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POMONA >> An allegedly drunken man driving a stolen vehicle was caught with help from bystanders after he reportedly tried to leave the scene of a crash that killed a woman in Pomona late Thursday night. The woman has been identified as 32-year-old Marissa Leigh Vasquez of Pomona, according to a Pomona police release. Around […]

One person was killed in a crash in Pomona late Thursday night, Pomona Police officials said. The crash between an SUV and a sedan was reported around 10:45 p.m. in the 200 block of W. Arrow Highway. One of the vehicles struck a power pole in the area but it’s unclear if it caused an […]

Murder charges were field Wednesday against the driver in a December crash that left a Hacienda Heights woman dead and her two sons seriously injured. Aron Harutun Petrosian’s arraignment was continued to May 20, Los Angeles County District Attorney spokeswoman Sarah Ardalani said. The Hacienda Heights resident, now 18, was arrested by California Highway Patrol […]

Five teens were hurt, two seriously when they were ejected in a rollover crash in Adelanto early Monday morning following a short pursuit. The five were driving erratically in an allegedly stolen vehicle, San Bernardino County sheriff’s officials said. A deputy first spotted the white Ford F-150 driving recklessly near Seneca Road and Aster Street, […]

BAKER >> A 44-year-old woman died after her car was rear-ended on the 15 Freeway near here, the San Bernardino County coroner’s website reported Sunday. The victim was identified as Kimberly Towns, 44, of Carson. Emergency personnel were called to the scene around 6:30 a.m. Saturday, the website said. Personnel arrived and found a crash […]

LOS ANGELES >> The stepchildren of a woman killed in an automobile crash involving Bruce Jenner have sued the Olympic gold medalist. The wrongful death case was filed Friday in Los Angeles by the stepchildren of Kim Howe, whose car was pushed into oncoming traffic after Jenner’s sport utility vehicle collided with it on Pacific […]

LOS ANGELES >> An Italian newlywed’s honeymoon ended in a death ride on the hood of a Dodge Avenger driven by a man bent on revenge against a drug dealer who ripped him off, a prosecutor said. Nathan Campbell was grinning and aiming for people as he weaved the sedan down the popular Venice Beach […]

A bill designed to reduce deadly wrong-way freeway accidents has been passed by the Assembly. The bill, Assembly Bill 162 by Assemblyman Freddie Rodriguez, D-Montclair, was unanimously passed this week. AB 162 directs Caltrans and the California Highway Patrol to update a 1989 study on the subject by taking into consideration technological advances and innovations […]

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. >> NASA’s Mercury-orbiting spacecraft, Messenger, is going out with a bang this week, adding a hefty crater to the little planet closest to the sun. The first spacecraft to circle Mercury, Messenger is expected to slip out of orbit and slam into Mercury on Thursday following a successful four-year tour of the […]