Traffic Accident News

A man suffered life-threatening injuries in a Compton car accident, which officials said involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a City News Service report, the injury collision occurred the evening of January 28, 2012. The pedestrian was walking northbound on Compton Boulevard near Williams Avenue when a motorist who was driving a maroon four-door sedan hit him. The driver fled the scene of the crash. The pedestrian was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. Anyone who saw this crash or who may have information about the suspect and vehicle is asked to contact California Highway Patrol's South Los Angeles office at 310-516-3355.

My heart goes out to this seriously injured hit-and-run car accident victim and his family for what they are going through at this time. I wish him the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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Joyce Yamani, 69, was severely injured in a Ventura car accident after, officials say, a hit-and-run teenage drunk driver struck her power scooter. According to a news report in The Ventura County Star, the hit-and-run accident occurred along Mills Road near Preble Avenue in Ventura, the afternoon of January 16, 2012. Officials say Andres Covarrubias, 18, lost control of his vehicle while traveling at a high rate of speed and struck Yamani. He then hit a parked vehicle, backed up and drove away. Yamani suffered serious injuries in the crash. Covarrubias was located with the help of witnesses, and arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence and hit-and-run.

My thoughts and prayers are with Joyce Yamani following this hit-and-run car accident. I wish her the very best for a quick and complete recovery.

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Lany Castillo, 3, was critically injured in a Los Angeles car accident, which officials say involved a drunk driver who fled the scene. According to a CBS Los Angeles news report, the DUI collision occurred on Mulberry Drive at Laurel Avenue in Whittier, the afternoon of January 13, 2012. Officials say Matthew Parker, 25, of Garden Grove, was intoxicated and speeding when he drove his Toyota Highlander through a red light and crashed into a Toyota Corolla. Lany suffered major head trauma in the crash and was transported to a nearby hospital. Her grandmother, Estella Garcia, suffered major injuries as well, while her grandfather, Jorge Garcia, 55, sustained relatively minor injuries. Officials arrested Parker shortly after the incident and charged him with felony drunk driving and felony hit-and-run.

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Paul Tetu was injured in a Los Angeles car accident, which officials say involved a hit-and-run driver, the evening of January 9, 2012. According to a news report in The Monrovia Patch, the injury crash occurred near the intersection of Violet Avenue and Foothill Boulevard in Monrovia. The report states Tetu was struck from behind by the vehicle and hit his head. He was transported to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver left the scene of the crash, but was located and being interviewed by police. The driver, who has not yet been identified, is expected to be charged. A friend of the victim said Tetu is "pretty banged up." He said Tetu "hit his head and doesn't remember anything."

My thoughts and prayers are with Paul Tetu, the victim of this hit-and-run car accident, who has apparently suffered head injuries. I wish him the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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Five people, including a 3-year-old and a 4-month-old, were injured in a San Diego car accident, which officials say, was caused by a suspected drunk driver, the afternoon of January 8, 2012. According to a news report in UT San Diego, the injury collision occurred on a bridge over the San Diego River on West Mission Bay Drive. Police say a silver Mazda driven by 29-year-old Kaleb Clark hit a sedan carrying a woman and two children. The woman's car then struck another vehicle.

Five people were transported to the hospital, but only the 3-year-old and a passenger in Clark's car were seriously injured, officials said. The 3 year-old sustained a broken leg and loose teeth while the passenger suffered serious, nonfatal injuries after hitting the car's windshield. Clark rode with a friend, in an ambulance, to the hospital and then fled. Police are asking Clark to turn himself in as soon as possible. An investigation is ongoing.

My heart goes out to all the injured victims of this crash. I wish them the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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A pedestrian, identified by officials as Gloria Serrano, was severely injured in a San Diego car accident involving a hit-and-run driver, the evening of January 5, 2012. According to a 10News report, the injury collision occurred at the intersection of Otay Lakes Road and Elmhurst Street. Serrano was attempting to cross at the intersection when a northbound sedan hit her. Serrano suffered a serious injury to her right arm and was transported to an area hospital. The driver of the sedan that struck Serrano fled the crash site before authorities arrived. The hit-and-run vehicle has been described as a silver Hyundai or Kia with a broken right front headlight and a missing right side rear view mirror. If you have information about this incident, please contact Chula Vista police at 619-691-5151.

My heart goes out to Gloria Serrano, the injured victim of this hit-and-run car accident. I wish her the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. She will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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Rigoberto Morales-Reyes, 50, was killed in a Riverside car accident, which officials say, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a news report in The Desert Sun, the hit-and-run crash occurred on Harrison Street near Avenue 50 in Coachella, the evening of January 2, 2012. Morales-Reyes was transported to an area hospital where he died from his injuries. The vehicle that struck Morales-Reyes fled the scene.

The hit-and-run vehicle was described as a light-colored four-door sedan, possibly a Toyota Camry, which was last seen traveling north on Grapefruit Boulevard from Harrison Street. The vehicle also sustained damage to its front headlights, hood and grill. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 760-836-3215 or Crime Stoppers at 760-341-STOP and refer to case Y120020042 to leave an anonymous tip.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends of Rigoberto Morales-Reyes following this tragic hit-and-run car accident. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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A teenager was critically injured in a Ventura car accident after the vehicle in which he was a passenger was struck by a suspected drunk driver who then fled the scene. According to a news report in The Ventura County Star, the injury collision occurred in Simi Valley the night of December 22, 2011. Police say 20-year-old Nicolas Budfuloski, exited the driveway of Ralph's in the 2700 block of Los Angeles Avenue and was hit by a vehicle while he was attempting to make a westbound turn.

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The driver of the other vehicle, who was later identified as Arturo Sanchez, fled the scene on foot. One of Budfuloski's two passengers had to be extricated from the vehicle. The boy suffered pulmonary contusions and blunt force trauma. Budfuloski and the other passenger suffered non-life-threatening injuries. Sanchez was arrested shortly after the crash and was charged with felony DUI causing injury.

My thoughts and prayers are with the young man who is fighting for his life after being injured in this hit-and-run car accident. I wish him and the other injured victims the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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Anthony Simile, 22, was severely injured in a Los Angeles car accident after a car struck his moped, the night of December 15, 2011. According to a news report in The La Canada Sun, the motorcycle accident occurred at the Fresh and Easy parking lot in Burbank. Officials say Simile was ejected from his moped after the collision at Sparks Street and Verdugo Avenue, and suffered a fracture to his top right thighbone that was so severe that he required surgery. The suspect, Danny Jesus Garcia, 41, left the scene of the crash, but was tracked down shortly after the incident. Authorities found methamphetamines in his possession, and arrested him on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and driving under the influence.

My thoughts and prayers are with the seriously injured victim, Anthony Simile, who apparently had to undergo surgery. I wish him the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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Teresa Pimentel, 72, was killed in a Los Angeles car accident, which officials report, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to an article in the Los Angeles Daily News, the fatal pedestrian accident occurred in the 11700 block of Foothill Boulevard in Lakeview Terrace, the night of December 12, 2011. Los Angeles police say Pimentel was crossing the street when a vehicle hit her. The motorist did not stop at the scene of the crash and kept driving. Pimentel was transported to a local hospital where she died the following morning. Anyone with information about this hit-and-run car accident is asked to contact LAPD's Valley Traffic Division at 818-644-8115.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends of Teresa Pimentel for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. Please keep this grieving family in your thoughts and prayers.

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Christina Lynn Ruvalcaba, 39, was killed and her sister Blanca Ruvalcaba, 34, was severely injured in a Los Angeles car accident, which officials report involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a City News Service article, the fatal hit-and-run collision occurred the night of December 4, 2011 on Erwin Street near Vesper Avenue in Van Nuys. Police say 33-year-old Alfonso Garnica-Mozgueda lost control of his 1995 Lexus ES300 and crashed into Christina Ruvalcaba, who was standing near the rear passenger door of her parked Chevy Silverado pickup truck. The victim's sister was also near the rear passenger door tending to her 7-week-old daughter who was in an infant seat.

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Papaivai Masaga, 58, was killed in a Los Angeles car accident, which officials say, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a news report in The Daily Breeze, the fatal hit-and-run crash occurred the evening of November 26, 2011 as the pedestrian crossed the street to get to his apartment at Carson Senior Village in the 22100 block of South Main Street in Carson. Masaga, who was struck by a Ford Mustang, suffered massive trauma to his head and body. He died shortly afterward. The motorist left the scene of the collision.

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Investigators recovered debris at the location from a 1994-1998 black Ford Mustang. The vehicle was last seen fleeing westbound on 223rd Street. The Mustang sustained significant damage to the front passenger side area. Officials are looking for witnesses to the crash. Anyone with information about this hit-and-run car accident is asked to call the Carson Sheriff's Station at 310-830-1123 or LA Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

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A 21-year-old man was severely injured in a Los Angeles car accident, which officials report, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a news report in The Informer, the hit-and-run car accident occurred at Vermont and Lexington avenues near Los Feliz, the evening of November 8, 2011. Officials say the USC student was riding a motorcycle when he was hit by a 1993 burgundy GMC Safari van with license number 4MYH882. The victim suffered numerous fractures and has been listed in critical condition. The authorities are searching for the van, which left the scene of the crash without contacting the authorities.

My thoughts and prayers are with the motorcyclist who has been severely injured in this hit-and-run car accident. I wish him the very best for a complete and speedy recovery.

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A 70-year-old man was killed in a Los Angeles car accident, which officials say, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a KABC news report, the fatal hit-and-run car accident occurred on Figueroa Street, near Imperial Highway, in South Los Angeles, during the early morning hours of October 30, 2011. Officials say a man and a woman were exceeding the speed limit when their vehicle struck the car driven by the victim. The elderly man was trapped in the vehicle and died from his injuries. Officials are searching for the two individuals who were in the speeding vehicle and left the accident scene on foot.

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John Michael King, 43, was killed in a Riverside hit-and-run accident early morning on October 26, 2011. According to a news report in The Press Enterprise, the fatal motorcycle accident occurred in the 67700 block of East Palm Canyon Drive in Cathedral City. Officials say King swerved, struck a curb and crashed after a big rig made a U-turn in front of him. The trucker stopped briefly, but left the scene of the collision. Investigators tracked down the truck driver and identified him as 49-year-old Arnold Mejangos Beltran of Baldwin Park. He has been arrested on suspicion of hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter. An investigation is ongoing.

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A motorist was severely injured in a San Diego car accident, which officials say, involved another driver making an unsafe lane change. According to a news report in The San Diego Union-Tribune, the injury collision occurred the afternoon of October 21, 2011 on the Interstate 5, near Harbor Drive, in Oceanside. California Highway Patrol officials say a 37-year-old man was driving north in a Ford Explorer SUV with three passengers, when a silver sedan next to him changed lanes and cut him off.

The driver of the Explorer swerved into a culvert before being ejected from the SUV. The victim suffered major injuries and was airlifted to an area hospital. His passenger, a 33-year-old woman, was hospitalized with moderate injuries. Two children in the SUV were uninjured. CHP officials are looking for the driver of the silver sedan who left the scene of the crash. An investigation is ongoing.

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Officials have released the name of a "person of interest" in connection with a Los Angeles car accident that killed 24-year-old Susana Prieto. According to a City News Service report, the fatal hit-and-run car accident occurred at the intersection of McKinley Avenue and 54th Street in South Los Angeles early morning on October 16, 2011. Officials say Prieto was driving a 2002 Ford Mustang south on McKinley Avenue when it was struck by a 2001 Chevy Tahoe going west on 54th. The driver of the Tahoe fled the scene. Officials are now circulating a photo of 20-year-old Dwight Stephen, who they say is a "person of interest" in this case. Officials are urging anyone with information about this crash to contact LAPD officials at 213-972-1853.

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A 19-year-old woman was injured in a Victorville car accident, which officials say, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a news report in The San Bernardino County Sun, the injury collision occurred the evening of October 17, 2011 near the corner of Hesperia and Hughes roads. Officials say the woman was pushing a stroller with her 1-year-old son, when a dark, four-door vehicle sideswiped her. The woman was transported to a local hospital with a leg injury. The child had a scrape to his head, but no other apparent injuries. The driver fled the scene of the crash. Anyone with information about this hit-and-run crash is asked to call the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Victorville Station at 760-241-2911.

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Eusebio Martinez Jr., 50, was killed in a Ventura car accident on October 15, 2011, which officials say, involved a hit-and-run driver. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, Martinez was eastbound on Highway 126, near Old Telegraph Road, in Fillmore. California Highway Patrol officials say Martinez tried to veer out of the way of a semi-truck traveling west that had entered into his lane while trying to avoid a gold Nissan SUV.

Officials say the driver of the SUV had failed to yield right-of-way at a stop sign, before entering the highway. The semi-truck, driven by 30-year-old Ionut Rusu, crashed into Martinez's Chevy Silverado pickup truck. Martinez died at the scene. The crash is being investigated as a "non-contact-hit-and-run" because the driver of the Nissan, who caused the collision, fled the scene. Officials are looking for the Nissan and its driver. Anyone with information is asked to contact the CHP at 805-477-4100.

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A 40-year-old woman was seriously injured in a Ventura car accident after she was struck in an alley by a vehicle, whose driver left the scene. According to a news report in The Ventura County Star, the injury hit-and-run collision occurred early morning on October 11, 2011 in an alley east of the 100 block of Ash Street. The woman told police she was walking in the alley when she heard a vehicle behind her and then was thrown to the ground. The vehicle then ran her over and left the scene. The woman suffered a broken jaw, broken arm, several cuts and bruises. Anyone with information is asked to contact Ventura police officials at 805-339-4416 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.

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