Posts tagged Accidents

• Man Dies in Long Beach Car Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | October 28, 2007 1:55 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A 24-year-old man from Anaheim was killed in a car accident on the Long Beach Freeway on Saturday. He was a passenger in a Camry that hit a tree. The 18-year-old driver was believed to be driving under the influence when he lost control of the vehicle. As he approached the overpass at about 70 mph, Arvizu swerved to the right to enter the transition lane and lost control of the Camry.The car...

• Dublin Trucking Accident Causes Backup

  Shannon Weidemann | October 04, 2007 12:53 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  A trucking accident on the Interstate 580 Connector to 680 caused a massive traffic backup all over the area. A truck that was first thought to be carrying hazardous materials overturned in Dublin yesterday morning. Traffic had to be rerouted onto surface streets while the scene was cleaned up. The crash occurred on northbound I-680 near the connection at eastbound I-580 around 7:40 a.m.,...

• Pedestrian Hit by Muni Bus

  Shannon Weidemann | October 02, 2007 6:02 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A person was hit by a Muni bus this morning in San Francisco. The pedestrian accident happened on Market Street. The victim was crossing the street at the time of the accident. Four people were hit by Muni vehicles in August. Today's accident occured at 5:50 a.m. on Market near Sixth Street, said San Francisco Police Lt. Mike Cleary. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital with minor...

• Motorcyclist Dies on Clark Memorial Bridge

  Shannon Weidemann | September 28, 2007 2:49 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A woman driving a motorcyle over the Clark Memorial Bridge in Louisville died on Thursday night. The woman was thrown from her bike in the motorcyle accident. She had been headed southbound alongside a man on another motorcycle when she lost control and rear-ended a Geo Tracker, police said. The victim was not wearing a helmet at the time of the accident. No one else was hurt in the...

• Gold Line Train Hits Car at Crossing

  Shannon Weidemann | September 24, 2007 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A Gold Line commuter train running between Los Angeles and Pasadena hit an SUV at a crossing on Friday. The driver of the SUV was hurt in the train accident, as well as five other people. The accident happened at Avenue 50 and Marmion Way. Authorities believe the woman was trying to beat the train. There are flashing lights and bells at the train crossing and they were working at the time of...

• Pedestrian Killed in Alhambra

  Shannon Weidemann | September 18, 2007 2:14 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A car accident on the San Bernadino Freeway killed a woman who may have been a pedestrian in the area. An SUV going westbound ended up overturned on the eastbound freeway. The pedestrian accident happened on Monday evening. The details surrounding the crash were unclear, but reports called in to the CHP indicated that a GMC Yukon hit another vehicle and ended up overturned on the other...

• Lakeport School Bus in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 14, 2007 8:37 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  A school bus for the Lakeport Unified School District was involved in a minor car accident while trying to make a wide right turn on Monday afternoon. A Chevrolet Camaro was the other vehicle in the accident. The school bus driver was named the School Bus Driver of the Year by the California Highway Patrol for his safe driving record. "The school bus was far to the left, preparing to make a...

• California Motorcycle Accident Kills Rider

  Shannon Weidemann | September 10, 2007 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A motorcycle accident in Kono Tayee killed the driver on Friday morning. The motorcycle was the only vehicle involved in the crash. The accident happened on Highway 20. A boater reported the crash after seeing the wreckage from the water. The motorcycle was allegedly traveling too fast for a left-hand curve in the road and went over the embankment where it struck some boulders at the...

• Metro Blue Line Train Hits Truck

  Shannon Weidemann | September 03, 2007 6:03 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A Metro Blue Line train got into a car accident in Los Angeles when it collided with a truck. The train accident was on the rail line between Los Angeles and Long Beach. Rail travel between the two cities was affected. The accident took place at 5:26 p.m. at the intersection of Washington Boulevard and Maple Avenue, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Helen Gilstrap.At...

• Long Beach Police Car Involved in Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | September 01, 2007 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsLong Beach, CA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Three people were injured when they were involved in a car accident with a Long Beach Police car. The accident happened on the Pacific Coast Highway. There were two officers in the police car and three people in the other vehicle. The patrol car was traveling southbound on Santa Fe Avenue and was making a left turn onto PCH when it was struck by a 1980 Toyota Celica, Long Beach police...