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Palmdale, CA (July 31, 2024) On Saturday, July 27, a woman was killed in a rollover crash. It happened shortly before 2:30 a.m. at East Avenue P and 20th Street East. A Palmdale resident was reportedly driving a 2019 Toyota Camry east on Avenue P east of 15th Street East. Meanwhile, Darrica Wannamaker (34) was driving a 2006 Kia Spectra in the same direction. For reasons that are still unclear at this time, the Camry crashed into the Spectra. Wannamaker was not wearing a seatbelt and was tragically pronounced dead at the scene. California Highway Patrol is still investigating the…
San Diego, CA (July 31, 2024) A 42-year-old man on an electric skateboard was badly injured in a collision with a vehicle in Sherman Heights. On Tuesday, July 30 at about 10:51 p.m., the skateboarder was heading eastbound in the south crosswalk of 25th Street and Market Street against a red light. Meanwhile, a 64-year-old in a Subaru was in the northbound lane of 25th and heading through a green light when he struck the skateboarder. When paramedics arrived at the scene, they found the skateboarder with serious head injuries and rushed him to the hospital. His current condition is…
Coachella, CA (July 31, 2024) A Coachella man named Robert Villa, 37, was tragically killed in a crash that occurred late Tuesday, July 30. At about 10:42 p.m., Villa was struck at the intersection of Grapefruit Boulevard and Gateway Center. Riverside County Fire Department responded to the scene and found him with critical wounds. Sadly, RCFD reported that Villa succumbed to his injuries within ten minutes of the accident. An investigation is ongoing. It’s unclear at this time what kind of vehicle hit Villa, or if the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers. Nearby lanes were temporarily…
Long Beach, CA (July 31, 2024) A woman who was critically injured after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in Long Beach tragically passed away in the hospital. The accident took place around 5:20 p.m. on July 20 at the intersection of Stanley Ave. and Seventh St. The pedestrian, 33-year-old Johnisha Brown, was crossing the street outside a marked crosswalk. At the same time, a person in a Jeep was heading eastbound on Seventh St. Their vehicle struck the victim, leaving her with critical injuries. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers as Brown…
Riverside, CA (July 31, 2024) On Saturday, July 27, a fatal DUI crash occurred on the 91 Freeway in Riverside. California Highway Patrol reported that the crash took place a little before 11 p.m. A woman who is suspected of driving under the influence was traveling in the westbound lanes when her car, a Nissan Altima, started drifting to the right. She crashed into the left rear of a BMW 528i. The BMW had previously been involved in a crash with a Hyundai, and both vehicles and their occupants were pulled over on the right shoulder. The collision pushed the…
Anza, CA (July 26, 2024) A frightening head-on collision took place this afternoon in Anza, a community in southwestern Riverside County. The crash occurred on Highway 74 where the road meets Wilderswil Drive around 4:10 p.m. As of 4:32 p.m., firefighters were trying to extricate one of the victims from their vehicle. This person sustained major injuries and was airlifted to a Coachella Valley hospital in a Reach Air helicopter. Reports stated that the other driver was injured, though the extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. It’s unclear at this time how or why the collision occurred.…
Indio, CA (July 26, 2024) A terrible accident occurred today on the eastbound I-10 freeway in Indio. It happened at about 4:29 p.m. south of Atlantic Avenue. Details are currently scarce, but we know the victim’s car is light blue. It was totaled in the wreck. Unfortunately, the driver that hit the victim’s car fled the scene. The Indio Police Department was notified about the collision around 4:35 p.m. and quickly dispatched to the scene to investigate. They are still figuring out what exactly happened. It’s unclear at this time if anyone sustained injuries, and if so, what the extent…
Dublin, CA (July 26, 2024) An emerging story out of a now-shuttered federal woman’s prison in Dublin, CA is turning heads. On Thursday, July 25, a federal grand jury indicted a guard from the prison, Darrell Wayne Smith, 55, with 15 counts of sexual abuse against five women who had been incarcerated. Smith had previously been indicted for sexually abusing three female inmates. The prosecutors say this abuse took place from 2016-2021. “As alleged, Officer Daryl Smith engaged in appalling criminal acts when he sexually abused those in his care and custody,” U.S. Deputy Atty. Gen. Lisa Monaco said in…
Santa Ana, CA (July 26, 2024) On Thursday, July 25 at around 6 a.m., a motorcyclist was involved in a fatal accident. The crash occurred at Bristol Street and Hemlock Way when the biker was heading north on Bristol. A car driving south on that same road was trying to make a left onto Hemlock when it collided with the motorcyclist, who was identified as 23-year-old Tom Nunez Guadarrama of Santa Ana. The driver involved in the crash was not injured, but Guadarrama was tragically pronounced dead. An investigation into the circumstances surrounding this crash is ongoing. We at Accident…
San Diego, CA (July 26, 2024) A sad motorcycle accident took place around 11:08 p.m. on Thursday, July 25 in a Mission Beach neighborhood. San Diego police reported that a 21-year-old man was riding a Suzuki GSX-R600 motorcycle with a 20-year-old woman passenger. They were in a parking lot. The man was apparently speeding and doing wheelies when he lost control after his front tire hit the ground. The man sustained an abrasion on his leg. His passenger, however, was far worse off. She was thrown from the bike and suffered a skull fracture, forehead avulsions, and a broken elbow.…