The driver of a pick up truck was killed when he collided head on with a Scion occupied by an Uber driver and his passenger on Pacific Coast Highway shortly before Midnight. The Uber driver was critically injured and his passenger suffered a broken arm. Firefighters had to use the …
Read More »SUSPECTED DUI DRIVER LOSES CONTROL AND HITS FAMILY OF FOUR ON SIDEWALK IN IRVINE
Irvine Police and the Orange County Fire Authority responded to a major traffic accident near the intersection of Turtle Rock Drive and Ridgeline Drive in Irvine around 8 p.m. Wednesday night. A massive response was launched by the O.C.F.A to treat at least 5 injured victims, including one trapped under …
Read More »BIG RIG CRASHES AND BURSTS INTO FLAMES CLOSING THE 57 FREEWAY
The California Highway Patrol received the first call at 3:31 a.m. reporting that a big rig truck traveling southbound on the 57 freeway just north of Yorba Linda Bl. in Fullerton had crashed through the center divider and burst into flames. Fullerton Fire Department Engine 5 was the first …
Read More »INCREDIBLE CRASH ON 73 TOLL ROAD LEAVES 1 DEAD, CALTRANS WORKER LUCKY TO BE ALIVE
A high speed crash left the driver of a Ford F-250 pickup truck dead after his truck slammed into a CalTrans grader in the center divider of the southbound 73 Toll Road near Bonita Canyon in Newport Beach. The impact was so severe that it left the truck almost unrecognizable …
Read More »INTERNET SENSATION, BENTO THE KEYBOARD CAT, HAS DIED AT AGE 8
While the first keyboard cat is widely credited as being “Fatso”, who gained moderate fame in the mid 1980s, “Bento” was arguably the most famous keyboard banging cat on Earth. Bento’s original video has garnered over 50 million view on his owners YouTube channel. Both Bento and his predecessor, Fatso, …
Read More »POLICE DOG TAKES DOWN SUSPECT AT END OF DANGEROUS PURSUIT RAMPAGE
A man is in custody after leading police on a dangerous pursuit that involved several crashes and the suspect car jacking a woman in Irvine. Garden Grove Police were tracking the man in unmarked cars for a crime committed in their city last week. Once the suspect realized police were …
Read More »MOTORCYCLIST SURVIVES HEAD ON CRASH WITH WRONG WAY DRIVER ON 91 FREEWAY
California Highway Patrol Officers expected the worst when they were dispatched to a head on crash involving a car driving the wrong way on the eastbound 91 and a motorcycle. At 2:30 a.m. the CHP received a report of a car driving westbound in the eastbound lanes of the 91 …
Read More »2 KILLED IN FIERY CRASH ON SANTIAGO CANYON ROAD AT 241
Orange Police are investigating a fiery car crash that claimed the lives of two people shortly after 9 p.m. Sunday night. Preliminary reports indicate a car hit a pole bringing down power lines. That car caught fire and two people inside were unable to escape. Arriving city of Orange Firefighters …
Read More »$2.99 A GALLON GAS IS BACK IN ORANGE COUNTY
Gas selling at $2.99 a gallon for regular unleaded is back in Orange County for the fist time in months. It may not last long, but for now the Arco station at Chapman Avenue and Placentia Avenue in Placentia is selling regular unleaded at $2.99 a gallon. A check of …
Read More »2 ALARM PACK RAT HOUSE FIRE IN SANTA ANA
A fire in a house with pack rat conditions lit up the night sky in Santa Ana late Wednesday night. The fire was reported at 11:54 p.m. at 417 South Birch Street. Arriving Orange County Fire Authority Firefighters were met with a wall of flame at the front of the …
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