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• Marine Killed in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | February 28, 2007 5:56 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A 20-year-old Marine was killed early morning in a one-car crash on north Interstate 5, south of Genesee Avenue.The man, whose name has not yet been released, was a passenger in the car when the collision occurred just after 3:00am, according to the county Medical Examiner.The car, driven by another Marine, swayed off the road and crashed into a tree, authorities say. The driver was transported...

• Pilot of Small Plane Suffers Head Injury

  Christina Cole | February 18, 2007 6:16 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A pilot suffered a head injury when a private plane collided into a parked plane during take off at the Compton/Woodley Airport.Just before 2pm, fire crews were called to the scene. The pilot lost control of the aircraft when attempting to take off. The plane clipped the tail of a parked Piper before tipping over. At this time it is unknown how serious the Pilot's head injuries are. The...

• Rollover Kills Marine; Eight Injured

  Christina Cole | February 11, 2007 7:09 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Eleven Marines are hospitalized and expected to be okay after being involved in a fatal rollover crash of a military truck at Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar.One marine was killed and eight were treated and then released from the hospital when the seven-ton truck, part of a six vehicle convoy, practicing scheduled training, rolled over an embankment on the base Saturday.The Major said the...

• Scotts Valley Football Star Injured in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | February 03, 2007 4:14 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Scotts Valley High standout football player Russell Jenkins, along with his father, Ed, were both involved in a serious two-vehicle crash on a remote stretch of Highway 8 outside San Diego early Sunday. The Jenkins' were on their way home from a recruiting trip to Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona where Russell had given the school's head coach a verbal commitment.Their car was hit from...

• French Writer Killed in San Diego Car Crash

  Christina Cole | January 29, 2007 8:22 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A French auto writer was killed when he lost control of the convertible on a bend on Highway 78 and landed upside down 100 feet below the curvaceous mountain road, said authorities.Michael Barelli, 54, died on impact at approximately 2:10pm on Saturday, said Jim Bettencourt of the California Highway Patrol.French media reports that Barelli was a writer for daily newspaper Nice-Matin.Patrick...

• Two Killed in Head-On Motorcycle Collision

  Christina Cole | January 24, 2007 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  Two people died in a head-on motorcycle collision with a Cadillac Escalade on State Route 78, said Sand Diego Police.The collision occurred just east of the San Diego wild Animal Park at 9:48am, according to the California Highway Patrol. The victims were riding a 2006 Yamaha going east, when the bike crossed into oncoming traffic and hit the Cadillac head-on, said Vandiver. A third vehicle...

• Bicyclist Injured by Vehicle

  Christina Cole | January 17, 2007 8:23 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A bicyclist was seriously injured on Saturday when he was struck by a car in front of a Camp Pendleton entrance, according to California Highway Patrol.The accident occurred around 9:24 am at North Las Pulgas Road and Interstate 5, in front of a Camp Pendleton entrance. Lieutenant Curtis Williamson of the Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office says, according to a military police report, it was a...

• Man Critically Injured in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | January 11, 2007 6:31 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  The Bakersfield Police said a 41-year-old man is listed in critical condition at Kern Medical Center on Wednesday night after being struck by a car.Officers said Johnny Padilla, Jr. of Bakersfield was crossing an intersection when an Acura Integra, driven by Christina Richey (known also as Christina Loren, on-air personality for 23ABC) hit him. Padilla sustained massive injuries and was...

• Man Killed During Motorcycle Ride with Group

  Christina Cole | January 05, 2007 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A Bakersfield man was killed when his motorcycle slammed into the rear of a parked car on Manor Street Tuesday night.The collision caused the motorcycle to become stuck in the left rear of the vehicle and the driver was thrown a couple hundred feet, said California Highway Patrol Sergeant Travis Mitchell. The driver, Peter Paul Juarez, III, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident,...

• Fatal Accident on I-5

  Christina Cole | December 29, 2006 2:05 AM | 0 CommentsSan Diego, CA

  A deadly car accident that occurred on Interstate 5 created a massive traffic jam on Thursday.Two cars were involved in the crash, which happened around 1 pm on I-5 just north of where the freeway splits.According to California Highway Patrol, an object flew through the windshield of a silver Nissan xTerra SUV killing the driver. The vehicle passenger grabbed the steering wheel to try and regain...