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Teresa Andrade, 71, was killed in a Los Angeles car accident the afternoon of December 20, 2009, after a fleeing hit-and-run driver struck her car. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, Andrade was ejected from her car when an SUV struck it on Wilmington Avenue near Raymond Street, in Compton. The SUV was going north on Wilmington when it struck a woman on a motorcycle who was traveling in the same direction. The driver of the SUV slowed down as if he were going to stop or pull over but instead made a U-turn and crashed into the vehicle carrying Andrade.
The driver fled the site of the crash, but his SUV's license plate had fallen off at the scene. Los Angeles Sheriff's officials traced the license plate to a Compton home where they detained three people. However, the driver was brought in to the Compton police station by family members shortly after the accident. Officials have not yet identified the driver.
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A 41-year-old woman was killed in a Los Angeles car accident caused by a suspected drunk driver the morning of December 20, 2009, the Pasadena Star News reports. California Highway Patrol officials say 43-year-old Thomas E. Vanauken was driving a 2009 Acura MDX SUV on the 10 Freeway near Santa Anita Avenue, in El Monte. He was in the number one lane and traveling at a high rate of speed, possibly over 120 mph, according to eyewitnesses. The woman was also in the number one lane and in front of the Acura, driving a 1995 Mitsubishi with two passengers, when she slowed down for traffic ahead.
Vanauken's vehicle then rear-ended the Mitsubishi. She died shortly afterward at a local hospital. One of the passengers in the Mitsubishi, a 32-year-old woman sustained moderate injuries, while the other, a 35-year-old woman was uninjured. Vanauken sustained minor injuries and was booked on suspicion of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, drunk driving causing death and felony drunk driving.
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Three people sustained injuries in an Orange County car accident, after two vehicles collided near a street intersection the morning of December 15, 2009, The Orange County Register reports. The injury car crash apparently occurred at the intersection of Westminster Boulevard and Newland Street when a Toyota Sienna van crashed into a Toyota Corolla. Injured in the crash were a 47-year-old woman, a 43-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man. The man sustained head injuries while the women complained of pain. All three were transported to an area hospital. Westminster police officials are investigating the incident.
I hope none of these victims sustained major injuries in this collision. I hope and pray all of then make a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep them in your prayers.
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A woman, who was killed in a Riverside car accident, after the SUV which she was riding in crashed with another vehicle, has been identified by officials as 61-year-old Lillian Biundo. According to news reports and county officials, the fatal car accident occurred at the intersection of Mapes and Menifee roads, when the driver of a Honda van failed to yield right-of-way to the Ford Excursion SUV in which Biundo was a passenger. Menifee police officials say the Honda Odyssey van that was going east on Mapes did not stop for northbound traffic on Menifee.
Biundo was ejected from the Excursion and died at the scene. Six others in the SUV were also injured including a child who sustained serious injuries. The SUV was crumpled on impact and firefighters had to extricate some of the occupants from the wreckage. The driver of the Odyssey, who is believed to have caused this fatal crash, was not injured.
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Brian C. Sgambati, 23, was killed in a Riverside car accident, after a suspected drunk driver crashed head-on into his motorcycle early morning on December 17, 2009, The Press Enterprise reports. Sgambati was riding his motorcycle along Limonite Avenue in Mira Loma when 56-year-old Valentin Feliciano, who was driving a 1993 Chevy pickup truck, struck Sgambati head-on. Sgambati succumbed to his injuries. Feliciano, who officials say has had several prior DUI arrests, was arrested this time on suspicion of drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter.
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A 47-year-old man has been fatally injured in a San Bernardino car accident, after his bicycle was struck by an SUV the evening of December 16, 2009. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, the man, whose identity has not yet been released was riding across Bloomington Avenue near Vine Street in Bloomington, when he was hit by a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban that was traveling east. An investigation is ongoing.
I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of this deceased victim for their devastating loss. Please keep them in your prayers.
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A 47-year-old man has been fatally injured in a San Bernardino car accident, after his bicycle was struck by an SUV the evening of December 16, 2009. According to a news report in the San Bernardino Sun, the man, whose identity has not yet been released was riding across Bloomington Avenue near Vine Street in Bloomington, when he was hit by a 2003 Chevrolet Suburban that was traveling east. An investigation is ongoing.
I offer my deepest condolences to the family and friends of this deceased victim for their devastating loss. Please keep them in your prayers.
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An 89-year-old man suffered serious injuries in a Los Angeles car accident, after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the road. The major injury collision in West Covina occurred the morning of December 15, 2009, when the man was crossing at the intersection of South Orange Avenue and Durness Street, in a marked crosswalk. The driver stopped right away and called 911. He told West Covina police that he did not see the elderly man crossing the street. The victim was airlifted to an area hospital with severe head injuries. An investigation is ongoing.
My heart goes out to this elderly victim, who has apparently sustained major head injuries in this collision. I sincerely hope that he makes it through these serious injuries. Please keep this victim and his family in your prayers.
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Ricardo Alcantar, 21, and Matthew Gibbons, 20, were killed in a Los Angeles car accident the night of December 12, 2009, after their car crashed near Long Beach Airport. According to a news report in The Press Telegram, the small two-door hatchback driven by Alcantar was traveling east on Spring Street, when it crashed into a tunnel divider causing the vehicle to be sliced in two pieces. Both Alcantar and Gibbons were pronounced dead at the scene. Officials are looking into what caused this fatal car accident.
I offer my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Alcantar and Gibbons for their devastating loss. They will certainly be in my prayers.
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A driver may have sustained serious injuries in an Orange County car accident, after a crash on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the driver of the a Jeep was traveling on Pacific Coast Highway, near Niguel Road, the evening of December 13, 2009, when the vehicle crashed into a tree and rolled on to its side. The driver was thrown out of the vehicle and a female passenger was trapped inside. She was pulled out of the Jeep by firefighters. The extent of the victims' injuries is not known although both were transported to area hospitals. Officials are still investigating the cause of this accident.
My heart goes out to these two victims who have been injured in this crash. I wish the victims the very best for a quick and complete recovery. They will certainly be in my prayers.
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A woman who was fatally injured in a Los Angeles car accident, after the car she was a passenger in was struck by another vehicle, has been identified as 50-year-old Dalila Enriquez. The Whittier Daily News reports that the December 9, 2009 collision occurred at the intersection of 1st Avenue and Lambert Road when a Toyota Corolla, driven by 22-year-old Jordan Ashley Brown, was making a left turn and was broadsided by a Chevy Silverado truck. Enriquez was a passenger in the Corolla and died later that day. Brown and Richard Parker, the 24-year-old driver of the Silverado, were uninjured.
I offer my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Dalila Enriquez for their sudden and shocking loss. This family will be in my thoughts and prayers.
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