Car Accidents

California accident kills 1 cyclist, injures another

Reports say that two bicyclists were struck by a GMC Yukon in Paso Robles on Nov. 28. The incident occurred around 3 p.m. while the two individuals were riding their bikes near the Adelaida Road and Nacimiento Lake Drive intersection. A female cyclist died at the scene. The driver of the Yukon, an 18-year-old Paso Robles man, reportedly told California Highway Patrol officers that his cell phone was in his lap prior to the incident....
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Multi-vehicle crash leaves 1 dead, 6 injured

On Nov. 14, a California man was killed while attempting to pass a semi-truck on a two-lane highway, authorities reported. A total of five vehicles were involved in the fatal car accident that took place along Highway 79 near Temecula. The 67-year-old San Diego man who was killed was pronounced dead at the scene while the six other people involved suffered non-life-threatening injuries. The car accident happened at around 5:30 a.m. while conditions were dark...
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California crash kills 3 people

On Nov. 13, an 89-year-old women and a 62-year-old man were killed in a traffic accident in Willits, according to authorities. The incident reportedly occurred at 12:40 p.m. on Highway 101 south of Hollands Lane. Authorities reported that a 1988 Toyota Camry crossed the centerline of the highway and collided head-on with a Prius carrying the woman and the man. The driver of the Camry, a 75-year-old man, was also killed in the crash. It...
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California deputy killed by hit-and-run driver

On Oct. 28, a Ventura County Sheriff's deputy was killed in a hit-and-run crash that was believed to have involved a drunk driver. The accident reportedly occurred in the northbound lanes of 101 Freeway near the Lewis Road on-ramp in Camarillo. The incident occurred at approximately 1:15 a.m. as the deputy, a 41-year-old man, had just finished up with a driver who was pulled over for a traffic stop. The deputy was hit by another...
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High school students injured in California car accident

Authorities say that a distracted driver hit two high school students on Weedpatch Highway and Eucalyptus Drive in Bakersfield around 6:40 a.m. on Oct. 16. A 16-year-old girl and a 17-year-old girl were both taken to Kern Medical Center. The 17-year-old girl was said to be in critical condition with a lacerated kidney, and one of the girls was in a coma. Police say that the 26-year-old woman who hit the girls was looking at...
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