Automobile Accidents | InjuryBoard San Diego

A man and his son allegedly attacked another driver after their vehicles were involved in a car accident on East County Road in Valley Center.At approximately 6:40pm, Thursday, authorities received a report about an assault with a deadly weapon. When deputies arrived, they found gun shell casings in the car wreckage from the crash, said San Diego County Sheriff's Department.The father, 49, was...

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A man was killed in a truck accident when his pickup crashed through a guardrail on the San Diego Freeway in Long Beach. His truck went over the side and slammed into a tree, said authorities.The crash happened at Santa Fe Avenue at approximately 10:30 Monday evening, said a California Highway Patrol Officer.The vehicle hit a guard rail and flew off the side of the freeway into ice plants before...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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An 84-year-old Gilroy man is in critical condition suffering from third degree burns over 70 percent of his body after his car was struck from behind and exploded on U.S. 101. Gin L. Dong also suffered serious internal injuries as a result of the Tuesday night car accident. He is still in Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Dong was driving his Honda Accord southbo9und on U.S. 101 just south of...

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