Car Accidents | InjuryBoard Long Beach

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...

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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...

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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...

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A woman vacationing in Coronado last August has sued the city after she was run over by a truck being driven by a lifeguard. The personal injury lawsuit is asking that trucks not be used on the beach anymore and all vehicles should have a warning alarm when they are moving. She is also seeking monetary damages for her injuries and time off from work. The lawsuit alleges that a lifeguard, who...

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A 23-year-old man from Compton was killed in a single car accident in Long Beach last week. He was the one driving the car that also contained a female passenger. The victim was driving southbound on Cherry Avenue in a green 1993 Jeep Cherokee when he drove up onto a raised center median, struck a tree and spun 190 degrees before coming to a rest with all four tires on the median, Pratt said....

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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...

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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...

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The following is an email I received regarding an automobile accident claim and my reply:Question submitted:While waiting at the red light, a young woman in a Toyota 4 runner hit my car in the rear. (Ford Mustang). Farmers Insurance authorized repairs on the same day. The total cost of repairs was $967.93, which included replacement of the rear absorber and bumper cover. At the time of the...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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