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• How's this for irony?

  IB Contributor | June 10, 2007 12:01 AM | 2 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Court Hearing to Save Pitbull a Day after Pitbulls Attack Tustin woman and Maul her DogEarly Wednesday morning, two female pitbulls snatched a poodle from the arms of an elderly woman in Tustin and mauled the little dog in front of her eyes, in her front yard, according to an article in The Orange County Register. On Thursday morning, a Westminster woman's attorney begged an Orange County...

• Biker Dies in Hit-and-Run Accident

  Christina Cole | April 06, 2007 3:07 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 52-year-old man was killed in a hit-and-run motorcycle accident, when a car slammed into his motorcycle, east of the Bay Bridge toll place. The accident happened on westbound Interstate 80 around 5am. The biker was traveling to his job in San Francisco.Police found the suspected vehicle, a 1990 black Honda in the toll plaza parking lot, but they have not yet been able to find the driver. When...

• Soldier involved in deadly crash arrested

  IB Contributor | March 31, 2007 11:34 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  He's charged with two counts of vehicular manslaugher. A man who triggered a January car crash in Rialto that claimed the lives of two teen girls was captured in Kentucky and is expected to be returned to California soon, according to an article in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (http://www.dailybulletin.com/search/ci_5553373)David Ponce Ledezma, 21, of Colton, who is in the U.S. Army and was...

• Orange County motorcycle accident claims life.

  IB Contributor | March 15, 2007 10:33 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A 24-year-old man died Wednesday night after he was thrown from his motorcycle while trying to avoid getting struck by a vehicle, according to a news report in The Orange County Register.Nicolas Andrew Cardoza, of Cypress, was traveling on Ball Road near Palm Way when the motorcycle accident occurred, police said. According to eyewitness reports, a Volkswagen sedan traveling in the No. 2 lane on...

• Parents Sued For Babysitter's Auto Accident

  IB Contributor | February 11, 2007 3:45 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Most of us have hired a babysitter to watch our children at one time or another. Even one of the neighborhood kids, right? But, what happens when the babysitter causes an automobile accident? You could be liable, according to a recent decision by the 3rd District Court of Appeals.Babysitter, eighteen year-old Michael Ruhland, driving his father's car, had just picked up William and Lori...

• Teen Age Driver Accidents

  IB Contributor | January 29, 2007 7:45 PM | 1 CommentOrange County, CA

  How can we prevent the carnage?Car accidents are the number one killer of teenagers in the United States. Promising and precious lives can be lost, or forever changed, when our teenagers take the wheel. Speeding while distracted seems to be more common among teenage drivers, and this behavior often results in permanent disfigurement, or even worse, a fatal car crash. Consider the case of...

• Study Reveals High Levels of Lead In Lipstick

  Chrissie Cole | September 01, 2009 12:19 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Lead levels in lipstick are higher than previously reported according to a new study by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency tested 20 (unidentified brands) lipsticks and...

• Fisher-Price Recalls Geo Trax Locomotive Toys for Lead Hazard

  Chrissie Cole | September 06, 2007 10:00 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Fisher-Price announced a voluntary toy recall of 90,000 Trax Toy locomotives, manufactured in China, due to paint that contains excessive levels of lead. Lead can be toxic if ingested by small children, consumers are advised to take the toys away from small children and contact Fisher-Price for a free replacement toy.The toy recall includes the Geo Trax Freightway Transport and Geo Trax Special...

• Dog Bite Punctures Toddler's Eye

  Chrissie Cole | August 11, 2007 10:33 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  A two-year-old boy was hospitalized after suffering a dog bite that punctured his left eye on Tuesday.The boy, whose name was not released, was taken to Terre Haute Regional Hospital and then transported by helicopter to Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis. As of late Tuesday, his condition was unknown.The boy was attacked by the dog when his mother was house-sitting while the homeowners were in...

• California Freeway Fatalities

  IB Contributor | July 06, 2007 11:14 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA

  Since 1968, California has had only three days without a freeway traffic fatality on its freeways. There have only been three fatal-crash-free days on California freeways since 1968. Thirty-nine years and only three fatality accident free days.The last time California saw a "fatal free day" was Sept. 12, 2000.Since statistics have been kept, the state has never gotten through a major holiday...