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The Newport Beach police are focusing on distracted drivers this month

Posted on April 5, 2018 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Crime, Newport Beach, News, Public Safety Leave a comment

Newport Beach Police Department

Community: Press Release: Distracted Driving Awareness Month

After Ten Years of Hands-Free Law, Challenges Still Remain

Just Drive: The Cell Phone Can Wait

Ten years after “hands-free” driving became law, drivers are using their cell phones less often… but distracted driving remains a serious safety challenge. April is recognized as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month, and the first week in April is California Teen Safe Driving Week, making this an ideal time for safety advocates to focus their efforts on education and enforcement statewide. Continue reading→

Irvine woman dies after being struck by a car

Posted on February 20, 2018 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Irvine, Irvine Police Department, News, Public Safety Leave a comment

Irvine Woman Dies After Being Struck by Car

Irvine, Calif. (Feb. 19, 2018) – An Irvine woman who was walking in the Woodbridge neighborhood Sunday night died after being struck by a car. Her adult son was also injured.

At 10:18 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18, the Irvine Police Department and Orange County Fire Authority responded to the area of Blue Lake South and Springacre, where they discovered the pedestrians, who had been hit by the vehicle. Both were transported to a local hospital. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. One of two dogs walking with the residents also died in the incident Continue reading→

Three people died in a helicopter crash in Newport Beach this afternoon

Posted on January 30, 2018 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Newport Beach, News, Orange County Sheriff, Public Safety Leave a comment

Picture Courtesy of OC Firefighters, Local 3631

Newport Beach Police Department

Community Press Release: Helicopter Crash

At 1:50 p.m., the Newport Beach Police Department was notified of a helicopter crash in a residential neighborhood. Police and Fire personnel responding to the scene found that the helicopter had come to rest at the front of a home on Shearwater Place near the intersection with Egret Court. There were a total of five people involved in the collision: four adults in the helicopter and an adult bystander. Continue reading→

Irvine man dies in traffic collision

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Irvine, Irvine Police Department, News Leave a comment

An Irvine man, Gary L. Bye, died Sunday as a result of a traffic collision at Jeffrey Road and Irvine Boulevard. Bye was 64 years old.

Around 9:30 a.m., the Irvine Police Department (IPD) and Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA) responded to the scene of a two-vehicle collision. The SUV driven by Bye overturned as a result of the crash. Bye was transported to a local hospital and was pronounced dead several hours later. The driver of the other SUV involved in the crash was also transported to a hospital, but her injuries were not life-threatening. Continue reading→

Drunken driver convicted after crashing a Mission Viejo home and killing a man

Posted on December 13, 2016 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Alcohol, Crime, Mission Viejo, News, OCDA Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY NEWS RELEASE

Case # 16HF1046

Date: December 12, 2016

DRUNKEN, SPEEDING DRIVER CONVICTED OF MURDERING SLEEPING MAN BY CRASHING INTO HOUSE WITH CAR

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken, speeding driver was convicted today of murdering a sleeping man by crashing into the victim’s bedroom with his car. Kourosh Keshmiri, 30, Mission Viejo, was found guilty by a jury one felony count of murder. The defendant faces a maximum sentence of 15 years to life in state prison at his sentencing on Feb. 10, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-44, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

Keshmiri is charged in a separate case (Case #13HF3788) from June 2013 with one misdemeanor count each of driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol with a prior, driving with a blood alcohol level of .08 percent or more with a prior, and sentencing enhancements and allegations for having a blood alcohol over .15 percent and having a prior DUI conviction from 2010. He is scheduled for a pre-trial hearing on the same date as his sentencing for Case #16HF1046. Continue reading→

The Irvine Police join the national campaign to end distracted driving

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Crime, Irvine, Irvine Police Department, News Leave a comment

Irvine Police Department Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PRESS RELEASE: #03-31-16

Subject: Irvine Police Department Joins National Campaign to End Distracted Driving

Contact : Farrah Emami, Public Information Officer, 949-724-7112, femami@cityofirvine.org

Irvine, CA – Distracted driving is such an important safety issue that April is recognized as National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. In California, police, sheriff and California Highway Patrol (CHP) officials are joining the Office of Traffic Safety (OTS), National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), National Transportation Safety Board, and law enforcement throughout the country to focus on education and enforcement. Continue reading→

Taxi cab driver to face trial for a hit and run crash in Newport Beach that killed a pedestrian

Posted on March 1, 2016 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Irvine, Newport Beach, News, OCDA Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 15HF0006

Date: March 1, 2016

TAXI CAB DRIVER TO FACE TRIAL FOR HIT-AND-RUN CRASH THAT KILLED PEDESTRIAN IN NEWPORT BEACH

WESTMINSTER, Calif. – A taxi cab driver is scheduled to face trial tomorrow for crashing into a pedestrian, resulting in the victim’s death, and driving away from the scene. Ronald Aviles, 57, San Clemente, is charged with one felony count of hit and run with permanent injury or death. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of four years in state prison. Opening statements are scheduled to begin tomorrow, March 2, 2016, at 9:00 a.m. in Department W-8, West Justice Center, Westminster.

At approximately 3:00 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2015, Aviles is accused of driving his taxi van southbound on East Coast Highway. He is accused of crashing into 23-year-old Travis Marton, as the victim was crossing East Coast Highway westbound at the intersection of Newport Coast Drive in Newport Beach. Aviles is accused of unlawfully failing to stop his vehicle and failing to render assistance to the injured victim. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Continue reading→

Woman arrested after fatal hit and run pedestrian accident in Newport Beach

Posted on February 13, 2016 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Crime, Newport Beach, News Leave a comment

Newport Beach Police Department

Community Alert: Press Release: Fatal Hit & Run Traffic Collision

Arrested: Nancy Diana Flores, female Hispanic, 21-year-old resident of Paramount, California

At approximately 1:10 a.m., the Newport Beach Police Department’s Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a hit-and-run traffic collision at the intersection of Newport Boulevard and 30th Street. The collision involved a pedestrian and a grey 2007 Nissan 350z. At the time of the collision, the pedestrian was crossing the intersection and the vehicle was travelling southbound on Newport Boulevard.

The driver of the involved vehicle fled the area without stopping to render aid to the injured party. The pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries during the collision and was transported to a local trauma center for medical treatment. The man succumbed to his injuries and was pronounced deceased at the hospital less than an hour after the collision occurred. At this time, the man is being identified only as a 24-year-old resident of Cypress, pending notification of next of kin. Continue reading→

Woman dies in 5 Freeway crash when an Irvine man rear ends a big rig

Posted on February 9, 2016 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Irvine, News, Santa Ana Leave a comment

An unidentified 23-year-old woman from Santa Ana died after she was thrown from a late-night collision on the I-5 freeway when a driver rear ended a big rig, according to the O.C. Register.

Steven Heemstra, 24 of Irvine, was driving a gray 2013 Honda Civic at around 11:30 p.m. on the southbound I-5, south of First Street, when he crashed into the back of Idolina Romo’s big rig truck, according to the CHP.

The CHP did not report why Heemstra rear-ended the truck. Continue reading→

Pedestrian struck by a pick-up truck last night on West Coast Highway

Posted on January 11, 2016 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Newport Beach, News, Public Safety Leave a comment

Newport Beach Police Department

Community Press Release – Critical Injury Traffic Collision

On January 10, 2016 at approximately 6:17 p.m., the Newport Beach Police Department’s Dispatch Center was notified of a traffic collision on West Coast Highway east of Prospect Street. The collision involved a pedestrian and a black GMC truck.

The male driver of the truck was traveling eastbound on West Coast Highway when the collision occurred. Preliminary information indicates that the pedestrian was heading north, crossing eastbound lanes of West Coast Highway outside of a crosswalk. The driver of the truck was not injured, but the pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries as a result of the collision. Continue reading→