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The Costa Mesa police are investigating a fatal car accident that happened on Saturday morning

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Advisory: The Costa Mesa Police Department (CMPD) is seeking additional information on a fatal traffic collision

Saturday morning, Sept. 15, 2018, at approximately 12:06 a.m., officers were dispatched to the intersection of Victoria Street and Pacific Avenue regarding an injury traffic collision.

Officers arrived to find a black 2015 Honda Accord had struck a traffic signal pole. The driver of the vehicle, 26-year-old Patrick John Harris from Huntington Beach, was pronounced deceased at the scene. The CMPD Major Accident Investigation Team (MAIT) responded to the scene and began their investigation. Continue reading→

One arrested after a multiple car crash in Santa Ana this morning

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A man was arrested after a series of crashes that ended with four people injured and a scuffle with police early Wednesday, July 11., according to the O.C. Register.

The crash happened at W. First and N. Fairview streets at about 4 a.m. and involved three vehicles and a bicyclist, according to the SAPD. Continue reading→

Another Santa Ana teenager has died due after a car accident in Tustin last Friday

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A second teenager, Jason Anguiano, 17, of Santa Ana, has died following a car accident that occurred in Tustin last Friday, according to the Orange County Sheriff-Coroner. He died on Sunday evening at the Orange County Global Medical Center in Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Giovanni Arreguin has been identified as the driver killed in a car accident in the Floral Park neighborhood this Saturday

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Giovanni Arreguin, 18-years-old, has been identified as the man who was killed early on Saturday, March 17, when his car ran into a tree after veering off the roadway in Santa Ana’s Floral Park Neighborhood, according to the OC Coroner.

Arreguin was driving an unidentified vehicle eastbound on Santa Clara Ave., from Heliotrope Ave., at about 2:40 a.m. when his vehicle left the roadway and ran into a tree located on the south side of the 600 block of W. Santa Clara Ave., according to the SAPD. Continue reading→

A car crashed into the second floor of a building in Santa Ana early this morning

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Santa Ana Police Department

Advisory: Officers Working Vehicle Into Building Collision 300 Block East 17th Street

SAPD police officers responded to a collision involving a single vehicle into a commercial business early this morning, at the 300 block of East 17th St.. Upon arrival the police officers observed an occupied white sedan that was partially wedged into the second floor of a dental office.

They determined the vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed, northbound on French approaching 17th. The driver continued northbound and struck the raised center median on 17th, which launched the vehicle into the air. The vehicle struck the 2nd floor of the building and remained lodged. Continue reading→

A man crashed his car into a wall and died at East Edinger and Cedar this morning

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Pheach Phath, a 66-year-old man died in a one-car collision on Sunday morning, after hitting a brick wall at the corner of East Edinger Avenue and Cedar Street, in Santa Ana, according to the O.C. Register.

The SAPD heard about the crash early on Sunday morning, at 5:54 a.m. They reported that no other car was involved in this incident. Continue reading→

A man crashed his SUV into a home on S. Greenville Ave. this morning

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An unidentified man in his 50s was badly hurt after his sport-utility vehicle crashed into a house at the 2100 block of South Greenville Avenue, at W. St. Gertrude Place, in Santa Ana this morning at around 9:40 a.m., according to the O.C. Register.

The man’s bronze Hyundai crashed into the garage portion of the house and the driver ended up at a local hospital, in what was described as serious condition. Continue reading→

Dog hit by a car saved by a good Samaritan and the Santa Ana School Police

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Santa Ana School Police save a dog

Last night, Santa Ana Unified School District Police Officers were in the area of Dyer and Main Street when they observed a dog get hit by a car. The dog was thrown across the street and into a storm drain.

The Officers immediately responded and with the help of an unidentified Good Samaritan, were able to pull the man hole cover open. An Officer was then able to climb down into the storm drain where he retrieved the injured dog. The dog was transported to an animal hospital for treatment and is expected to survive. Continue reading→

Two adults and two kids hurt in a hit and run car accident at Lyon and McFadden

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Santa Ana Hit and Run Accident

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→

Hit and run driver who was texting wrecked a local resident’s car this morning

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Car hit at Civic Center and Pacific

UPDATE: The hit and run driver has contacted the victim and is going to pay to have his car repaired!

Roger Gomez was awakened by a loud noise at 7 am today.  He ran outside and found out that someone had hit and badly damaged his car.  There were witnesses and they were able to write down the first and last digits of the license plates, “5EA756.”  The car was a tan Trail Blazer.

If you see the Trail Blazer in question look for damage on the left front side of the car. Continue reading→

Passenger dies in BMW crash at First and the 5 Fwy.

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Picture of a "Bryan Meza" from Rancho Santa Margarita, found on MySpace

Picture of a “Bryan Meza” from Rancho Santa Margarita, found on MySpace

On Saturday, June 21st, 2014 at 2:06 am, patrol officers responded to a report of a single-vehicle traffic collision at the intersection of 1st Street at the I-5 freeway. The first officer to arrive reported that the vehicle had two trapped/injured occupants and requested the assistance of OCFA and Medics, according to the Santa Ana Police Department.

The vehicle involved was a black 2001 BMW 325i sport sedan. Firefighters were required to utilize heavy equipment to extricate the driver. The passenger of the BMW was pronounced dead at the scene by Medics. The Driver was transported to the Western Medical Center in critical condition. There was preliminary information that the driver was under the influence of alcohol.

Bryan Meza, 21, of Rancho Santa Margarita, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Orange County Coroner’s Office. Continue reading→

SigAlert issued on Eastbound 17th after a lady drives into a tree and dies

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Not the same incident but this was a similar one

Not the same incident but this was a similar one

At 11:16 AM, SAPD officers were dispatched to a possible fatal traffic collision near the intersection of 17th and Newhope, according to an SAPD press release.

The collision involved a single vehicle being driven by a female adult (60’s) which struck a tree in the center median.

The SAPD has issued a SigAlert for Eastbound 17th street Newhope to Harbor Blvd until further notice. Continue reading→

Updated: Pedestrians struck by pick-up driven by 17-year old, 6-year old killed

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SAPD Advisory: Vehicle vs pedestrian fatal

A six-year-old boy was killed and his grandmother seriously injured when they were struck by a pickup truck as the woman walked the child and his seven-year-old sister to school Monday in Santa Ana, according to authorities, as reported by the Fountain Valley Patch.  The accident location is very near to Washington Elementary School.

The boy was later identified as Alan Martinez, according to KTLA.  His surviving sister is named Mia.

The 48-year-old grandmother sustained multiple broken bones, according to Santa Ana police Cpl. Anthony Bertagna and Orange County Fire Authority Capt. Steve Concialdi, according to the Los Angeles Daily News.

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Car accident in Santa Ana, on Tuesday, resulted in one death and four injuries

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One person was killed and four others were injured after two cars crashed in Santa Ana on Tuesday, as we reported yesterday.

The accident happened at 1st and Sullivan streets at about 9 a.m. Authorities say it appears the driver of a Nissan Altima, a 65-year-old man, ran a red light at Sullivan Street, slamming into a Nissan Infiniti. The Altima then crashed into a light pole and a tree, according to ABC News. Continue reading→