3 people were seriously injured and 1 man was killed when the car they were riding in struck a pole at high speed and burst into flames. The driver and 2 passengers were able to get out of the car with help from the CHP Sergeant, but a passenger was …
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An apparent high speed crash killed 2 people and critically injured a 20 year old man who was ejected from the car on impact. The crash happened shortly after 2 AM Saturday morning on Warner Ave. near Algonquin St. Huntington Beach Police are investigating the cause.
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A fire caused significant damage to an historic building housing a bike shop and a second floor apartment at Balboa Bl. at Palm St. around 11:30 PM Friday night. It took Firefighters from Newport Beach, Costa Mesa, Huntington Beach, and the OCFA about an hour to put the fire out. …
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A 21 year old man was struck by one or more cars on the 55 Freeway in Orange while running across lanes after spraying graffiti on the center divider. A man that was with him dragged him to the shoulder of the freeway as witnesses stopped to help. The injured …
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A man was struck and killed by a MetroLink train in Orange near the intersection of La Veta and Montgomery. Orange Police Officers performed CPR on the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene by Paramedics. Orange County Sheriffs Transit Deputies and the Coroner are investigating …
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An early morning fire in a cabin in Silverado Canyon destroyed the cabin and damaged the neighboring house. Approximately ten people were displaced, the Red Cross responded to the scene to assist them.
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The driver of a big rig truck smashed into a dozens cars in the 600 block of E. Birch Street in Brea around 2 AM. No one was injured. The truck driver was taken into custody by Police for further investigation.
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A twin engine Cessna was forced to make an emergency landing at John Wayne airport with its’ nose gear not in the locked position. The plane landed with its nose down and skidded to a stop blocking the main runway. Both the passenger and pilot were uninjured. All flights were …
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Firefighters discovered a body in the burned rubble of a garage fire on E. Park Lane in Anaheim. The fire was report to 911 at 1:47 AM.
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A suspected DUI driver led Police on a pursuit from San Juan Capistrano to Costa Mesa with a woman and 3 small children in the car. The man fled from the car and was quickly tasered by the CHP and arrested.
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The Orange County Independent News from Orange County California