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Category Archives: Accidents

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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→

DUI driver convicted of murdering a grandmother and injuring her grandson in hit and run crash

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Kelly Michele Wolfe, 46, Capistrano Beach

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 14HF2315

Date: September 28, 2015

DRUNKEN DRIVER CONVICTED OF MURDERING ELDERLY WOMAN AND INJURING HER GRANDSON IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A drunken driver was convicted today for the murder of an elderly woman and injury of her grandson in a hit-and-run crash. Kelly Michele Wolfe, 46, Capistrano Beach, was found guilty by a jury of one felony count each of murder, driving under the influence causing bodily injury, driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08 percent or more and causing bodily injury, one misdemeanor count of driving a motor vehicle without a valid license, and a sentencing enhancement for driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .15 percent or more. Wolfe faces a maximum sentence of 18 years to life in state prison at her sentencing scheduled on Nov. 20, 2015, at 9:00 a.m. in Department C-37, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana. Continue reading→

Pedestrian dies after being struck by a car at MacArthur, just north of Von Karman

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Irvine pedestrian accident

Newport Beach Police Department

Community Alert: Press Release – Fatal Traffic Collision

At approximately 11:45 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2015, the Newport Beach Police Department’s Dispatch Center received a 911 call reporting a traffic collision on MacArthur Boulevard, just north of the intersection with Von Karman Avenue. The collision involved a pedestrian and a silver Toyota Yaris. At the time of the collision, the pedestrian was crossing MacArthur Boulevard outside of a crosswalk and the vehicle was travelling northbound on MacArthur Boulevard.

The pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries during the collision and was pronounced deceased at the scene. He has been identified as 36-year old Mohamad Ahmed Abdelwahhab, a resident of San Francisco. The female driver of the Toyota remained on scene and was cooperative with investigators. She did not require medical attention. Continue reading→

Irvine Lake drowning victim located by OCFA Dive Team identified

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Clarence William Brumfield

Picture Courtesy of the California DMV

NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org; Emily Osterberg, 714.647.1840, EOsterberg@ocsd.org

Irvine Lake Drowning Victim Located by Dive Team Identified

SILVERADO CANYON, Calif. (August 23, 2015) – On Sunday, August 23, 2015, the Orange County Sheriff’s Department’s Dive Team located the deceased body of Clarence William Brumfield, 61, Palmdale, in Irvine Lake approximately 25 feet below the surface, near where he was seen falling overboard from his fishing boat into the water.

Brumfield’s fishing companion indicated neither he nor Brumfield were wearing life preservers when he we witnessed Brumfield fall overboard into the water. The fishing companion immediately jumped in after Brumfield but was unsuccessful in locating him before summoning an emergency response from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department and Fire Authority. Continue reading→