Author: Ana Gonzalez
Gardena, CA (February 12, 2024) Today, we were reminded of just how fragile human life is and how quickly it can be destroyed. The city of Gardena has experienced a plethora of tragedy recently in the form of pedestrian deaths. One such incident occurred right around 4:00 a.m. on Vermont Avenue when a female pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle, according to police officers. The sun hadn’t even begun to rise on Monday morning as a female pedestrian headed out, in the dark, on foot. As she moved along Vermont Avenue, a southbound vehicle, driven by a woman, approached the…
Los Angeles, CA (February 12, 2024) – The streets of South Los Angeles are shrouded in grief today following a tragic hit-and-run incident that claimed the life of 26-year-old Amatwa Tafari. The collision took place around 1:30 a.m. at the intersection of South Vermont Avenue and West 120th Street, a somber reminder of the dangers faced by those navigating the city’s roads. Amatwa Tafari, a 26-year-old woman, tragically succumbed to her injuries at the scene. According to reports from the California Highway Patrol, the hit-and-run crash involved a Ford SUV. Has your loved one been injured in this accident? Our…
Concord, CA (February 12, 2024) As the world was waking up, a life was taken on Highway 242 near Concord on Sunday morning. Two vehicles collided just south of Clayton Road shortly after 7:30 a.m., officers said. In a sad turn of events, one of the people involved didn’t walk away from this accident. Sirens filled the air as emergency vehicles rushed to the scene. Officers said they found a BMW SUV and a Ford sedan sitting in the middle of the highway. Each vehicle had one occupant, the driver. Paramedics rushed to help both drivers, but unfortunately, the driver of…
Lompoc, CA (February 12, 2024) A life was lost on Highway 246 in the Lompoc Valley on Sunday afternoon, February 11th. The sunny afternoon was shadowed by sadness following a head-on collision that left one person dead and another injured, authorities reported. 44-year-old Nils G. Gustavson lost his life on Highway 246 that afternoon and 28-year-old Dillon Carter Sederlan was injured. It was just after 3;30 p.m. when a sedan and a pickup truck crashed into each other, head-on, on Highway 246, just west of Mission Gate Road. The California Highway Patrol as well as the Santa Barbara County Fire…
Sacramento, CA (February 12, 2024) A family is dealing with the aftermath of a chaotic hit-and-run accident that left a boy hospitalized in Sacramento on Saturday night. The collision took place on Brookfield Drive at Franklin Boulevard right around 10:15 p.m., according to authorities, and involved a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office K9 Unit vehicle. The boy was walking down a sidewalk with an adult on Saturday night as a Sacramento County Sheriff’s Deputy K9 vehicle was heading north on Franklin. Suddenly, a car driving south ran a red light and turned east onto Brookfield, hitting the K9 vehicle. The force of…
Gardena, CA (February 12, 2024) Sadness covered Gardena on Sunday as two pedestrians, one of whom was 5-year-old Patrick Chacon, were struck by a vehicle in a crosswalk. One of the pedestrians did not survive this terrible accident, authorities reported. To add to the devastation of this collision, the driver didn’t stop or even slow down. They fled the scene, leaving the two injured pedestrians in the crosswalk. The two people, a young boy and his grandmother, had stepped off the curb and were in the middle of the road, within the crosswalk, when they were hit. The Gardena Police Department…
Las Vegas, Nevada (February 12, 2024) A tragic accident claimed two lives in Las Vegas on Saturday, February 10th, authorities said. The deadly crash occurred at the intersection of East Bonanza Road and North Lamb Boulevard in east Las Vegas. A 17-year-old boy was driving a Chevrolet Silverado on Lamb Boulevard, heading north. At the same time, a 60-year-old man was behind the wheel of a Toyota Scion, approaching the intersection. The Chevrolet had a red light, but didn’t stop, officers reported. Not only did the teenager run the red light, but he entered the intersection at a high rate of…
Las Vegas, Nevada (February 9, 2024) A devastating accident in Las Vegas claimed the life of a bicyclist early Friday morning. At 2:30 in the morning, the world is still dark, yet that doesn’t mean it’s asleep. A bicyclist was riding on Lake Mead Boulevard when they were struck by not one, but two vehicles. The first vehicle fled the scene, leaving the bicyclist on the road, officers reported. This led to the victim being struck by a second vehicle. Officers were able to find and arrest the suspect with the help of the second driver, who remained at the scene.…
Ramona, CA (February 9, 2024) A community was left heart-broken after a two-vehicle crash claimed the lives of a 13-year-old boy and a 21-year-old man on Thursday, February 8th. The fatal accident took place on San Vicente Road at approximately 4:45 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said. Officers have shared that the roads were wet and slick at the time of the collision due to rainfall. The 21-year-old man was driving a 2007 Toyota Scion TC with the boy in the front passenger seat. They were headed west on San Vicente Road, just east of Wildcat Canyon. Simultaneously, a 61-year-old woman…
Gustine, CA (February 9, 2024) A peaceful morning drive on State Route Highway 152 ended in chaos on Thursday, February 8th, when a major accident rattled the morning commute. Two vehicles collided near the San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area just before 8:30 a.m., according to the California Highway Patrol. One person involved sustained serious injuries in the crash and had to be airlifted to a hospital. A white SUV and a pickup truck were driving along State Route Highway 152 on Thursday morning when, for reasons still unknown, the two vehicles collided. The two vehicles weren’t far from the Romero…