Automobile Accidents

• Reckless Drivers in Long Beach Kill Pedestrian

  Shannon Weidemann | August 04, 2007 12:25 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A woman crossing the road at Paramount Boulevard between Candlewood Street and 55th Street. Two cars were speeding down the street, one in pursuit of the other. One of the vehicles hit the pedestrian in Long Beach. Both drivers were driving about 60 mph in a 35 mph zone, Pratt said. There was a dispute between the drivers, and Wiswell, who was driving in front of Anderson, slammed on his...

• Person Dies in San Jose Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | July 28, 2007 12:12 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  One person died and another two were injured in a car accident on Interstate Highway 280. The three car accident happened during Thursday morning rush hour traffic. The car accident happened in San Jose at Race Street and ended with one car on fire. At about 7:38 a.m. the three-car accident was reported to the CHP. Several drivers who passed the scene reported seeing a black Toyota Camry as...

• Do I Have A Case? - Dangerous Condition

  IB Contributor | July 21, 2007 6:09 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Question emailed to me:"Do I have a strong case?"I parked in the guest registration parking spot to check out of a motel. I dropped my keys on the way in and bent down to pick them up. When I straightened up, I rammed my head into the corner of a square edged "guest registration parking" sign. The pain was intense, I fell and was gushing blood. A motel employee got me a towel for the...

• Man Backs Into Gas Pump in Long Beach

  Shannon Weidemann | July 21, 2007 12:20 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A man filled up his gas tank at the United Oil Station on Long Beach Boulevard and then backed into the gas pump, causing a fire. The car accident happened on Saturday in the afternoon. No one was hurt during the accident and the fire that followed. The pumps had shear valves, which shut the pump off, but a pool of fuel underneath the pump caught on fire."It wasn't a big open fuel fire, but...

• Long Beach Pedestrian Killed in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | July 09, 2007 2:47 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A man living in Long Beach, but originally from Mexico, was hit by a car and killed in Long Beach last month. The pedestrian accident happened on Del Amo Boulevard. The driver of the car fled the scene, but later turned himself into the police. It was still unclear whether Wilcher should have seen and avoided the victim. According to Jason Evans, an LBPD spokesman, the pedestrian was...

• Chrysler Recalls Two Vehicles

  Shannon Weidemann | July 07, 2007 2:51 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Chrysler announced that it is recalling 80,000 vehicles due to an automobile defect. The recall involves the 2007 Jeep Wrangler and Dodge Nitro. There have been 180 complaints to Chrysler regarding the problem which involves the engine stalling. Chrysler officials say the recall is necessary to reprogram a power module that delivers electrical power to the instrument panel and the engine.They...

• CHP Request: Fatality Free 4th of July

  IB Contributor | July 06, 2007 11:59 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  The California Highway Patrol Commissioner, Mike Brown, issued a challenge to the state's motorists for the Independence Day holiday. "We are asking all motorists to be extra careful and courteous this Fourth of July," was Brown's request. With a "maximum enforcement" effort on the part of the CHP, Brown was hoping for a traffic fatality free day. We have had only three days without a...

• Little Girl Dies After Running Across Highway

  Shannon Weidemann | June 30, 2007 7:44 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  Two sisters ran across Highway 1 in Davenport when one was hit by a truck and killed. The victim was a 3-year-old girl. She was trying to get to her father on the other side of the road. The pedestrian accident happened on Wednesday night. The accident happened at 7:47 p.m. when the girl, her older sister and their mother were walking back to town from Davenport Beach. The two girls darted...

• Man Hits 24 Cars in Long Beach

  Shannon Weidemann | June 23, 2007 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A man believed to be driving under the influence of alcohol hit 24 cars on a Long Beach street before he finally stopped his truck. He also hit and injured two people during the car accident spree. The string of car accidents happened in Belmont Heights in February. According to a police report, Wecksler told officers he had been drinking while playing poker with some friends but contended a...

• California Woman Killed in Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | June 18, 2007 1:46 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA

  A woman from California visiting friends in Michigan was killed when she caused a car accident. She stopped at an intersection and then proceeded to drive into the path of a pickup truck. Trooper Gerald Bockhausen of the State Police's Richmond Post said police still are investigating the accident, but determined Middel was at fault.Bockhausen said the driver of the truck and witnesses both...