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Linda Vista Woman Run Over by Her Own Pickup Truck

A woman was seriously injured Monday when she was run over by her own pickup truck after she tried to stop it from rolling out of her driveway in Linda Vista. •   A woman started her pickup truck and then stepped out of it to allow it to warm up in her driveway.  •   The truck — which had …

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Winchester: Erratic Driving Ends in Fatal Car Accident

Erratic driving and speeding caused a fatal car accident Sunday on State Route 79 in Winchester, about 30 miles southeast of Riverside. •   A driver in a Scion was speeding and swerving in and out of traffic on a rural highway. •   The Scion crossed the double yellow line and crashed head-on into a Camry.  •   Both drivers …

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Motorists Lift Truck to Free Trapped Crash Victim on I-10

A cell-phone video of motorists lifting a truck to rescue a trapped passenger went viral Sunday night after the fatal accident on Interstate 10 near Desert Center. •   A driver lost control of his pickup truck on westbound I-10 near Desert Center.  •   The truck rolled into oncoming traffic and landed upside down. •   Motorists stopped and …

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Good Samaritans Pull Victim From Burning Car on I-405

Two Good Samaritans and a California Highway Patrol officer rescued a woman from a burning vehicle after a car accident on Interstate 405 Wednesday in Fountain Valley. •    A woman crashed into a pole on I-405 and was trapped in her car. •    The engine compartment caught fire and was shooting up 10-foot flames. •    Two Good …

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2 Family Members Killed, 5 Injured in I-5 SUV Crash

An Oxnard family’s Thanksgiving turned tragic when two of them were killed in an SUV rollover crash on Interstate 5 near Bakersfield. •   Seven people were traveling to Reno for their family’s Thanksgiving celebration. The person driving their SUV lost control of the vehicle on I-5 near Bakersfield. •   The SUV rolled over and landed upside down on the freeway.  …

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Goshen: Train Crashes Into Dump Truck Near Hwy 99

A truck driver was hospitalized on Monday after a train crashed into his big-rig and derailed near Goshen, about 35 miles southeast of Fresno. •  A truck driver did not see a train coming at a rural railroad crossing without lights or guard arms. •  The train crashed into the truck and pushed it 200 feet. Then the train derailed. •  The truck driver …

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Fallbrook: Retired Police Officer Held in Fatal DUI Crash

A retired Newport Beach police officer was behind the wheel in a fatal DUI crash Saturday on Interstate 15 in Fallbrook. •   A retired police officer was driving drunk at an excessive rate of speed on northbound I-15. •   She slammed into a car directly ahead of her without slowing down or even trying to avoid it, police …

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2 Teens Killed, 2 Others Critical in Castaic DUI Crash

Two teens were killed in a DUI crash Saturday night in Castaic (about 8 miles north of Santa Clarita). The 28-year-old driver and another teen passenger were hospitalized with major injuries. •   A 28-year-old man was driving drunk at a high rate of speed when he lost control on a rain-slicked, curvy road. His vehicle went off the road and was completely …

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Passenger Dies, Driver Arrested After Pickup Hits Tree on Ortega Hwy

Fatal car accident: An 18-year-old driver was charged with vehicular manslaughter after his pickup truck slammed into a tree Friday morning on Ortega Highway near San Juan Capistrano. His passenger was killed in the accident. •   An 18-year-old driver went off the road and literally wrapped his pickup truck around a tree. •   His passenger died and he was seriously …

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