Posts tagged Accident

• Train Smashes into Truck on Railroad Tracks

  Chrissie Cole | October 27, 2007 7:52 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  An Amtrak train traveling northbound struck a large truck that was parked next to the railroad tracks, on Tuesday night. The train accident happened at 9:25 p.m., the driver of the truck was not at the scene and no one was injured.The big rig was parked to close to the train tracks, according to California Highway Patrol.Authorities are investigating the accident and are unsure why the truck was...

• Lemoore Motorcylist Injured in Motorcycle Accident

  Chrissie Cole | October 15, 2007 11:13 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A motorcycle accident, on Sunday, left a Lemoore man seriously injured when he was thrown from his motorcycle and landed on a barbed-wire fence, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).The accident happened at 5:15 p.m. at Balch Park Road, according to a report released by California Highway Patrol. The man, 27, was heading south on Balch Park Road when he failed to properly negotiate...

• One Person Killed, 4 Injured in Freeway Accicent

  Chrissie Cole | October 05, 2007 9:53 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A car accident today on Harbor Freeway, in Los Angeles, claimed the life of one person and injured four others, according to authorities.A vehicle with four men was heading southbound on 110 Freeway at 5:20 a.m. when the car was involved in a multiple-car collision, according to a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Fire Department.The vehicle caught on fire and one person was unable to exit until...

• California Man Killed in Pedestrian Accident

  Chrissie Cole | October 01, 2007 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A pedestrian accident, early Sunday morning, claimed the life of a 31-year-old man as he walked in front of a vehicle that was heading eastbound on State Road 198, according to the California Highway Patrol.The man, of Lemoore, was struck by a 2000 Isuzu Rodeo, according to reports by CHP. The woman driving the SUV was traveling at approximately 70 mph. She applied her brakes to avoid hitting...

• Modesto Truck Driver Killed in Truck Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 28, 2007 1:01 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A man was killed in a truck accident, on Thursday, when he became pinned between a tomato trailer and his truck, according to authorities.The man, 51, of Ceres, was an independent contractor who had been hauling tomatoes for Antonini Expressfor the past two seasons, according to the owner. Firefighters responded to the scene at about 7:35 a.m. and found him wedged between the cab of the tractor...

• Tragic Car Accident Claims the Lives of Three Small Children

  Chrissie Cole | September 24, 2007 12:48 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Three children were tragically killed in a car accident today, when the Ford Expedition they were driving in crashed with a Chevy Truck, driven by an off-duty Sheriff Deputy, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP).The Expedition driven by the mother, 26, of Visalia, was traveling north on Road 172, according to an officer at the scene. The driver of the truck, 27, of Exeter, was...

• Toddler Killed in Driveway Accident

  Chrissie Cole | September 10, 2007 1:31 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A driveway accident tragically claimed the life of a 14-month-old child this morning, when the father ran him over outside their home in North Hollywood, according to authorities.The toddler was transported to the hospital where he died shortly after. The accident occurred at 7:20 a.m. this morning, according to a Los Angeles Police Officer.The man, whose name has not been released, was backing...

• Two Killed In Pedestrian-Train Accidents within Hours

  Chrissie Cole | September 08, 2007 7:49 AM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Two pedestrians were killed within a nine-hour span of one another, Thursday, in two separate railroad accidents in the Bay Area.Union Pacific officials report a Newark woman was killed after being struck by a freight train at 3:04 a.m. while walking across the train tracks on Cedar Blvd. The accident is currently under investigation. Barely eight hours after the first accident authorities...

• Motorcycle Passenger Killed in Crash with Pickup

  Chrissie Cole | September 04, 2007 9:42 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A woman was killed in a motorcycle accident, Sunday, on Highway 101 in San Jose.The crash occurred at 2:18 p.m. on the southbound lanes of 101 near Highway 85, according to the California Highway Patrol. The accident closed down three of the southbound 101 lanes for over an hour.The woman killed in the accident was a passenger on the motorcycle. The motorcycle and a Toyota pickup truck were...

• Teen Ejected in Car Accident Involving Drunk Driver

  Chrissie Cole | August 31, 2007 6:57 PM | 0 CommentsOrange County, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The driver of a speeding car suspected of driving while under the influence, veered off the road and struck a sign, causing his 17-year-old passenger, not wearing a seatbelt, to be ejected from the backseat , authorities said.The passenger sustained serious injury in the car accident, according to California Highway patrol.The accident occurred on Friday, at 2:45 a.m. when the 23-year-old driver...