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Teen May Be Tried As Adult In Drunken Crash That Killed 1, Overturned Bus
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors want a 17-year-old boy tried as an adult on charges that he killed a 70-year-old man during a drunken drive in Los Angeles and then smashed into a school bus, injuring 19...
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Temecula Woman Arrested After Crash Kills Her 9-Year-Old Daughter
TEMECULA (CBS) — The mother of a 9-year-old girl killed in a car accident in Temecula was behind bars Thursday on suspicion of DUI and vehicular homicide. Karen Honeycutt, 41, of Temecula, was driving...
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Woman, 24, Walking To Church Struck And Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver
BALDWIN PARK (CBS) — A 24-year-old woman was walking to church Sunday morning when she was struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver. The incident occurred on Stewart Avenue just across from the...
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Man Charged In Hit-And-Run Accident That Killed Toddler
SANTA ANA (CBS) — A man accused of killing a 2-year-old boy in an alleged drunken driving hit-and-run crash in Santa Ana was charged Monday with gross vehicular manslaughter. Angel Alberto Cruz Perez,...
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‘Distracted Driver’ Arrested In Connection With Fatal Westminster Crash
WESTMINSTER (CBS) — A 29-year-old San Diego woman was arrested Thursday on charges of killing a motorist after crashing into her at 80 mph. Jorene Ypanto Nicolas is being charged with a felony count...
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Corvette Driver Booked On Suspicion Of DUI In Fatal Bellflower Crash
BELLFLOWER (CBS) — A man has been booked on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and felony drunken driving following a fatal collision in Bellflower. The two-car crash, which claimed the life of a...
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Police: Driver Fiddling With Bluetooth When He Fatally Struck Pedestrian
LOS ANGELES (CBS) — A driver police say was fiddling with his Bluetooth wireless headset when he fatally struck a pedestrian faces a possible vehicular manslaughter charge. Gregory Andrew Fein, 40, of...
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Man, 25, Charged With DUI Deaths Of 3 Other Marines
SANTA ANA (AP) — Prosecutors say a 25-year-old man stationed at California’s Camp Pendleton has been charged with the drunken-driving deaths of three of his fellow Marines. An Orange County district...
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DUI Suspect Crashes Into Taco Truck During CHP Pursuit, Killing 2
BOYLE HEIGHTS (CBS) — A suspected drunken driver being pursued by the California Highway Patrol was apprehended on Saturday following a deadly collision with food truck in Boyle Heights. The fiery...
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Australian Tourist Killed After Being Hit By Alleged Drunk Driver
SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — An Australian man died Wednesday after being struck by an alleged drunk driver the night before in Santa Monica. The 50-year-old pedestrian was crossing the street in the 300...
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Driver Charged With Murder After Allegedly Dragging Man For 2 Miles
TORRANCE (CBSLA.com) — The substance abuse counselor accused of driving drunk while a dying man was stuck on the hood of her car was charged with murder on Tuesday. Sherri Lynn Wilkins, 51, of...
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Alleged Wrong-Way Driver Arrested On Suspicion Of DUI Following Fatal Wreck
ELYSIAN PARK (CBSLA.com) — A 22-year-old man has been arrested following a crash on the Golden State (5) Freeway that killed one of two passengers. The crash on the freeway’s southbound off-ramp to...
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19-Year-Old Killed In Suspected DUI Crash In Pomona; 1 Arrested
POMONA (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Sunday said a 20-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence after a deadly crash in Pomona. The 1:30 a.m. crash occurred in the 1500 block...
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Driver Who Hit Pedestrian Is Booked After Victim Dies In Hospital
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 54-year-old man who was hit by a car while crossing a South Los Angeles street died of his injuries, and the driver has been booked on suspicion of gross vehicular...
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Daughter Of LAPD Sergeant Arrested In Fatal Gardena Hit-And-Run
GARDENA (CBSLA.com) — Police confirmed Thursday the suspect arrested in a fatal hit-and-run is the daughter of a veteran Los Angeles Police Department officer. Vanessa Marie Yanez, 22, was arrested...
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LAPD Sergeant’s Daughter Released After Being Arrested In Hit-And-Run Connection
GARDENA (CBSLA.com) — The 22-year-old daughter of a veteran Los Angeles police sergeant has been released after being arrested in connection with the hit-and-run death of a bicyclist. Vanessa Marie...
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Victim’s Family Reacts To News That Daughter Of LAPD Sgt. Free Until October
GARDENA (CBSLA.com) — The family of a man allegedly struck and killed by the daughter of a veteran Los Angeles police sergeant are struggling with news that the suspect is free, and not due in court...
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LAPD Looking For Hit And Run Driver Who Struck And Killed Man At Valet Stand
SHERMAN OAKS (CBSLA.com) — LAPD is on the search for a hit and run driver who struck and killed a young man at a valet stand early Sunday. Ernesto Melendez, 23, was celebrating his girlfriend’s work...
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Arrest Made In Oxnard Fatal Hit-And-Run
OXNARD (CBSLA.com) — A woman has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that took place in Oxnard last month, police said. Officials say Tiffany Helling, 25, a Port Hueneme...
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Family Seeks Justice For Honeymooner Killed In Venice Car Rampage
BEVERLY HILLS (CBSLA.com) — A preliminary hearing is set to begin Tuesday for the suspect involved in August’s deadly vehicular rampage along the Venice Beach boardwalk, which claimed the life of a...
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Girl, 16, Killed After Suspected DUI Driver Plows Into Palmdale Apartment
PALMDALE (CBSLA.com) — A 16-year-old girl was killed early Sunday morning after a suspected drunken driver plowed his vehicle into an apartment complex in Palmdale, authorities said. Shortly after 4...
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Man Found Guilty In Crash That Killed Road Workers
TORRANCE (CBS/AP) — A jury has convicted a driver of second-degree murder in a crash that killed two construction workers on Interstate 405 near Torrance. Yocio Jonathan Gomez was found guilty Friday...
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Driver Pleads No Contest To Killing 2 Friends During Birthday Celebration
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Authorities say a driver involved in a crash that killed two passengers and seriously injured two others pleaded no contest to two counts of vehicular manslaughter. The Los...
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Ontario Woman Gets 6 Years For 2013 Fatal DUI Crash
POMONA (CBSLA.com) — Authorities Friday said a 21-year-old woman, who was convicted of gross vehicular manslaughter, has been sentenced to six years in state prison. Raelene Marie Martinez of Ontario...
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Man Charged In Connection With Crash That Killed Centenarian
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Authorities say a 41-year-old man has been charged in connection with a crash that killed a 101-year-old pedestrian in Boyle Heights. Ricardo Avalos was expected to be...
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Woman Sentenced After Pleading No Contest To Killing 2 Friends In 2013 Crash
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_2001201517172966751AA.mp4 LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A 24-year-old woman was sentenced Tuesday for the death of two friends killed in a 2013 crash on the 110...
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Man Charged With Vehicular Manslaughter In Crash That Killed Grandmother,...
http://media.losangeles.cbslocal.com/CBSLA_20150615204441300AA.mp4 SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — A man was charged Monday with two counts of vehicular manslaughter in connection with a hit-and-run crash...
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LA Street Racers Plead No Contest To Manslaughter
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — The 44-year-old driver of a souped-up Mustang that went out of control and killed two spectators during an illegal street race in Chatsworth has pleaded no contest to...
View ArticleFriends Of Beloved OC Runner Killed By Hit-And-Run Driver Face Suspect In Court
SANTA ANA (CBSLA.com) — It was an emotional scene at the Orange County Courthouse, as friends and coworkers of a beloved local running legend killed by a hit-and-run driver faced the suspect in court...
View ArticleBoxer Accused Of Hemet DUI Crash That Killed Pregnant Mother Of 3 Pleads Not...
BANNING (CBSLA) — A professional boxer suspected of driving while drunk when he struck a minivan being driven by a pregnant mother of three pleaded not guilty to gross vehicular manslaughter Wednesday....
View ArticleSeal Beach Man Arrested For DUI, Manslaughter Following Fatal Collision
SEAL BEACH (CBSLA) – A collision at the intersection of Seal Beach Boulevard and St. Andrews Drive resulted in one death on Thursday afternoon in Seal Beach. 29-year-old German Juarez was arrested...
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