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On Friday morning, April 1, two people were killed in a Williamson County crash that involved a pickup truck and a semi. According to Illinois State Police, the crash occurred around 9:10 am. A semi, driven by Darrin Bramlet, 56, of Raliegh, was traveling south on Illinois 37 at the intersection of Illinois 148. Bramlet had stopped at the stop sign at this intersection, and when he attempted to turn left onto Illinois 148, he failed to yield to Nicholas Strum, 34, of Kewanee, Illinois. Strum was traveling west at the same intersection and did not have a stop sign. Strum and his passenger, Robin Sides, 36, of Evansville, Indiana, were both pronounced [...]

Salem Man Injured In 3 Vehicle Crash On March 29, 2022, Paul Polanski, 63, of Salem, was injured when his vehicle was struck by a 17-year-old Sandoval male. Polanski was stopped at a red light on at the intersection West Main Street and South Franklin Street when he was struck from behind by the juvenile who failed to apply his brakes. The force of the impact caused Polanski’s vehicle to push and crash into the vehicle stopped in front of him.  Polanski was taken by United Medical Response to Salem Township Hospital for treatment of a knee injury. The Sandoval male reported a minor injury but declined treatment and was ticketed for failure [...]

27-Year-Old Stockton Man Killed in Car Crash at Highway 33 Intersection On the morning of March 22, 2022, Thomas Holdener, 27, of Stockton was killed in a two car crash at the intersection of Highway 33 and Lehman Road. California Highway Patrol Officers responded around 6:30 am to the location after reports of a collision. According to the CHP, Holdener was driving a 2003 Hyundai sedan traveling south on Interstate 5 where he then took the exit to Highway 33.  Holdener was stopped at the stop sign at the end of the offramp when a northbound 2018 Ford utility truck crashed into Holdener’s driver’s side. According to the CHP, the 63-year-old man driver [...]

March 23, 2022, Alejandro Zuniga, 33, of Los Angeles was killed by a construction train at the future site of the Wilshire/La Brea Station on LA Metro’s Purple Line Extension Project. Zuniga was a contractor working on the project at the time of his death. Los Angeles Fire Department was called just after 4:50 pm to the project site after receiving reports of a person stuck under a train. LA Metro is working with officials from all regulatory agencies to gather information and investigate what occurred.  For more information visit: https://patch.com/california/los-angeles/authorities-id-worker-killed-metro-purple-line Los Angeles Contract Worker Killed by Construction Train at a Future Site of LA Metro’s Purple Line Extension Project Accident Lawyer Don [...]

On March 17, 2022, around 8:15am, a thirteen year old Mountain View Boy was struck and killed by a dump truck while riding his bike. The fatal collision occurred at the intersection of El Camino Real and Grant Road. The teenager was taken from the scene to the hospital where he passed away from his injuries.  The victim, Andre Retana, was a student at Graham Middle School. He is said to have ridden his bike to school every day and was vigilant.  According to Mountain View Police Public Information Officer, Katie Nelson, “The driver of the truck, he remained on scene and was incredibly cooperative with us. We are currently investigating the cause of [...]

According to the California Highway Patrol, Richard Smith, 59 of Corning, was driving southbound on County Road 99W when the driver of a semi-truck traveling northbound attempted to make a westbound turn onto County Road 7. The semi-truck struck Smith's car, forcing it into a power pole. Sadly, this crash killed Smith. Vehicle Accident Attorney on the Orland Fatality  Accident Lawyer Don Murphy responded to news of the crash saying, “It’s an unfathomable tragedy when a deadly crash occurs. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the persons and families involved and may the family members have the love and support of those around you help give you strength and peace in the days ahead.”    [...]

Before 8:00 AM Wednesday, February 2, 63–year–old Gina Kay Cunningham of Fontanelle Court, San Jose, was taking her trash down to the street and was struck by a California Waste Solutions truck. According to San Jose police, Ms. Cunningham may have run into the driver’s blind spot. She succumbed to massive multiple blunt force injuries to her torso. This is the 8th pedestrian death in San Jose car accidents in 2022, and the 11th total fatality. In 2021, the same mark was not reached until June.Read more at: https://www.ktvu.com/news/san-jose-woman-63-killed-by-garbage-truck-suffered-massive-blunt-force-coroner?utm_campaign=trueanthem&utm_medium=trueanthem&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR37ADcRkRBDMIvxFXSEqk59Kgq3gPfET6ZEIyHY6zpCHMm4GkU86Cjhl94This matter is under investigation.Fatal Garbage Truck vs. Pedestrian Collision in San Jose, California What we know about the Fontanelle Court Pedestrian FatalityGina Kay Cunningham was struck at [...]