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A Los Angeles County bus taking inmates from the courthouse in Long Beach to Men's Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles was involved in a three-vehicle accident on Wednesday, February 19th.

27 Injured in Prison Bus Accident

A Los Angeles County bus taking inmates from the courthouse in Long Beach to Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles was involved in a three-vehicle accident on Wednesday, February 19th. The accident occurred on a freeway near the Men’s Central Jail...

Drunk Driver Plows into Studio Apartment

A drunk driver in Chandler, Arizona drove his pickup truck into a studio apartment, stopping inches from a couple that was sleeping early Tuesday, February 18th. The crash occurred at Ray Road and Arizona Avenue. Authorities report that a Dodge pickup truck driven by...

General Motors Recalls 778,000 Cars after 6 Deaths

A faulty ignition switch has led General Motors to recall 778,562 Chevrolet Cobalt and Pontiac G5 vehicles. GM has acknowledged that the faulty ignition switches have led to at least 22 accidents, resulting in six fatalities. The recall involves 2005-2007 Chevy Cobalt...

Merck Agrees to $100 Million Settlement for NuvaRing®

Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $100 million to settle thousands of lawsuits alleging that the vaginal contraceptive NuvaRing® causes blood clots, heart attacks, and strokes. Numerous studies have shown that the specific type of progestin used in NuvaRing® is twice...

Wrong-Way Driver on the 60 Freeway Kills 6

A Fontana woman suspected of DUI was driving the wrong way on the 60 Freeway at speeds near 100 mph before crashing head-on into an SUV, beginning a chain-reaction crash that killed six early Sunday, February 9th. Olivia Carolee Culbreath, 21, was arrested on...

Marijuana a Factor in More Fatal Car Crashes

A new study suggests that number of people involved in fatal car crashes who are under the influence of marijuana at the time of the crash is increasing. Nearly three times as many crashes have involved marijuana in the past decade than the decade prior. Today, about...

Five-Car Crash in Santa Barbara Injures 4, Alcohol Suspected

A driver suspected of driving under the influence was arrested after causing a five-car crash by driving the wrong way on the 101 in Santa Barbara on Saturday, February 1st. The incident occurred around 6:00 a.m. on the northbound 101 approaching Junipero Street....

Carmageddon Returning – As Jamzilla

Reminiscent of the events of ‘Carmageddon’, the planned President’s Day weekend, 80-hour closure of lanes on the northbound 405 between Getty Center Drive and Ventura Boulevard has been dubbed ‘Jamzilla’. Not quite as severe as the entire...

5 Injured, 1 Killed in Four-Car Crash on Pacific Coast Highway

A four-car crash on PCH in Laguna Beach killed a passenger and sent five others to the hospital in the afternoon of Sunday, January 26th. The deceased victim was the passenger in the car that caused the crash. The collision occurred around 1:30 PM on north Pacific...