A driver who was fatally injured in a car accident in Ventura on October 15, 2011 has been identified by officials as 50-year-old Eusebio Martinez, Jr. The Ventura County Star reports that the fatal car accident occurred on Highway 126 in Fillmore. Authorities say Martinez crashed into a semi-truck after trying to get out of the way of a Nissan SUV that pulled into traffic without stopping at a stop sign. The gold Nissan SUV fled the scene of the crash. Martinez was pronounced dead at the scene. Officials are looking for the hit-and-run driver.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to the family members and friends of Eusebio Martinez Jr., the victim of this tragic hit-and-run accident. Please keep this grieving family in your thoughts and prayers.

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A pedestrian who was fatally injured in a car accident in San Bernardino has been identified by officials as 65-year-old Carmen Arugay. The Press-Enterprise reports that the fatal collision happened when Arugay was walking in a marked crosswalk the morning of October 10, 2011 at Church Street and Terra Vista Parkway in Rancho Cucamonga. She was struck by a Ford F-150 pickup truck and died from her injuries. Officials are looking into what caused this fatal pedestrian accident.

I offer my heartfelt sympathies to everyone who knew and loved Carmen Arugay for their devastating loss. Please keep her grieving family members in your thoughts and prayers.
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A male passenger who was fatally injured in a car accident in Ventura involving a suspected drunk driver, has been identified as 24-year-old Sergio Juarez. The Ventura County Star reports that the fatal drunk driving crash happened at the intersection of Thompson Boulevard and Catalina Street the night of October 8, 2011 when 23-year-old Nicholas Gaeta rear-ended a parked box truck with his car. Juarez, who was Gaeta's passenger, died from his injuries in an area hospital. Gaeta is facing drunk driving and gross vehicular manslaughter charges in connection with this fatal crash.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to everyone who knew and loved Sergio Juarez for their devastating loss. This grieving family will be in my prayers.

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Officials have arrested two women in connection with a deadly car accident in San Bernardino that killed 38-year-old Gary Marshall. The Victorville Daily Press reports that the hit-and-run crash occurred as Marshall was walking down Mojave Street in Hesperia early morning on October 4, 2011. He was struck by a vehicle near I Avenue. The vehicle left the scene of the crash. Marshall died from his injuries. That afternoon, officials arrested Megan Sofia Vasquez, 22, and 20-year-old Christin Nicole Briggs in connection with the incident. Both have been charged with felony hit-and-run and vehicular manslaughter.

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The 53-year-old man who was killed in a car accident in Temecula involving a hit-and-run driver has been identified as Douglas O'Husky. The Press-Enterprise reports that the hit-and-run crash occurred the morning of October 4, 2011 on the 215 Freeway at Newport Road in Menifee. Officials say a vehicle rear-ended O'Husky's vehicle, which crashed. The other vehicle left the scene. O'Husky was killed in the crash. An investigation is underway.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to Douglas O'Husky, the victim of this tragic hit-and-run car accident. This grieving family will be in my prayers.

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An elderly bicyclist who was fatally injured in a car accident in Riverside has been identified as 74-year-old Vernon Slade. The Press-Enterprise reports that the bicycle collision happened on Heacock Street in Moreno Valley the early morning of October 2, 2011. Slade was transported to an area hospital where he died soon after the crash. Officials are still investigating the cause of this fatal bicycle accident.

I offer my heartfelt sympathies to everyone who knew and loved Vernon Slade for their devastating loss. Please keep this victim's grieving family in your prayers.

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Anita De Guzman Torres, 62, was killed in a car accident in San Diego after she was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the fatal pedestrian accident occurred in a crosswalk on Eighth Street in National City. Torres was struck by a Honda sedan driven by a 25-year-old Navy sailor who was on his way to work. Torres died from her injuries. Officials are investigating the cause of this incident.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to everyone who knew and loved Anita De Guzman Torres. Please keep them in your prayers.

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A man who was fatally injured in a car accident in San Bernardino involving a suspected drunk driver, has been identified as 20-year-old Joseph Castro. The Press-Enterprise reports that the fatal collision happened in Chino the morning of September 24, 2011 at the intersection of Kimball and Hellman avenues. Officials arrested the driver, 22-year-old Victor Martinez on suspicion of felony DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter. Two other female passengers were also seriously injured.

I offer my deepest sympathies to everyone who knew and loved Joseph Castro for their devastating loss. Please keep this grieving family in your prayers. I also wish the injured victims the very best for a swift and full recovery.

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A motorcyclist who was fatally injured in a car accident in San Bernardino has been identified by officials as 28-year-old Keith Westhaver. The Press-Enterprise reports that the fatal motorcycle accident happened on the Highway 138 the morning of September 20, 2011 when the Honda motorcycle was struck by a Ford Expedition SUV that was making a U-turn. Westhaver was thrown off his motorcycle and died from his injuries. Officials said the driver of the SUV made the U-turn to avoid slowing traffic ahead and ended up hitting the oncoming motorcyclist.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to everyone who knew and loved Keith Westhaver for their devastating loss. Please keep them in your prayers.

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An elderly man who was killed in a car accident in Los Angeles has been identified as 72-year-old Raul Quintanilla. KTLA News reports that the fatal pedestrian accident happened near the intersection of Santa Gertrudes Street and Imperial Highway in La Mirada. Police say Quintanilla was walking on the street when he was hit and dismembered by a Chevy Malibu. The driver fled the scene, but turned himself later that day and was identified as 18-year-old Geoffrey Rocha.

My heartfelt sympathies go out to everybody who knew and loved Raul Quintanilla for their devastating loss. This grieving family will be in my prayers.

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