Photo by Igmar Rodas
A vehicle rear-ended a Santa Ana Police Department Parking Enforcement Golf Cart just before 10 am this morning at Ross and Civic Center, in front of the Library Entrance on Ross, in Downtown Santa Ana, according to Santa Ana community activist and photographer Igmar Rodas.
No injuries were reported however the SAPD turned out in large numbers to investigate this minor traffic collision. Continue reading
Two adults and two children in a Toyota Corolla were injured in a two-vehicle collision Thursday night, at 8:25 p.m. at Lyon Street and McFadden Avenue, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The Corolla was headed east on McFadden Avenue when the driver tried to turn to go north on Lyon Street, at a yellow light. A man in a Toyota pickup truck broadsided the Corolla as he was going west on McFadden Avenue. Continue reading
David Cote, 54, of Santa Ana, who was arrested for DUI after a traffic collision that killed his 6-year-old nephew, Ivan Sandoval, in Santa Ana died in a hospital Tuesday night, the Orange County Coroner’s Office said, according to the O.C. Register.
He had been driving a BMW with his nephew Ivan Sandoval in the front seat, but not in a booster seat that was in the back of the car as required by law, when they were t-boned by a Nissan around 12:40 p.m. Monday on St. Andrew Place near Bristol Street. The boy died a short time later at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, according to the OC Weekly. Continue reading
Picture by Rey de Todas
David Wayne Cote, 54, of Santa Ana, was driving his BMW westbound on West St. Andrew’s Place when he was t-boned by a Nissan Maxima driven by Armando Duran, 35, today at around 12:40 p.m., in the intersection of South Bristol Street and West St. Andrews Place, in Santa Ana, injuring Cote’s 6-year-old nephew, Ivan Sandoval, who was in the BMW, according to the O.C. Register. Sandoval later died during surgery according to ABC News.
The Nissan Maxima rammed into the passenger side of the BMW as it was going southbound on South Bristol Street.
Sandoval and Cote, in the BMW, had to be cut of the car by OCFA firefighters, who immediately began CPR on Sandoval before he was rushed to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, with life-threatening injuries. Continue reading
Tustin DUI crash on August 2, 2015
At 5:06 PM today officers were sent to the area of Edinger Ave. and Jamboree to investigate the report of an injury accident. When officers arrived at the location they discovered a white Audi RS 6 had struck a street sign and several trees in the center island of Edinger Ave.
The car impacted one of the trees with enough force to uproot it. The vehicle sustained severe damage. Continue reading
A major traffic accident at Bristol and Memory Lane, in Santa Ana, could tie up traffic for a while.
A car has overturned in the intersection. No word yet on injuries. Continue reading
This has already been one of the bloodiest summers in Santa Ana with regard to pedestrian versus car accidents. A week after a 6-year-old boy on a skateboard was killed by a car in the parking lot of the Villa Del Sol apartment complex another 6-year-old boy was injured by a minivan on Sunday night, at around 9:40 p.m., in the 1800 block of South Evergreen Street, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The victim in this latest accident allegedly ran between two parked cars into the street when he was hit by the minivan. He suffered facial injuries and was taken to a local hospital but he did not suffer any major injuries, according to the SAPD. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Traffic Unit Investigate Fatal Collision-Vehicle vs Pedestrians
Deceased Pedestrian – Margarita Hernandez (85) of Madera, California
SAPD was informed by the Orange County Coroners Office that 85 year old Margarita Hernandez of Madera, California was removed from life support and died earlier today
On Saturday, July 25th, 2015 at 12:18 p.m., patrol officers along with the Orange County Fire Authority responded to a traffic collision at Center St. and McFadden Ave. (southwest corner of Jerome Park). Initial reports indicated that the vehicle struck two pedestrians. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Deceased Pedestrian – Steven Duarte-Beltran (6) Santa Ana
On Wednesday, July 22nd, 2015 at 5:45 pm, patrol officers along with the Orange County Fire Authority responded to a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic collision in the parking area of the apartment complex at 811 S. Fairview Street.
A 6 year old boy was located lying on the parking lot surface and was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to critical injuries sustained in the collision. Continue reading
A 6-year-old boy, Steven Duarte Beltran, who was skateboarding with a friend inside the Villa Del Sol apartments was struck and killed by a vehicle Wednesday around 5:45 p.m., at the Santa Ana apartment complex where he lived, at the 800 block of South Fairview Street, according to the O.C. Register.
Beltran allegedly ran between two parked cars when he was hit by a vehicle, according to the SAPD. The police reported that he was rushing to buy candy across the street from the apartments when he darted out in front of the car that was being driven by an unidentified 43-year-old woman. Continue reading
The family and friends of Priscilla Vallejo, the 13-year-old who was killed this week when she was hit by an SAUSD truck while she was riding her bike, are hosting a car wash today, Saturday, July 18, 2015, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., to help raise funds to pay for her funeral expenses. The car wash is being held at Templo Calvario Church located at 2617 W. 5th St., which is near Fairview, in Santa Ana.
Supporters are asked to donate at least $5 and wear blue, her favorite color. Yesterday by the way would have been Priscilla’s 14th birthday. Her Facebook page notes that studied at Mendez Fundamental School, in Santa Ana. Continue reading
Picture courtesy of the OCFA
Two women and two children were injured Wednesday afternoon at around noon, after a rollover crash at the intersection of North Bush Street and East Santa Ana Boulevard, in Downtown Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
A silver Jeep SUV drive by a woman in her 30s collided with a gray Toyota car near the intersection. There was another woman around the same age in the Jeep and also two kids, ages 10 and 6. One of the women was trapped in the car for about 20 minutes before OCFA firefighters were able to free her from the SUV. She ended up being taken to Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana, where she was listed in critical condition. Continue reading
Santa Ana Police Department
Advisory: SAPD Traffic Investigators Respond To Fatal Collision – Vehicle vs Pedestrian
Deceased Pedestrian: William Joseph Bailey (47) Homeless
On Tuesday, July 14th, 2015 at 2036 hours, patrol officers along with the Orange County Fire Authority responded to a report of a vehicle vs. pedestrian traffic collision at the intersection of Fairview and Harvard Street.
A male adult pedestrian was located lying on the roadway and was transported to a local hospital where he succumbed to critical injuries sustained in the collision. Continue reading
A homeless man, William Joseph Bailey, 47, was fatally injured on Tuesday night at around 8:35 p.m., when he was struck by a white Kia Optima at the intersection of Fairview and Harvard streets, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.
The man’s identity was not revealed by the SAPD. He was taken to a local hospital after the accident, where he ended up passing away. Continue reading
The hit and run vehicle looked like this one
A 22-year-old Santa Ana woman was involved in motorcycle hit and run accident on Monday, July 6, 2015 at 11:30 p.m., on Broadway and First Street, right in front of an Arco Gas station, not far from Birch Park.
The man who hit her was driving a black or dark green 1996 Toyota Corolla.
The SAPD Investigators unit has yet to find the driver. Continue reading