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MTA bus driver killed in crash 'looked after everyone else first'
Olivia Gamboa began her route through downtown Los Angeles in the pre-dawn darkness. After 13 years as a bus driver with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, she could have chosen any shift. She opted to drive at 5 a.m., as most of the city slept,...
Tags: Heart Attack, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Disasters and Accidents
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Driver was speeding before fatal Pico Rivera crash, police say
A violent crash in Pico Rivera that killed three people, including two children, Thursday night appears to have been caused by a speeding driver who crossed into oncoming traffic, authorities said. A preliminary investigation shows that the northbound...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Family files claim in death of man beaten by officers
The family of a man who died after being beaten by Kern County Sheriff's deputies and attacked by a police dog have filed a federal civil rights claim against the officers involved, the department and other agencies, a precursor to a lawsuit. The...Tags: Heart Disease, High Blood Pressure, Prescription Drugs, Prosecution, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Man struck twice and killed after accident on 134 Freeway
A driver who exited his car following a crash on the 134 Freeway in Glendale early Saturday morning was killed after being struck twice by other vehicles, authorities said. The name of the victim has not been released pending notification of next of...
Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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Three killed in Pico Rivera crash were heading home from a party
A violent crash in Pico Rivera that killed three people Thursday night, including two children, appears to have been caused by a driver speeding and steering into oncoming traffic, authorities said. A preliminary investigation shows the northbound...Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, Transportation Accidents
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NASCAR driver Jason Leffler dies after sprint car accident
NASCAR driver Jason Leffler died after he crashed during a sprint car race Wednesday night at Bridgeport Speedway in New Jersey. Leffler, a 37-year-old native of Long Beach, was pronounced dead at about 6 p.m. PDT, the New Jersey State Police reported....
Tags: Stock Car Racing, Jason Leffler, Open-Wheel Racing, Tony Parker, Auto Racing
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Car passenger fatally shot by Riverside police; driver arrested
A passenger in a crashed car found by Riverside police was shot and killed by officers after allegedly pointing a gun at them, authorities said Wednesday. The driver, Clifton Carl Chapple, 21, of Riverside, was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of hit-and-...Tags: Shootings
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4-year-old boy dies of injuries from bizarre freeway crash
A 4-year-old boy has died of injuries he suffered in a bizarre traffic incident in San Diego in which his father is now charged with allegedly abandoning the child before police arrived. Valentino Fabiani died of the head and brain injuries that he...
Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Prosecution, Highway Transportation
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Man killed in Sun Valley crash identified as Walter Santos
The man who was killed in a crash on Clybourn Avenue was identified Wednesday as Walter Santos, 36, of North Hills. Santos was standing behind his van and putting on a pair of shoes Tuesday when he was hit and killed by 22-year-old Patrick Sage, who... -
Five Irvine teens killed in fiery Newport Beach car crash
The five people killed in a fiery Memorial Day car crash in Newport Beach were teenagers from Irvine, authorities said Tuesday morning. Orange County sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said officials were using fingerprints to identify the three girls and...
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DMV 'following trail' of teen crash victim's license application
The state Department of Motor Vehicles hopes to have more information in upcoming days about the driver's license status of the teenager who was behind the wheel in a fiery Newport Beach crash that killed him and four other young passengers. The DMV...
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Suspect identified in fatal El Sereno crash during police pursuit
A motorist accused of causing a fatal four-car crash while fleeing police has been booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter, authorities said Sunday. Officers attempted to stop Jose Arrellano, 20, for reckless driving Saturday afternoon when he...
Tags: Los Angeles Police Department, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents
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