A car accident in Tuolumne County resulted in possibly serious injuries for six people the evening of August 26, 2010. The Union Democrat reports that the injury collision occurred on Highway 108 near Draper Mine Road and was triggered by a rear-end collision. CHP officials say 20-year-old Kathryn Wood struck a Ford Escape driven by Mary Lamendola, 55. The impact from the collision caused Lamendola's car to go out of control and crash into a Buick Rendezvous driven by 72-year-old Richard Green. The incident is under investigation. Read More

A 50-year-old man, who was killed in a car accident in Los Angeles after being struck by a vehicle on the 210 Freeway the night of August 27, 2010, has been identified as Kevin Payne. The San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports that Payne was standing on the shoulder of the freeway in Glendora next to his Mercedes while having his disabled pickup truck hooked on to a tow truck. Read More

A car accident in San Diego resulted in major injuries for two drivers the morning of August 20, 2010. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the accident occurred on Friars Road close to Fenton Parkway, when a 70-year-old driver in a Ford pickup truck swerved into opposing lanes of traffic and collided with a Dodge Stratus driven by a 25-year-old man. Both drivers suffered broken bones and were hospitalized with serious injuries. Officials are trying to determine what caused the elderly driver to lose control of his vehicle. Read More

A pedestrian accident in San Francisco resulted in serious injuries for at least five people who were waiting near a bus stop, the Associated Press reports. Police say the incident occurred the morning of August 24, 2010 when an unlicensed, 24-year-old woman behind the wheel of a Ford Explorer lost control while traveling south on San Bruno Avenue. The SUV went over a sidewalk and crashed into a crowd of people who were waiting for a bus. An investigation is ongoing. Read More

DUI Collision Proves Fatal for San Diego Man

A suspected DUI collision in San Diego proved fatal for 65-year-old Marc William Durham the night of August 20, 2010. The fatal accident occurred at the intersection of Camino del Norte and Carmel Mountain Road in Rancho Bernardo, 10news reports. A 57-year-old driver apparently rear-ended several vehicles that were stopped at a red light at the intersection. Durham was the driver of the car that was rear-ended first. Several other sustained minor injuries, officials said. Police are investigating the involvement of alcohol and/or drugs in this incident. Read More

A driver and his passenger – identified as 39-year-old Jason Booth and Guillermo Gutierrez, 33 – sustained injuries in a car accident after another vehicle struck them from behind. The Colusa County Sun-Herald reports that the injury collision occurred the morning of August 18, 2010 on Highway 20 at O'Hair Road. Read More

Madera County Car Crash Injures Two

A pregnant woman and a Madera County Sheriff's deputy sustained injuries in a car accident the evening of August 16, 2010. CBS News reports that the collision happened at the intersection of Dorstan Drive and Road 222. Madera County Sheriff's Deputy Homar Puga was responding to an emergency call when he collided with a car driven by Cameron Taylor. Officials say Taylor was making a left turn when he was struck by Puga's police cruiser which was going in the same direction. Puga sustained major injuries while Taylor's girlfriend, Melissa Skallerud, who was seven months pregnant escaped with minor injuries. An investigation is ongoing. Read More

A car accident in Fullerton resulted in injuries for one person the morning of August 17, 2010. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the accident occurred at the intersection of Placentia and Madison avenues in Fullerton when an Acura 3.5 RL and a Ford Explorer SUV collided. A woman in the SUV sustained injuries and was taken to a local hospital while the driver of the Acura was treated at the scene. No citations have been issued pending an official investigation. Read More

A car accident in Los Angeles resulted in injuries for five people the morning of August 15, 2010. The Los Angeles Daily News reports that the injury collision involved four vehicles and occurred at the intersection of Vesper Avenue and Burbank Boulevard. Three people sustained severe injuries. Officials are looking into what caused this crash. Read More

A woman sustained injuries in an Orange County car accident after she was struck by a suspected drunk driver in Irvine. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the injury collision occurred when the woman was crossing the street near the intersection of Barranca Parkway and Creek Road. The woman was taken to a local hospital, but the extent of her injuries is not known. An investigation is ongoing. Read More