Traffic Accident News

Three people were killed and three others were seriously injured in a Los Angeles car accident after the driver lost control and crashed, the early morning of January 13, 2012. According to an NBC Los Angeles web site, the accident occurred at the intersection of Downey Avenue and Somerset Ranch Road in Paramount. Officials say a Chevy Tahoe SUV was traveling at speeds of more than 90 mph in a 35-mph zone when the driver lost control near the 105 Freeway overpass. The SUV hit the curb, a fire hydrant and a light post. The vehicle then rolled over and caught fire. Five people were ejected. Two of them died. A female passenger, who was found inside the SUV, died as well. Three others suffered serious injuries, but are expected to survive. All of the victims were in their early 20s.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends of the deceased victims. They will be in my thoughts and prayers. My heart also goes out to the injured victims of this rollover accident. I wish them the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

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Four people were injured in a San Diego car accident, which police report, may have involved a drunk driver, the morning of December 4, 2011. According to a news article in The San Diego Union-Tribune, the DUI collision occurred in the eastbound lanes of the Interstate 8, near Waring Road, in Mission Valley. California Highway Patrol officials say a Land Rover rear-ended a Lexus SUV forcing it to spin out of control and go over a center rail divider. Other vehicles were reportedly involved and at least one man was trapped inside an overturned SUV. Two adults and two children were hospitalized following the crash with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the Land Rover was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

My thoughts and prayers are with the many injured victims of this crash. I wish them all the very best for a complete and speedy recovery.

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Alex Rocha, 11, was killed in a San Bernardino car accident after the vehicle in which he was a passenger rolled over and crashed. According to a news report in The San Bernardino County Sun, the fatal rollover accident occurred on Highway 95 near Highway 62, the morning of June 6, 2011. The driver of the vehicle veered off the northbound 95 and then attempted to steer back onto the roadway. This caused the vehicle to roll over. Alex died at the scene of the crash. His mother and sisters also sustained injuries in this accident. California Highway Patrol officials are investigating the cause of this car accident.

I offer my deepest condolences to the family members and friends of Alex Rocha for their devastating loss. My heart also goes out to the injured victims of this rollover accident. Please keep the Rocha family in your thoughts and prayers.

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A 28-year-old woman and her 8-year-old daughter sustained injuries in a Los Angeles car accident after their car overturned on the freeway. According to a news report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, the injury crash occurred the morning of March 30, 2011 on the 57 Freeway near Temple Avenue in Pomona. The woman was driving a Toyota Camry when for an unknown reason, she veered to the left. The car then rolled over several times before colliding with the center median. The woman sustained moderate injuries while her daughter suffered relatively minor injuries. Both were wearing seatbelts.

My heart goes out to the mother and daughter who have been injured in this rollover accident. I'm relieved that neither one of them sustained life-threatening injuries given the intensity of this accident. I wish the injured victims the very best for a speedy and complete recovery.

Car Accident Statistics

According to California Highway Patrol's 2008 Statewide Integrated Traffic Records System (SWITRS), there were six fatalities and 717 injuries involving car accidents in Pomona. In Los Angeles County as a whole, 667 people died and 52,229 were injured as a result of car accidents during the same year.

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Auto product defects can lead to life threatening accidents. Knowing what to look for in a rollover accident could mean the difference between day and night for your case. Be sure you are not overlooking important details in your accident. These details could be critical in your settlement process.

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Lance Cpl. Brian J. Adams, 21, of the U.S. Marines and Charles Hutchinson, 20, were fatally injured in a Riverside car accident the morning of November 26, 2009. According to a 10news report, the fatal car accident occurred on the eastbound state Route 62, near Desert Willow Trail early morning on Thanksgiving Day. Adams died at the scene. Hutchinson, who was the driver, died the following day in a local hospital. Another passenger in the Saturn was also injured, but is said to be in stable condition. The California Highway Patrol is investigating this tragic crash.

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Robert K. Hamilton Jr., 37, was killed in a San Bernardino car accident the morning of October 25, 2009, The Press Enterprise reports. Hamilton and 32-year-old Rick Batiste were in a Chevy Monte Carlo heading north on Jonathan Street in Adelanto when the vehicle went out of control, flipped and landed on its roof. Batiste managed to get out of the vehicle before it caught fire. However, Hamilton did not make it and died as the fire spread quickly through the inside of the vehicle.

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Three people were hospitalized with injuries in an October 6, 2009 Riverside car accident after two vehicles went off the right side of the 10 Freeway and crashed. According to a news report in The Desert Sun, the accident occurred on the 10 East near Date Palm Drive in Cathedral City. California Highway Patrol officers say they don't know if the two vehicles collided. One car overturned a few yards from the roadway and the other went down and back up an embankment at a high rate of speed and flew over a fence before coming to a stop. The driver of the vehicle that rolled over was ejected. A passenger in that vehicle suffered back injuries. The driver of the other vehicle was also injured. All three were taken to an area hospital.

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One person was hospitalized with injures in an Orange County car accident after an SUV overturned in a single-car accident, The Orange County Register reports. The car accident reportedly occurred on August 10, 2009 when the Dodge Durango hit a tree in the center divider on Edinger Avenue between Brookhurst and Euclid streets. The Dodge SUV flipped on to its roof. The SUV's driver sustained injuries and was taken to an area hospital.

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Three members of a family traveling home to Colorado from California, were killed in a rollover car accident on July 13, 2009 in Wyoming, according to a news report in the Littleton Independent. Dodi Arnold, 45, and her two daughters--24-year-old Kinni and 15-year-old Bailey--were killed. Jonathan Arnold, 43, the father and daughter, 16-year-old Dellen Arnold, suffered injuries but are recovering.

Wyoming State Patrol officials say this is one of the worst rollover car accidents they have seen in those parts. They say the fatal car accident occurred when a semi-truck caused Dellen, an inexperienced driver, to overcorrect the vehicle just east of Rock Springs, Wyoming. Dellen was driving the family's 2009 Chevy Suburban when a big rig began to change lanes. The Suburban may have been in the trucker's blind spot, officials say. Once the semi changed lanes, the Suburban's right tires were pushed into the inside of the rumble strip. Apparently an experienced driver may have been able to maneuver the SUV away from the semi, but the teen had problems controlling the vehicle. Police say drugs, alcohol or speed were not factors in this car crash.

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Melissa Rosales Dennis, 19, was killed in a Long Beach rollover car accident after she crashed on a 710 Freeway off-ramp the morning of June 19, 2009. According to a news article in the Daily Breeze, Dennis lost control of her 1993 Acura Integra, which rolled over and came to rest on its hood on the Sixth Street off-ramp. No other vehicles were involved in this fatal car accident. Long Beach fire officials pronounced Dennis dead at the scene. Long Beach traffic accident investigators are still trying to determine what caused this car accident. If you have more information about this fatal car crash, please contact the Long Beach Police Department at 562-570-7355.

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A woman was seriously injured in an Orange County rollover car accident after the Pontiac sedan she was driving overturned on the southbound 5 Freeway. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the woman apparently swerved the car to avoid tire tread debris on the freeway and lost control the morning of June 10, 2009. The woman sustained head injuries and was transported to an area hospital. No one else was in the car at the time of the crash.

My heart goes out to the victim of this car rollover crash, who suffered major injuries. I'm relieved that her injuries were not fatal. I wish her the very best for a speedy and complete recovery. Please keep her in your prayers.

According to the California Highway Patrol's Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were 175 fatalities and 14,175 injuries involving car accidents in Orange County in 2007. The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) estimates that about 10,000 people die in the United States each year as a result of rollover accidents.

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a Los Angles SUV rollover accident attorneys have noted a recent rollover accident involving a dump truck and SUV. Two women were injured in the SUV rollover case the morning of May 19, 2009 after the sport utility vehicle was struck by an out-of-control dump truck, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports. The San Dimas rollover accident occurred when the dump truck traveling on the transition road between the south 57 Freeway and the east 10 Freeway connector lost control for some reason. The dump truck, which had an additional piece attached swerved to the right, hit a sign and seemed about to jackknife, California Highway Patrol officials said.

But instead, the dump truck overturned and struck a 2004 gray Ford Explorer. The car accident caused the Explorer to roll over several times. Two women were trapped inside the SUV. Both were airlifted to an area hospital with personal injuries. The driver of the dump truck, Daniel Couch, suffered minor injuries.

I'm relieved that no one suffered any catastrophic injuries in this SUV rollover accident. I wish all the injured victims the very best for a quick and complete recovery.

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Orange County Fatal Rollover Collision Involving Police Car Kills Couple

Susanne Antuna, 54 and Charles Antuna, 55, were killed in a La Habra car accident the night of April 5, 2009 after their vehicle collided with an on-duty police car, The Orange County Register reports. The Antunas were traveling east on La Habra Boulevard when their 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser crashed into a police car that was headed north on Euclid Street. The Cruiser rolled over and landed upside down. Susanne Antuna was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash while Charles Antuna was taken to the hospital with injuries. He died the next day. The police officer was also injured and taken to a hospital.

The police officer was apparently speeding on his way to back up fellow officers who were in pursuit of parolee Roary William Gorbea. Gorbea was arrested later that night on suspicion of indirectly causing the fatalities by leading police on a pursuit. The California Highway Patrol is investigating the fatal car accident.

My heart goes out to everybody who knew and loved Susanne and Charles Antuna. I offer my deepest condolences to their family and friends for their heartbreaking loss. Clearly, they were in the wrong place at the wrong time. Please keep them in your prayers.

Barely a day after this tragedy occurred, there is already controversy about the facts and circumstances of the accident. According to another article in the Los Angeles Times, CHP investigators are saying that the La Habra police officer was driving with his lights and sirens on. But the Antunas' daughter, Andrea, says eyewitnesses told her that the police car did not have its lights and sirens on at the time of the car crash. Andrea Antuna also said that authorities took the police officer to the hospital while waiting hours before transporting her father who was critically injured. In fact, one witness, 27-year-old Hugo Islas of Rancho Cucamonga says the cop car "flew through the intersection" and hit the Antuna's PT Cruiser.

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A 29-year-old San Diego man was killed in an Orange County rollover accident on February 12, 2009 after his car left the roadway and crashed. According to this news report in The Orange County Register, the driver, who has still not been identified, was driving a 2002 Ford vehicle on the northbound Interstate 5.

The vehicle veered off, went down an embankment and ended up upside down in the northbound side of the I-5. This San Clemente Ford rollover crash occurred on El Camino Real near Avenida Mendocino. Orange County Sheriff’s officials are saying that speed may have played a role in this crash, but aren’t sure what caused the accident.

I offer my deepest sympathies to the family and friends of this fatal auto accident victim. Please keep them in your prayers for their tragic loss.

I would be interested to find out what type of Ford vehicle he was driving and also exactly how this rollover crash occurred. The crash could well be the result of the vehicle hitting a curb and then flipping over, which the report mentions as a possible factor. I trust the law enforcement agency that is investigating this accident will come up with the details soon. But right now there are more questions than answers. How fast was the vehicle traveling? Why did the driver lose control of the vehicle? Was there some type of mechanical malfunction or steering problems?

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Six Orange County teenagers who were on their way to Big Bear for snowboarding were injured the night of January 25, 2009 after their Chevrolet Tahoe sport utility vehicle veered off Highway 18 in Running Springs, rolled over and plummeted down an embankment. This news report in the Mountain News identifies the injured victims as Kevin Hynes, 19, of Huntington Beach; Robert Conolly, 19, of Costa Mesa; Nicholas and William Judd, both 18, of Huntington Beach; Jarron Ertz, 18, of Huntington Beach; and Joshua Erber Stout, 18, of Huntington Beach.

The 2000 Chevy Tahoe, driven by Hynes, went off the mountain road in thick fog, flipped on its roof, went down an embankment and came to rest among trees about 25 feet below the highway, California Highway Patrol officials said. The visibility on that highway was about 20 feet when the accident occurred. There was no guard rail at that location. Conolly and Nicholas Judd, who were in the SUV’s second row, suffered severe injuries with Judd suffering a major fracture on his right leg and Conolly suffering a toe fracture. Ertz suffered a broken jaw. The three others suffered relatively minor injuries. All occupants except Nicholas Judd were said to have been wearing seatbelts.

My heart goes out to all these teenagers, who were probably out there looking forward to a good time when this unfortunate auto rollover accident occurred. I am extremely relieved that this did not turn out into a significant tragedy as it could have. These teenagers are extremely lucky to be alive. It’s great to hear that alcohol or drugs were not involved and all but one were buckled up. I wish all of them the very best for a quick and complete recovery.

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Rodolfo Mendez, 35, was ejected and killed in a San Bernardino County rollover accident, according to the Press-Enterprise news report. Mendez was thrown out of his Toyota Tacoma pickup truck when the vehicle overturned after he apparently missed a right turn on Mariposa Road near the Interstate 15 and drove into the desert. California Highway Patrol officials who responded the morning of January 21, 2009, found Mendez’s body in the open desert area between the I-15 and Mariposa Road near the intersection of Eucalyptus Street in Hesperia.

I offer my deepest condolences to everyone who knew and loved Rodolfo Mendez for their heartbreaking loss. Please keep them in your prayers.

According to the California Highway Patrol’s Statewide Integrated Traffic Reporting System, there were 12 fatal San Bernardino traffic accidents and 281 crashes that involved injuries in Hesperia in 2006. During that same year, in San Bernardino County as a whole, there were 351 deaths and 10,842 injuries reported involving auto accidents.

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Lourdes Ruiz Ramirez Ortiz, a 47-year-old Ensenada woman, was killed in a rollover accident on the Interstate 15 in Ontario, according to the Riverside Press-Enterprise news report. This fatal rollover crash occurred the morning of January 17, 2009 along the southbound lanes of the 15 Freeway near Fourth Street. California Highway Patrol officials said Ortiz was a passenger in a 1993 Toyota Tercel when she was ejected as the car flipped over after being sideswiped by a 2006 Nissan Maxima.

My heart goes out to the family of Lourdes Ruiz Ramirez Ortiz for their tragic and heartbreaking loss. I offer my deepest sympathies to them. Please keep this family in your prayers.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) statistics show that a majority of traffic accident fatalities occur during rollover accidents. According to the NHTSA, 25 percent of auto accident fatalities in the United States each year occur in rollover crashes.

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Anel Slagoski, 31, and her 5-year-old son, James, were killed in a Los Angeles County freeway accident on January 7, 2009, the Whittier Daily News reports. Slagoski, her son and another 11-year-old girl were southbound on the 101 Freeway near Sunset Boulevard in a 1999 Volkswagen Cabriolet. California Highway Patrol officials say Slagoski drifted across one lane then overcorrected, swerved right and hit the guardrail separating the freeway from the Sunset Boulevard off-ramp.

The car rolled several times. Both Slagoski and her son, James, who was sitting in the car’s left rear seat, were ejected from the vehicle and died at the scene. An unidentified 11 year-old girl, who was sitting in the front passenger seat suffered minor injuries. CHP officials are saying that alcohol was not a factor in this crash and Slagoski did not fall asleep at the wheel.

My heart goes out to the family of Anel Slagoski for their tragic loss. I’m relieved, however, that the girl escaped with only minor injuries. Please keep the Slagoski family in your prayers. I wish the girl the very best for a speedy physical and emotional recovery.

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Colby White Olson, 16, of Laytonville, was killed in a Redwood Valley rollover accident on December 23, 2008, after the vehicle’s driver lost control and veered off Highway 101. According to a news report in the Record Bee, Hugo L. Macias Jr., 20, was driving his 1994 Geo Tracker south on Highway 101 and was traveling down a grade when he suddenly veered right off the highway and plummeted down a ravine. The vehicle rolled over several times and Olson was ejected from the vehicle. Macias was taken to a local hospital with major injuries. Both Olson and Macias were wearing seatbelts.

My heart goes out to the family of young Colby White Olson, who died in this tragic rollover accident. I offer my deepest condolences to his family and friends. I also wish the driver, Hugo L. Macias Jr., the very best for a quick and complete recovery. Please keep them all in your prayers.

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