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Oakland PD Fires Officer After Speeding in Crash

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The Oakland police department fired an officer after investigators reported he lied in a written statement about a crash and injure he caused while speeding, according to published reports.

Officer Victor Adrian Garcia was driving at faster than 70 miles per hour without running his sirens or lights when he crashed into another vehicle in the 8000 block of International Boulevard on Oct. 10, 2020.

According to an internal affairs report, an officer investigating the crash in late January 2021 noted conflicting statements, including the officer’s claim that his cruiser was doing about 25 mph while a witness estimated a speed closer to 60.

The patrol vehicle’s black-box data recorded 70.7 mph about 1.5 seconds before the crash. The cruiser braked hard, reaching 40.6 mph at impact, but was still well above the 25 mph speed limit.

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IDENTIFIED: Orange Cove teens killed in crash with garbage truck in Fresno County

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FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. – Authorities identified two teenagers who were killed in a crash with a garbage truck last month in Fresno County.

The Fresno County Sheriff’s Office reported that 16-year-old Yolanda Chapa of Orange Cove and 16-year-old Jaqueline Martinez of Orange were killed in the crash near Highway 63 and Manning Avenue on August 8.

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Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Patrol Car Crashed, Hospitalizing Pedestrian

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A Los Angeles County Sheriff deputy’s patrol car crashed with a second vehicle, sending both cars smashing into a Rosemead business on Wednesday afternoon.

The collision injured a pedestrian. She was taken to the hospital, but no information was immediately available about her condition. The deputy was also transported to the hospital and released.

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A Deadly Night in the East Bay: Two Dead in Separate Crashes

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In unrelated collisions that occurred just two hours apart, two people died in Contra Costa County, according to the California Highway Patrol.

The second of the two deadly crashes involved a tractor trailer. It occurred at about 5:20 a.m. on eastbound state Highway 4 near Hoffman Lane in Byron.

Just six hours earlier, Tuesday evening, the driver of a Toyota rear ended a motorcycle. The motorcyclist was killed in the crash on southbound Highway 242, south of Willow Pass Road. The Toyota driver was not injured. CHP did not indicate that the driver was intoxicated, according to published reports.

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Man on Scooter Struck and Killed by Car in Downtown Long Beach

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A black sedan struck a man on a scooter, causing severe injuries that later caused him to die at a local hospital, according to published reports.

The crash happened at about  7:15 a.m.  near Seventh Street and Chestnut avenues.  First responders arrived to find a man seriously injured in the road.  The scooter he was riding was near the middle of the intersection, where he was apparently struck by the sedan.

The sedan’s driver stayed at the crash scene. The tragedy marks the 33rd traffic death investigated by Long Beach Police this year.

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Fremont: Passenger dies in vehicle collision with tanker-hauling big rig

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FREMONT — A tanker-hauling big rig collided with a vehicle early Monday, killing the vehicle’s passenger.

The cash occurred at about 4:15 a.m. at the intersection of Stewart Avenue and Boyce road.

The vehicle’s passenger was pronounced dead at the scene. Their identity will be released after next-of-kin are notified.

According to published reports, the big-rig driver stayed at the scene and cooperated with investigators, who learned that the vehicle had been westbound on Stewart when it entered Boyce and struck the big rig traveling northbound.  

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Man Arrested After Rollover Crash in Madera

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MADERA – A 35-year-old Madera man was arrested after police say he rolled his car while driving with a blood alcohol content three times the legal limit.

The crash occurred Saturday in the 400 block of N. Schnoor Ave.

Thomas Bangoura was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence.

According to police, the crash had the potential to be life-threatening.

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San Jose man accused of killing 2 Union City women in drunk-driving crash

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OAKLAND — Alameda County Prosecutors have brought manslaughter charges and drunk driving charges against a San Jose resident who was identified by police as the driver of a fatal car accident that claimed two lives last Thanksgiving, according to court records.

Robert Jacob Espinoza, 26, was arrested for two counts of vehicular manslaughter and three counts of drunk driving, in relation to the Nov. 28 accident. Ann Marie Carpaneto and Laura Pereira were his victims. Ann Marie died two weeks later from injuries.

According to police, Espinoza was driving his Tesla along Interstate 880 near Union City when he collided with a Volkswagen parked on the shoulder close to Whipple Road. It happened at 3:00 a.m.

Espinoza was intoxicated at the accident scene, according to an investigator from California Highway Patrol. He was then arrested. Authorities said that three people were injured in the Tesla.

According to CHP, the Tesla wasn’t using “self-driving software” when the accident occurred.

According to court records, Espinoza has pleaded not guilty during a Sept. 22 hearing. He is currently out of custody while charges are being pending.

The reason the Volkswagen was left parked at the shoulder by police has not been made public.

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Driver turns his car in the Central Valley near Fresno State

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FRESNO – Fresno police report a driver turned his vehicle on its side near Fresno State early Friday morning.

It happened at around 5:15 a.m., near Shaw and Chestnut avenues, according to police. The driver was traveling southbound on Chestnut Avenue when he reached a roundabout.

Police say the driver lost control and hit a curb. Then, he flipped over landing in Save Mart Center’s parking lot.

He was treated for minor injuries at a nearby hospital. Investigators are still investigating the cause of this crash.

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