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A high-speed police chase in California has left a 12-year-old girl dead and her parents asking questions about the necessity of such risky legal action. Authorities report that the child died in a fatal car accident that happened in Westminster. The victim died when the vehicle in which she was riding was broadsided by a 26-year-old driver behind the wheel of a Chevrolet Suburban. The crash left the victim's 13-year-old brother in critical condition. The...

A California man has been arrested in a drunk driving accident that left a U.S. Marine dead. The victim, a 23-year-old man from Union City, had reportedly returned from Afghanistan just weeks before the March 25 motorcycle accident. He was thrown from his motorcycle by a motorist who was reportedly attempting to flee from police officers. Authorities say that the incident occurred at about 1:10 a.m., as the driver of a blue Mini Cooper was...

The city of Oakland, California, will pay $4.5 million to a protester who was injured during a demonstration in 2011. The victim, an Iraq War veteran, suffered a skull fracture when he was shot with a beanbag round that was fired during the protest. That impact led to traumatic brain injuries that included hemorrhaging, and the 26-year-old man also suffered a broken vertebrae. News reports show that the man, who had served overseas as a...

A violent car crash in Fresno, California on March 14 left 12 people injured, eight of them children. The collision occurred when a driver ran a stop sign, smashing into an SUV. Some of the victims suffered severe injuries in the car accident. Authorities say that the incident occurred near a high school in Fresno. The driver of a Lexus sedan was reportedly traveling more than 70 miles per hour when the car ran a...

A man who now lives in Seattle, Washington, returned to his family home in California because he wanted to murder his entire family, according to police. He could face the death penalty for his charges since the police are saying that the whole incident was premeditated. They have not yet found a motive for the crime, however, but it is fairly clear what the man did due to the retrieval of the murder weapon. The...