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A driver died in a Commerce crash with a sheriff's deputy SUV at Atlantic Blvd. and Sheila St. on Oct. 8, 2026. The investigation is ongoing.
Read More →A man, 78, and a woman, 75, were critically injured in a Berkeley hit-and-run at University Ave. and Eighth St. on Oct. 7, 2026. Police seek the driver.
Read More →Two people died in a Petaluma plane crash on Oct. 7, 2026, when a homebuilt plane went down by the municipal airport after takeoff. NTSB is investigating.
Read More →A man was killed in a Long Beach crosswalk crash at Anaheim St. and Junipero Ave. on Oct. 6, 2026, when a Prius struck him. The driver stayed at the scene.
Read More →James Vazquez, 27, was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the northbound 605 Freeway near the 91 in Cerritos on Oct. 6, 2026. The CHP is investigating.
Read More →A 72-year-old woman died in a Santa Ana pedestrian crash near Main St. and Cubbon St. on Oct. 5, 2026. The driver stayed at the scene and cooperated.
Read More →A woman was killed in a San Jose hit-and-run on southbound I-680 near North Capitol Ave. on Oct. 5, 2026. The CHP is looking for the driver who fled.
Read More →A 22-year-old Santa Paula woman was seriously hurt and a Honda driver died in a Vineyard Avenue head-on crash near Saticoy on Oct. 5, 2026, the CHP said.
Read More →A bicyclist was killed in a Palm Springs crash in the 3700 block of East Palm Canyon Drive on Oct. 5, 2026. The driver stayed and cooperated with police.
Read More →Michael Gabriel Lujan, 31, died Oct. 5, 2026, after staff found him unresponsive in a Curry County jail cell in Clovis, N.M. The sheriff is investigating.
Read More →Zenia Chantal West, 39, died when a car crashed into a Whittier restaurant at Slauson Ave. and Norwalk Blvd. on Oct. 5, 2026. Police are investigating.
Read More →A 63-year-old bicyclist died in a Modesto hit-and-run near Needham St. and McHenry Ave. on Oct. 5, 2026. A 33-year-old man was arrested, police said.
Read More →A 29-year-old Brawley woman died in an El Centro truck crash on East Main St. on Oct. 5, 2026, when her SUV ended up under a semi's trailer, police said.
Read More →One man died and two Indio residents, 62 and 58, were hurt in an Indio pursuit crash on the eastbound I-10 off-ramp at Monroe St. on Oct. 5, 2026.
Read More →A girl riding an electric scooter was killed in an Oildale crosswalk crash on Airport Drive at El Tejon Avenue on Oct. 4, 2026, the CHP said.
Read More →A man was killed and his passenger hospitalized in a suspected Madera County DUI crash at Road 28 1/2 and Avenue 15 on Oct. 4, 2026. A driver was arrested.
Read More →Two people were killed and two critically injured in a Palmdale crash involving three cars on 30th Street West between avenues N and N-4 on Oct. 4, 2026.
Read More →Elio Battisti, 40, died when a box truck's mirror struck him as he walked on Air Expressway in Adelanto on Oct. 4, 2026. Deputies are investigating.
Read More →Three teens died in a Salinas head-on crash on Abbott Street on Oct. 4, 2026, when a Honda drifted into a Nissan's lane. Three others were badly hurt.
Read More →Reginald Newkirk, 54, of Brooklyn, died Oct. 4, 2026, after a medical emergency in NYPD custody at the 67th Precinct. The NYPD is investigating.
Read More →Ingold Guttenbeil, 34, was shot and killed by Sacramento County deputies at an Arden-Arcade car wash on Oct. 4, 2026. Body camera video is pending.
Read More →Samuel Brown, 33, was killed in a Hollywood crosswalk at Hollywood Blvd. and Cherokee Ave. on Oct. 4, 2026. A driver was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Read More →Ryo Uchimiya, 51, a longtime Nobu Malibu chef, was killed Oct. 3, 2026 when a teen driver's SUV struck his parked car on Pacific Coast Highway.
Read More →A 37-year-old Walnut man died in an Ortega Highway crash on Oct. 3, 2026 when his motorcycle hit a guardrail on a curve west of Lake Elsinore.
Read More →A 71-year-old woman was killed in a North Hollywood hit-and-run near Lankershim Blvd. and Oxnard St. on Oct. 3, 2026. Police seek a dark red Ford SUV.
Read More →Lloyd Woodson Smith, 47, died after becoming unresponsive at the Oklahoma County Detention Center on Oct. 3, 2026. Officials are investigating.
Read More →Jerome Green, 46, of Summerville, S.C., died Oct. 3, 2026, after police used a Taser and handcuffed him. SLED and the coroner are investigating.
Read More →Johana Portillo Membreno, 35, and Jonathan Garcia Murillo, 25, died when their car hit a tree on Burbank Boulevard near Balboa in Encino on Oct. 2, 2026.
Read More →Elijah Johnson, 22, was killed when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided on the westbound 210 Freeway near Towne Avenue in Claremont on Oct. 2, 2026.
Read More →A man was killed in a South Los Angeles hit-and-run while crossing Figueroa Street north of 79th Street on Oct. 1, 2026. LAPD is searching for the driver.
Read More →Henry Fawell, 28, was killed when his motorcycle and a vehicle collided on the eastbound 105 Freeway near Crenshaw Boulevard in Hawthorne on Oct. 1, 2026.
Read More →A Catalina helicopter crash off Avalon on Sept. 30, 2026 killed two people and hurt two others. A patient on the REACH air ambulance is missing.
Read More →Delia Valladares, 26, was killed in a suspected DUI hit-and-run near Elm and American avenues in Easton, found Sept. 30, 2026. A driver has been charged.
Read More →Akil Batani-Khalfani, 83, was killed in a South Los Angeles hit-and-run near 69th St. and Central Ave. on Sept. 30, 2026. LAPD is seeking the driver.
Read More →Diego Garcia Tepec, 56, and Juan Ortega Juarez, 57, died when their car was rear-ended in almond harvest dust near Easton on Sept. 28, 2026.
Read More →CHP Officer Brian Liles, 44, died on Sept. 28, 2026 when his patrol motorcycle collided with a big rig on Highway 99 at Highway 190 in Tipton.
Read More →A 62-year-old man held at San Diego Central Jail since Nov. 2025 died on Sept. 27, 2026, hours after other inmates reported he was in medical distress.
Read More →Samuel Santiago Daniel, 26, was shot and killed by two Madera police officers on Sept. 27, 2026. Police later said he was holding a replica firearm.
Read More →Shannon Skilling, 43, of Petaluma was killed in a hit-and-run on Guerneville Road near Frei Road, east of Graton, on Sept. 27, 2026. The driver fled.
Read More →Maria Salgado Azucena, 66, died when the SUV she rode in hit a pole and caught fire at Knott St. and Acacia Ave. in Garden Grove on Sept. 26, 2026.
Read More →Brothers Jose Ivan Martinez Birrueta, 29, and Nathan Steve Martinez, 26, of Bakersfield died in a head-on crash on Taft Highway on Sept. 26, 2026.
Read More →Juan Holguin, 45, was killed riding his bicycle in a Homeland hit-and-run at Leon Road and Queen Palm Drive on Sept. 26, 2026. The driver fled.
Read More →Christopher Benavides Guatemala, Alfonso Vega Torres and Francisco Morales Mendoza died in the Blythe I-10 crash in a work zone on Sept. 25, 2026.
Read More →Tranquilino Carbrizal Ortiz and Jose Luis Martinez Perez died in an Oxnard 8-vehicle crash on Sept. 25, 2026. The driver now faces murder charges.
Read More →Pilot Guy Kapulnik, 46, and passenger Taylor Laska, 33, died when a single-engine Aeronca Champion crashed in Hesperia on Sept. 24, 2026.
Read More →A 57-year-old Riverside bicyclist was killed when he and a turning semi-truck's trailer collided at Indiana Ave. and Jefferson St. on Sept. 24, 2026.
Read More →Melchor De la Torre, 54, was killed in a Paramount hit-and-run near the Rosecrans Avenue on-ramp to the 710 Freeway on Sept. 24, 2026. The driver fled.
Read More →A woman standing by her stalled Nissan was killed in a fiery Corona 91 Freeway crash at Green River Road on Sept. 23, 2026, after a Hyundai hit the car.
Read More →A rider was killed in a Temecula motorcycle crash with a FedEx delivery truck on Glen Oaks Road near Bella Vista Road on Sept. 23, 2026, according to CHP.
Read More →A 45-year-old bicyclist was killed in an Egger Highlands hit-and-run on Palm Avenue in San Diego on Sept. 23, 2026. SDPD is looking for the driver.
Read More →Maria Gutierrez Perez, 39, of Gardena, was killed in a multi-vehicle crash on the eastbound 91 Freeway near the 710 in Long Beach on Sept. 23, 2026.
Read More →A 16-year-old boy was killed and his sister hurt in a South Los Angeles hit-and-run at 10th Ave. and 60th St. on Sept. 22, 2026. The driver fled on foot.
Read More →Philip Chon, a motorcyclist in his 30s, died in a Studio City hit-and-run at Ventura Blvd. and Carpenter Ave. on Sept. 22, 2026. LAPD seeks the driver.
Read More →Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies shot and killed a man at a gas station on South Indian Hill Boulevard in Claremont on Sept. 21, 2026.
Read More →A 21-year-old Hesperia motorcyclist and a driver died in two 60 Freeway crashes in Chino on Sept. 21, 2026, one involving a semi-truck and a Lexus.
Read More →Two pre-sentenced men, 34 and 46, died in LA County Sheriff's custody at Twin Towers and Men's Central Jail on Sept. 20 and 21, 2026. Autopsies pending.
Read More →A man using a wheelchair was killed in a crosswalk at Pacific Coast Highway and East 7th Street in Long Beach on Sept. 18, 2026. The driver was arrested.
Read More →Daniel Castillo, 46, and Gage Weida, 31, died and six were hurt when an SUV ran a red light and hit a Metro bus in Chatsworth on Sept. 15, 2026.
Read More →Reporter Eliana Moreno, pilot George Marciniw and Edy Gutierrez Mejia died when a news helicopter crashed in Chatsworth on Sept. 15, 2026.
Read More →Vanessa Wheyland, 45, a Carlsbad mother of three, was killed in a suspected DUI hit-and-run on Carlsbad Boulevard near Redwood Avenue on Sept. 15, 2026.
Read More →A 68-year-old man held since August died in custody at the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria on Sept. 15, 2026, the sheriff's office said.
Read More →Eleanor Montes, 73, of Oxnard died after a head-on crash at Rose Avenue and Wooley Road on Sept. 14, 2026, according to Oxnard police.
Read More →Kristina Michelle Riley, 42, of Bakersfield died in custody at the Lerdo Pre-Trial Facility on Sept. 14, 2026, while awaiting trial on a misdemeanor.
Read More →Irvine police identified James Wesley Simon Wehr, 27, and Alexis Helena Kramer, 22, killed in a McLaren crash and fire on Culver Drive. Know your rights.
Read More →A pedestrian died in a North Hills hit-and-run on Sepulveda Boulevard after a black SUV and a silver pickup fled, LAPD said. Learn the family's legal options.
Read More →A pedestrian died after three vehicles struck him on Pacific Avenue in Long Beach on Sept. 13, 2026. Two drivers fled the scene, police said.
Read More →Zimran Canas was killed in a Los Angeles police shooting on Gillette Street in Boyle Heights on Sept. 7, 2026, after a family 911 mental health call. LAPD and the DA review.
Read More →Daniel Romo Jr., 59, died in a wrong-way crash on the 91 Freeway near University Avenue in Riverside. Two other drivers were hurt. Learn what the law provides.
Read More →Crystal Louise Spores, 34, died in a Bakersfield hit-and-run on South Union Avenue and a driver was arrested, police said. Learn what her family's rights may be.
Read More →Daniel Patrick Murphy, 50, died at San Diego Central Jail on Sept. 5, 2026, a day after he was booked. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause.
Read More →Victor Hugo Delgado, Robert Miguel Gutierrez-Avalos and Levi Jacob Flores died in an Anaheim rollover crash on the 5 Freeway. Learn what the families' rights are.
Read More →Julio Munoz, 39, was killed in a Compton hit-and-run on Alameda Street near Pine Street and the driver fled. Learn what legal options his family may have.
Read More →Jose Carlos Hernandez, 35, was killed in a San Fernando police shooting behind Library Plaza on Aug. 31, 2026. The California DOJ is investigating under AB 1506
Read More →Edgar Chavez, 43, was killed in a Big Bear Lake work zone hit-and-run on State Route 38. A driver was arrested. Learn about death benefits and driver liability.
Read More →Jacobo Yesca Paz, Raul Velasco Torres and Pablo Galindo Quiahua died in a head-on crash on Copus Road in Kern County. Learn what the families' rights may be.
Read More →Jarlath Parkinson, 66, a concert tour truck driver, died in a Zamora big rig rollover on Interstate 5 in Yolo County, the CHP said. Learn about on-the-job death benefits.
Read More →Erik Simon Sanders, 24, was killed in a San Diego police shooting on Nipoma Street in Point Loma on Aug. 25, 2026, after a five-hour SWAT standoff. Know the family's rights.
Read More →Ari Green, 50, a San Jose city electrician, died in a work zone crash on Hillsdale Avenue when a box truck hit his bucket truck. Cal/OSHA is investigating the death.
Read More →Michael Rodriguez, 44, was killed in a Santa Monica police shooting at Palisades Park on Ocean Avenue on Aug. 22, 2026. Body camera video is out; the DA is reviewing.
Read More →Cruz Saldana Munoz, 36, died in a two-vehicle crash on the 5 Freeway at the Los Feliz Boulevard off-ramp in Los Angeles. Learn what a family's legal options are.
Read More →A 34-year-old man died in San Diego Central Jail on Aug. 14, 2026, one day after his arrest, in an in-custody death under Sheriff's Homicide Unit and CLERB review.
Read More →Onias Avila De Rodriguez, 45, was killed in a Sacramento Highway 50 work zone crash by a suspected DUI hit-and-run driver, the CHP said. Learn his family's rights.
Read More →Raul Cristostomo De La Cruz and Raul Zepeda died in a Stockton trench collapse on North El Dorado Street. Cal/OSHA is investigating. Learn the family's rights.
Read More →Lee Davidson, 33, was killed in a Bellflower deputy-involved shooting on Artesia Boulevard at Grand Avenue on July 24, 2026. LASD, the Inspector General and DA review.
Read More →Jose Vasquez, 23, was killed when his car struck a K-rail on the eastbound 210 Freeway in Irwindale and overturned down an embankment. The CHP is investigating.
Read More →A nearby heavy equipment operator used machinery to lift the overturned tractor before Los Angeles City firefighters and paramedics arrived on scene. Rebollar
Read More →m. According to investigators, Williams was riding eastbound on First Street when a car traveling alongside him abruptly changed lanes, causing a collision tha
Read More →Castillo and another man lost their lives when a speeding BMW broadsided the Toyota Camry in which they were traveling as it attempted a left turn from Crenshaw
Read More →The crash occurred when the adult male driver attempted to pass traffic by using the right shoulder, lost control of the vehicle, and struck a guardrail that pe
Read More →The condition of the minivan's driver was not immediately known following the crash. Authorities were on scene and actively investigating the cause of the coll
Read More →The vehicle caught fire following the impact, and Caltrans workers on scene pulled the driver to safety before the flames spread further. The driver was transp
Read More →Lopez and her unborn twins were pronounced dead at the scene. Her two children, who were passengers in the vehicle at the time of the crash, were transported t
Read More →m. King's Ford Transit was struck directly by the out-of-control commercial truck.
Read More →Robert Galtman, 48, was spotted traveling in a black Kia sedan on the northbound 5 Freeway and refused to yield to officers, prompting a chase that extended thr
Read More →Elderly Woman Killed When Tesla Crashes Into Outdoor Dining Area in Simi Valley Elderly Pedestrian Trapped and Pronounced Dead, Tesla Strikes Urbane Cafe ...
Read More →According to initial reports, the semi-truck was traveling at an estimated 50, 70 mph when it failed to stop at a yellow light and attempted a right turn onto Ce
Read More →The crash involved a jackknifed big rig, a FedEx truck, a pickup truck, and a sedan. The pickup truck overturned off the roadway and caught fire, the big rig a
Read More →m. on Wednesday at a Lineage cold storage facility located in the 1400 block of South Los Palos Street in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Read More →Armed Man Fatally Shot by CHP on Northbound 101 in Boyle Heights Armed Suspect on 101 Freeway, Fatal Officer-Involved Shooting Near 4th Street Bridge in L...
Read More →The round penetrated a police cruiser's windshield and struck a fellow officer in the left shoulder. The injured officer has since recovered.
Read More →The shooting came to light after dashcam video was publicly released on June 11, 2026, revealing the circumstances of the discharge. The footage identified the
Read More →m. after officers responded to a report of a teenager armed with a knife who was vandalizing property.
Read More →Newly released video footage captured a white SUV merging directly into the path of the responding engine, forcing the vehicle out of control. Both firefighter
Read More →The 18-year-old driver of the Camaro and a second 17-year-old front-seat passenger were transported to a local hospital with moderate injuries. The California
Read More →The fire engine was operating with lights and sirens activated at the time of the crash. Three firefighters aboard the engine were also injured and transported
Read More →What followed was captured on body camera video and has since become the subject of a formal legal claim: Robinson alleges he was viciously beaten and Tased dur
Read More →Amadilia Noemy and Gabriela Cruz Killed in Stanton Pedestrian Crash Amadilia Noemy, 61, and Gabriela Amadilia Cruz, 34: Mother and Daughter Struck and Kil...
Read More →Jackson Died in Chino In-Custody at California Institution for Men Michael A. Jackson: 72-Year-Old Condemned Inmate Pronounced Dead at Outside Medical Facilit
Read More →LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell confirmed the officer was struck at least once in the chest and is expected to survive, his ballistic vest credited with saving his lif
Read More →The victim suffered critical injuries at the scene and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital. Orange Police Department arrested Perez, who was subseque
Read More →Authorities report that the driver appeared to have intentionally targeted pedestrians during the rampage before law enforcement initiated a pursuit that ultima
Read More →m. Among the victims was an employee of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.
Read More →The suspect fatally shot a sergeant in the head during the encounter. The incident is under investigation by the California Department of Justice pursuant to A
Read More →The driver was detained by civilians after trying to flee the scene. Liability for Alameda fatal vehicle accidents Under California Vehicle Code § 21658, drive
Read More →One person was trapped and required emergency extraction, with emergency helicopters dispatched to airlift victims. The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Departm
Read More →The suspect fled the scene but may have abandoned a damaged white Jeep SUV at the crash site. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding this
Read More →A department review board later determined that the incident was within department policy. Liability for Kern Officer-Involved Shootings Under 42 U.
Read More →The Toyota driver also died in the collision, and investigators are examining whether alcohol impairment played a role in the fatal crash. Liability for Fresno
Read More →The female driver responsible for the crash was arrested and hospitalized following the multi-vehicle collision. Liability for Contra Costa Fatal Vehicle Accid
Read More →Officers returned fire, grazing the suspect in the upper body before taking him into custody. The incident occurred when officers responded to a shots fired ca
Read More →The victim's identity has not been released pending notification of family members. Liability for Fresno County Industrial Trucking Accident Fatalities Industr
Read More →The California Department of Justice is investigating the officer-involved shooting under Assembly Bill 1506, which requires independent investigation of all po
Read More →Tesla Plunges 300 Feet Off Mulholland Highway Cliff in Malibu Tesla Model 3, Both occupants survived after vehicle plunged off cliff and were airlifted to...
Read More →A methyl methacrylate tank leak at GKN Aerospace in Garden Grove forced about 50,000 residents to evacuate. All returned home safely; GKN now faces lawsuits.
Read More →Cal/OSHA has been alerted to investigate the fatal workplace incident. Liability for Fresno County Industrial Accidents Under 29 U.
Read More →m. Police reported the incident appeared to be accidental, and Cal-OSHA has launched an investigation into the workplace fatality.
Read More →Alanis suffered catastrophic injuries including a broken neck, broken skull and severed artery before being placed on life support. Liability for Ventura Farm
Read More →Cal/OSHA is investigating the fatal industrial accident that occurred on July 31, 2025. Liability for Fresno County Industrial Accidents Under the Occupational
Read More →Firefighters responding to the scene found the man trapped underneath the debris and pronounced him dead at the scene. Liability for Los Angeles Construction A
Read More →Two officers and the suspect were hospitalized in stable condition following the incident. Liability for Alameda Officer-Involved Shootings Under 42 U.
Read More →The California Department of Justice is investigating the incident under AB 1506, which requires state investigation of all officer-involved shootings resulting
Read More →The Pasadena Police Department has released body camera footage of the deadly encounter that left Buchanan dead and Officer Vasquez seriously wounded. Liabilit
Read More →The suspect was not struck by gunfire during the incident and was taken into custody. Liability for Los Angeles Officer-Involved Shootings Under 42 U.
Read More →The collision occurred as the three women were performing volunteer work for their community. Liability for San Bernardino DUI Collision California law establi
Read More →The BMW driver was not under the influence and the cause remains under investigation by authorities. Liability for Placer Two-Vehicle Crashes Under California
Read More →The driver was found unresponsive and died despite CPR efforts from emergency responders. Liability for Fresno Two-Vehicle Collisions Under California Vehicle
Read More →Three other teenagers in the vehicle were critically injured but rescued by passing drivers who stopped to help at the scene. Liability for Sacramento Single-V
Read More →The semi truck, traveling at 70 mph, attempted to turn to avoid a red light when it crashed into the city bus, causing the truck to overturn. One passenger req
Read More →His cellmate has been detained in connection with the incident that occurred on February 25, 2026. Liability for Sacramento Homicides Under 42 U.
Read More →Byrd Detention Center in Murrieta. Rodriguez was transported to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead, with officials stating there
Read More →The officer reportedly fired after being pulled into the suspect's vehicle and warning the suspect to stop the car. The California Department of Justice is exp
Read More →A suspect was transported to the hospital in stable condition. The incident is under investigation by the California Department of Justice pursuant to AB 1506.
Read More →Bodycam footage was released showing the incident, and suspect Eduardo Roberto Medina-Berumen was charged with two counts of murder. The California Department
Read More →Three officers were involved in the shooting, and none were injured. The incident is under investigation by the California Department of Justice pursuant to AB
Read More →Two officers were placed on paid leave following the incident, which is under investigation by the California Department of Justice pursuant to AB 1506. Liabil
Read More →Authorities are investigating the incident, citing unsafe passing and excessive speed as risk factors in the fatal collision. Liability for Los Angeles Fatal H
Read More →Emergency crews worked for 45 minutes to lift the heavy machinery and recover the victim from the fatal workplace accident. Liability for Stanislaus Fatal Fork
Read More →The specific circumstances of the crash are under investigation. Liability for Fatal Semi-Truck Crashes California law holds commercial truck drivers and truck
Read More →The fatal collision involved multiple vehicles, though additional details about the crash circumstances have not been released by investigating authorities. Li
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