Southern California Car Accident Crash Breaking News

22-Year-Old Riverside Woman Dies After Being Ejected From Vehicle During Police Pursuit: A 22-year-old Riverside woman was killed Sunday after being ejected from her car during a police pursuit, officials said. An officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a black 1997 Honda Civic as it was entering westbound State Route 91 at La Sierra Avenue on Sunday around 3:31 a.m., the Riverside Police Department said in a news release. The driver of the Honda, identified only as a 22-year-old female resident of Riverside, failed to yield and so a pursuit [] http://bit.ly/2SSDiwh

Man Charged With Murder in Suspected DUI Wrong-Way Crash That Killed Driver on 405 Fwy in Bel-Air: A man was charged with murder in a suspected DUI wrong-way crash that killed another driver on the 405 Freeway in Bel-Air, the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office said Thursday. Marco Abrego, 42, of Northridge faces one felony count each of murder, gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and driving under the influence of an alcoholic beverage causing injury, according to a news release from the DA's office. He also faces allegations of causing great bodily injury and/or death and [] http://bit.ly/2uV299T

Ex-Lancaster School Principal Gets 15 Years to Life in Prison for DUI Murder: A former Lancaster elementary school principal received a prison sentence of 15 years to life Thursday for killing another driver in a DUI crash in Palmdale. Mary Noel Kruppe, 37, was convicted on Feb. 3 of second-degree murder and gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated for the death of 29-year-old Jessica Ordaz of Lancaster, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office. Kruppe, a 37-year-old resident of Pearblossom, was principal of Enterprise Elementary at the time of the deadly collision. [] http://bit.ly/2vPzoeI

In ‘Horrific Night' for SoCal Roads, Officials Respond to Deadly Wrong-Way Crashes in Bel-Air, Monrovia: L.A.-area officials responded to at least two fatal wrong-way crashes early Sunday, one on the 405 Freeway near the Getty Center and another on the 210 Freeway in Monrovia. It was a horrific night on Los Angeles area streets and freeways, with multiple violent and deadly crashes, including those involving at least four wrong way drivers and/or head-on collisions, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey wrote in a Reddit post on Sunday morning. While cause investigations continue, driver impairment [] http://bit.ly/2UT40Xj

11-Year-Old Boy Seriously Injured After Getting Hit by Car While Riding Bicycle in Ventura: An 11-year-old boy was riding a bicycle when he was struck by a vehicle in the city of Ventura on Thursday, officials said. Officers from the Ventura Police Department responded to a call of an injury traffic collision involving a vehicle and a bicyclist on the 1800 block of Topaz Avenue, the department said in a news release. They arrived to find the 11-year-old bicyclist suffering from serious injuries, officials said. The boy was treated at the scene and then [] http://bit.ly/2SMEf89

Irvine Police Officer and Another Driver Injured After Crash: An Irvine police officer was responding to a crime when he and a driver in another vehicle collided at an intersection, officials said. An officer in an Irvine Police Department patrol vehicle with its lights and sirens on was responding to a crime in progress, traveling eastbound on Irvine Center Drive, entering the intersection at Yale Avenue, according to the California Highway Patrol. At the same time, a grey Toyota Prius was entering the intersection traveling northbound on Yale Avenue, [] http://bit.ly/2tPDmU5

2 Dead in Montclair Crash That Also Injured 5-Year-Old Child, Man: Impairment may have played a role when an SUV and a sedan violently collided in a residential street in Montclair, killing two people and injuring two others, including a child, officials said Sunday. The two-vehicle collision happened around 10:30 p.m. Saturday on Ramona Avenue and Howard Street, near the busier Mission Boulevard, according to the Montclair Police Department. In addition to officers, the Montclair Fire Department responded to the scene to render aid. All four people involved suffered blunt force [] http://bit.ly/2vpm28B

Actor-Comedian Orson Bean, 91, Hit and Killed by Car in Venice: Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian, was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 91. The Los Angeles County coroner's office confirmed Bean's Friday night death, saying it was being investigated as a traffic-related fatality. The coroner's office provided the location where Bean was found, which matched the location of the crash. A man was walking in the Venice neighborhood when he was clipped by a vehicle and fell, Los Angeles Police Department [] http://bit.ly/31CE5V3

Suspect Arrested After Hit-and-Run in Pacoima Leaves Man Dead: Police arrested a suspect following a hit-and-run in Pacoima late Thursday left a man dead, authorities said. The collision was reported about 8:15 p.m. at Glenoaks Bouelevard and Desmond Street, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Jeff Lee said. A man was crossing within an unmarked crosswalk when he was struck by a red or burgundy newer-model SUV, which was last seen getting onto the eastbound 118 Freeway, police officials said. Tragically, the pedestrian died here at scene, LAPD Capt. Andrew [] http://bit.ly/377qXs4

As L.A. Traffic Deaths Remain High, Officials Plead With Drivers to Stop Texting: In the fourth full year of a program designed to eliminate traffic fatalities on Los Angeles streets, the number of people killed in car crashes stayed stubbornly high, early data show. Last year, 244 people were killed in traffic collisions on city streets, a decrease of 0.8% compared to 2018, according to preliminary figures from the city. The victims included 134 people who were walking and 19 people biking. The data may change slightly with additional analysis, officials said. But [] http://bit.ly/2H0hGHJ

GoFundMe Raises Money for Family of Oxnard Police Officer Killed in Crash After Leaving Work: A GoFundMe account was started Thursday to help the family of an Oxnard police and school resource officer who was killed the previous day in a motorcycle crash. Officer Nathan Martin, 45, died after his motorcycle was apparently struck by a tractor trailer making a left turn in front of him in the area of Third Street and Campton Drive around 4 p.m. Wednesday, according to the Oxnard Police Department. He was off-duty at the time and the collision occurred [] http://bit.ly/2RK3IQh

Oxnard Police Officer Killed in Motorcycle Collision Less Than a Mile From Station: A procession was held Wednesday evening for a fallen Oxnard police officer who died in a motorcycle crash earlier in the day. Nathan Martin, 45, was off-duty when he died following a crash near the intersection of Third Street between Marquita Street and Campton Drive, south of Oxnard's La Colonia neighborhood around 4:00 p.m., according to the Oxnard Police Department. Martin had just left the Oxnard police station less than a mile away and was driving eastbound on Third Street [] http://bit.ly/2S0F0uc