preliminary investigation has revealed that one of the vehicles was traveling east on 1st making a left turn onto Lacy. A second vehicle, traveling west on 1st at a high rate of speed, struck the vehicle making the left turn onto Lacy. The driver traveling west on 1st fled the scene on foot prior to the arrival of police. Investigators are still determining if alcohol played a role in the collision, but speed is believed to be a factor. The cause of the collision remains under investigation.

The Santa Ana Police Department’s Collision Investigation Unit (CIU) is handling the investigation. Anyone having information about this collision is asked to contact Investigator Cpl. Danny Carrillo at (714) 245-8208 or the Santa Ana Police Department’s Traffic Division at (714) 245-8200.

A possibly drunk driver died early today in a car crash in Santa Ana

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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.

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→

Santa Ana pedestrian injured by a hit and run driver after a car accident on Saturday night

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A man was seriously injured Saturday evening, Sept. 23, when he was struck by a car that drove onto a sidewalk following a two-vehicle collision, according to the O.C. Register.

The victim was walking on the sidewalk at the 500 block of North Main St. when two cars collided, at about 8:50 p.m. One of the vehicles injured the victim when it went onto the sidewalk, after the collision.  Continue reading→

The SAPD caught a man who fled from a car crash with a baby in his arms

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An unidentified man reportedly ran from SAPD police officers, after a car crash, and jumped over several fences while holding a baby in his arms, before he abandoned the baby and hid in a house, according to the O.C. Register.

The car crash happened at 7:40 p.m. on Tuesday, July 25, at the intersection of Bristol Street and Warner Avenue, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→

High performance Mercedes-Benz crashes into a local Santa Ana business

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Fast and Furious 7 is coming out soon in April but tonight we had a preview of it here in Santa Ana.  A custom high performance Mercedes-Benz automobile on a road test crashed tonight into a building belonging to Cresta Verde Landscape in Santa Ana.

The fiery crash was captured on video by one of our readers, Anthony Monks, who shared the footage and a few pictures with us. Continue reading→

Distracted driver to face trial for car crash that killed a woman on the 405

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Jorene Ypanto Nicolas

Jorene Ypanto Nicolas

Orange County District Attorney Press Release

For Immediate Release, Case # 12WF0170: March 31, 2014

DISTRACTED FREEWAY DRIVER TO FACE TRIAL FOR KILLING MOTORIST BY CRASHING AT 80 MPH INTO CAR STOPPED IN TRAFFIC

SANTA ANA – An inattentive driver faces trial tomorrow for killing a motorist by crashing into the victim’s car at approximately 80 mph after failing to notice that traffic had come to a stop. Jorene Ypanto Nicolas, 31, San Diego, is charged with one felony count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and faces a maximum sentence of six years in state prison if convicted. Opening statements are scheduled to begin tomorrow, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. in Department C-28, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

At approximately 11:00 a.m. on April 27, 2011, Nicolas is accused of speeding northbound on Interstate 405 near Edwards Street in a Toyota Prius. She is accused of being distracted and inattentive while driving and failing to notice that the traffic ahead had come to a complete stop. Continue reading→

Updated: Gang banger on probation caused hit and run crash that killed 2 men

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UPDATE: Police have identified the suspect wanted for a deadly hit-and-run crash as a documented gang member on probation, according to CBS News.  The driver was identified as 21-year-old Jorge Ocampo, a documented gang member who was on probation, according to ABC News.

Police are searching for a driver and his passenger after a hit-and-run crash that killed two other motorists Friday at a Santa Ana intersection, according to NBC News.

The crash happened just after 11 a.m. Friday at Cabrillo Park Drive and Fruit Street, across from the Matchpoint Tennis Academy at Cabrillo Park. Two men who were inside a black Audi sedan remain at large in the neighborhood, according to CBS News. Continue reading→