Automobile Accidents

• Hit and Run Driver Injures Two People

  Shannon Weidemann | June 10, 2007 2:07 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Two teenage girls trying to cross a road in Long Beach were hurt by a hit and run driver. The pedestrian accident happened on Saturday night. The victims were hit at the intersection of Second Street and Bay Shore Avenue. Police are not sure if the car ran a red light, or if the girls crossed when the light was still green.The vehicle fled, and the two teens were taken to a local hospital in...

• Long Beach Florist Shop Hit by Car

  Shannon Weidemann | June 02, 2007 12:31 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A flower shop in Long Beach was hit by a car on Thursday morning critically injuring the driver of the car. No one at the florist was injured in the car accident. The driver's legs were pinned under the dashboard of her car. Some witnesses said they saw a white truck in the No. 3 lane of Lakewood Boulevard at the time of the crash, said Accident Investigations Detective Ray Dennison of the...

• Speeding Leaves Two Dead in Seal Beach Crash

  IB Contributor | May 29, 2007 12:13 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Two Long Beach residents were killed in a fiery traffic accident May 20 on Pacific Coast Highway in Seal Beach, which authorities say was caused by speed, according to an article in The Orange County Register.Last week, officials released the victims' names, identifying them as Grisna Meas, 17, and 52-year-old Rick Vetter. A third victim suffered non life-threatening injuries. Crash...

• Long Beach Car Accident Kills Woman

  Shannon Weidemann | May 24, 2007 2:52 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A woman making a U-turn on Conant Street in Long Beach caused a car accident Thursday. The 62-year-old woman from Downey drove her car right into the path of another while making the U-turn. The Long Beach man did not have time to stop his car. Rescue crews worked to revive the critically injured woman as they rushed to Long Beach Memorial Medical Center. Emergency room staff also worked to...

• Elderly Long Beach Man Dies in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | May 16, 2007 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A car accident killed an 82-year-old man from Long Beach. The man was a resident at a nursing home and was being driven to a doctor's appointment by a nursing home employee. The accident happened on Willow Street near Studebaker Road. "She asked him a question, and he didn't answer, and she turned around to check on him," Kohnlein said. Zepeda took her eyes off the road, veered over to the...

• Camp Pendelton Pedestrian Killed

  Shannon Weidemann | May 08, 2007 3:16 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A man from Canada walking near Camp Pendelton was killed after being hit by a semi-truck. The 31-year-old pedestrian was walking on Interstate 5 when he was hit. The accident was reported at 4:41 p.m. on the northbound I-5, just north of a rest area. It is possible that the truck driver never saw the victim, and the driver appears to have done nothing wrong, a CHP officer told broadcast...

• Racing Cars in South Gate End in Fiery Crash

  Shannon Weidemann | May 06, 2007 6:48 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Two cars were racing on the Long Beach Freeway on Friday evening and ended up causing a fiery accident. A Corvette and another car were illegally racing at speeds up to 120 miles per hour according to witnesses. The two cars crashed into one another and then into another car. "They were definitely racing -- the Corvette and the other dark car were going head to head and crashed. ... they were...

• Five Car Crash on Long Beach Freeway

  Shannon Weidemann | April 28, 2007 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  An early morning crash on the Long Beach Freeway caused several other vehicles to collide into each other. The crash involved five cars and left 10 people injured. The accident happened north of Long Beach Boulevard around 2:15 a.m. A witness at the scene said the initial accident prompted the Long Beach Fire Department to place flares on the freeway, and confusion with the pattern after the...

• Ford Recalls Escape SUV

  Shannon Weidemann | April 23, 2007 3:02 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  The Ford Motor Company announced that it is recalling over 500,000 Escape SUVs. The recall has to do with corrosion on the anti-lock connectors. They have received concerns from car owners about engine fires. No accidents or injuries have been reported so far. When you take your Escape to the dealer, they'll inspect it for corrosion and replace connectors if necessary. The recall doesn't...

• Hit and Run Driver Kills Long Beach Man

  Shannon Weidemann | April 18, 2007 8:14 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A 59-year-old Long Beach man was driving on Long Beach Boulevard when another car ran a red light on Pacific Coast Highway and slammed into him. Firefighters had to use the jaws of life to get him out of his car, as well as the two passengers. The driver died from his injuries.The driver of the other car tried to run away but was arrested by the police. He was booked for suspicion of driving...