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Bicyclist Killed in Fullerton Hit-and-Run

August 18, 2022
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FULLERTON, Calif.—A 67-year-old man was killed by a hit-and-run driver Thursday. Police were dispatched at 5:07 a.m. to Chapman Avenue and Ladera Vista Drive when the bicyclist, whose name was not immediately released, was struck by a vehicle. The bicyclist was found in a brick planter on the north side of the street and the…

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Suspect Turns Herself in for Fatal Hit-and-Run in Laguna Beach

August 15, 2022
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An 18-year-old woman was arrested Friday, Aug. 12, in connection with a fatal hit-and-run that killed a man and injured his wife while they were celebrating their wedding anniversary in Laguna Beach, authorities said in a statement. The suspect, Sysillia Morrison Montes De Oca, was apprehended after turning herself into Laguna Beach police for the…

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Woman Suspected of DUI-Related Crash That Killed One in Lake Elsinore

August 15, 2022
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SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Santa Ana woman is believed to have caused a DUI-related crash in Lake Elsinore, in Riverside County, that killed one person and hospitalized two others, authorities said Aug. 15. Thirty-two-year-old Margarita Rosales fled the scene but was arrested a short time later, said Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Brad Foster. The two-vehicle crash…

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Bicyclist Critically Injured by Hit-and-Run Driver in La Habra

August 8, 2022
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LA HABRA, Calif.—A 53-year-old bicyclist was critically injured Aug. 7 when he was hit by Chevrolet Silverado in La Habra. The crash happened around 4:40 p.m. in the 500 block of West La Habra Boulevard, La Habra police reported. The man was transported to a hospital by Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics and was…

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Driver in Laguna Niguel Hit-and-Run Arrested

July 28, 2022
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LAGUNA NIGUEL, Calif.—A 51-year-old man is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday on a hit-and-run collision that has left a woman battling for her life in a hospital, authorities said Wednesday. Philip Dale Roebuck, who was arrested Tuesday in Newport Beach, was being held on $350,000 bail, according to jail records. Roebuck, who is charged with…

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Wheelchair-Bound Man Killed by Hit-and-Run Sedan

July 3, 2022
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif.—A man in a wheelchair was fatally injured when a sedan struck him and fled the scene Sunday morning in North Hollywood, authorities said. A dark-colored, four-door sedan was going southbound on Vineland Avenue at about 2:55 a.m. when it struck the pedestrian in the southbound lanes between Sherman Way and Vanowen Street…

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Woman Walking Dogs Struck by Hit-and-Run Driver in Westminster

June 30, 2022
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WESTMINSTER, Calif.—A woman in her 30s was struck by a hit-and-run driver while walking her dogs June 30, sending her to a hospital in critical condition. The victim was in critical condition at UC Irvine Medical Center in Orange, but was expected to survive. The woman, who is 30 to 35 years old, was crossing…

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3 Hit-and-Run Vehicles Strike and Kill Homeless Man in Fullerton

June 27, 2022
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FULLERTON, Calif.—A 38-year-old homeless man died early Monday morning when he was struck by two cars and an SUV that all drove away from the scene in Fullerton. The multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. at Harbor Boulevard and Southgate Avenue, said Fullerton police Capt. Jon Radus. The man was pushing a shopping cart…

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3 Hit-and-Run Vehicles Fatally Strike Homeless Man in Fullerton

June 27, 2022
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FULLERTON, Calif.—A 38-year-old homeless man died early Monday morning when he was struck by two cars and an SUV that all drove away from the scene in Fullerton. The multi-vehicle hit-and-run crash occurred at 1:30 a.m. at Harbor Boulevard and Southgate Avenue, said Fullerton police Capt. Jon Radus. The man was pushing a shopping cart…

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Cyclist Dies in San Clemente Hit-and-Run

June 8, 2022
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As late morning traffic whizzed by northbound near the intersection of Avenida Pico and Avenida La Plata in San Clemente, Calif., the sunshine and light sea breeze failed to mask the fatality that occurred just a few hours prior. At approximately 1:25 a.m. on June 7, Joshua Gene Cervantes, 40, of San Juan Capistrano, was…

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