Eight spectators who came to watch a popular off-road race were killed in Lucerne Valley in the Mojave Desert outside Victorville. More than a dozen spectators sustained serious injuries in this tragic truck crash. The racing accident occurred soon after the race started when a participating truck lost control and plowed into the spectators. The 200-mile race involved a variety of off-road vehicles scheduled to race 100 miles northeast of Los Angeles.
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Teen Dies in Interstate 15 Car Accident in Corona, CA
A young girl from the Inland Empire’s city of Corona died last week when the SUV she had been traveling in rolled over while riding along the Interstate 15, a popular stretch that has a large presence in San Diego, and travels northward and eastward through California’s Inland Empire and into Las Vegas. The girl was 16 years old.
The Riverside County coroner’s office identified the victim as Alexis Victoria Vega, and she was reported to have died at the scene of the accident, which took place north of Limonite Avenue on the Interstate 15 driving southbound last Friday night.
Two Killed After Car Collides with Christian Band’s Tour Bus
A popular Christian band called MercyMe canceled a show from their summer tour in St. Louis after their tour bus collided with a vehicle in northeastern Indiana, leaving two passengers dead, including the pregnant driver’s unborn baby.
None of the band members was seriously injured and only suffered “minor bumps and bruises”. A news story on the bus crash and a photo of the damaged front end of the bus were put up on the band’s Web site last Saturday.
According to a police officer from Fort Wayne, Indiana, witnesses reported that the bus had been going through a green light at 1:15 a.m. when the car made a left-hand turn in front of it. The Dallas-based band had been in the midwest for a concert on August 14.
Car Chase Leads to 7 People Killed in Fresno Car Accident
The California Highway Patrol reported that a car fleeing a routine traffic stop struck a pickup truck, killing three people in the car and four young children in the truck. The accident happened in Dinuba, CA, just southeast of Fresno, when the police tried to stop the car for folling through a stop sign. The adults in the truck were identified as Carlos Salazar, Jr. and Jennifer Salazar of Orange Cove, CA. They were travelling with their fifth children. Four of the children were ejected and died at the scene. The fifth child was taken to a hospital with his parents. The three men in the car being chased were killed.
This is a tragic accident and we wish the best to the Salazar family. Unfortunately, the men in the car will not be held accountable for their reckless actions.
Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed by Survivor of Fatal Fresno Truck Accident
Concepcion Lopez, the sole survivor of a hit-and-run car accident in Fresno County, has filed a lawsuit against truck driver Hernesto Escalante of Modesto and his employer. Escalante was driving a commercial tomato truck when it crashed into the car carrying Lopez, her husband, and three other men. The impact was so severe that it caused the Honda Civic that Lopez was travelling in to go underneath one of the trailers. The four men were killed instantly, but Lopez survived.
Mother of Eight Killed in Bakersfield DUI Car Accident
Mother of eight and grandmother of fifteen, Maria Esperanza Rodriguez, was struck by a drunk driver and killed while she was crossing the street on River Boulevard just north of Height Street in Bakersfield on August 6, 2009. The Bakersfield drunk driving car accident took place less than a block from her home. According to the CHP, the drunk driver was stopped at the intersection, became impatient, and ran through the intersection running over Ms. Rodriguez.
