Police have identified 45-year-old Luis Eduardo Distancia as a suspect in a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed a motorcyclist, Eduardo Estrada Luevano the evening of March 17, 2017. According to a news report in The Orange County Register. The incident occurred at Standard Avenue and Walnut Street when police say Distancia, driving a white 2006…
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Driver Sought in Fatal Santa Ana Hit-and-Run Crash
Members of Tower of Power Injured in Train Accident
Two musicians of the group Tower of Power were seriously injured in a train accident and were hospitalized Thursday night in Oakland, California. Tower of Power’s drummer David Garibaldi, 70 and touring bassist Marc van Wageningen were struck by an Amtrak train when the musicians were walking from the hotel the band was staying to the…
Amtrak Train Accident Kills Seven Injures Dozens
At least seven people were killed and more than 200 were injured, some critically, in an Amtrak train accident the night of May 12, 2015. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, the train headed to New York City from Washington derailed and crashed in Philadelphia. The northbound train was carrying 238 passengers…
28 Injured In Metrolink Train Accident In Oxnard
More than two dozen people were injured, four critically, in a Metrolink train accident in Ventura County the morning of February 24, 2015. According to an NBC news report, the Metrolink train was on the Ventura County Line tracks between Camarillo and Oxnard, about 70 miles west of Los Angeles, when it collided with a…
Newport Beach Defective Product Lawyer Speaks Before Assembly Committee on AB 889
Brian Chase, senior partner at the Newport Beach product defect law firm of Bisnar Chase, spoke before the California Assembly Privacy and Consumer Protection Committee on May 4 about the importance of Assembly Bill 889, which will prevent secrecy agreements from concealing critical information about product defects and environmental hazards from consumers. AB 889 was…
Metrolink First In Nation to Implement Collision Avoidance Technology
Southern California based Metrolink will be the first in the Nation to implement Collision Avoidance Technology to help prevent train accidents like the 2008 Chatsworth Train crash that claimed 25 lives.
Toyota Tacoma Pickup Trucks Recalled for Oil Leaks
Toyota has announced a vehicle defect recall for about 228,000 2016 and 2017 Tacoma pickup trucks. According to a news report in The Car Connection, some of these vehicles could experience oil leaks, reduced accelerations, and in some extreme cases, the truck’s drivetrain could seize. The problem with the Tacoma is apparently rooted in its…
Aunt Jemima Frozen Foods Recalled Over Listeria Fears
Aunt Jemima brand frozen pancakes, waffles and French toast products are being recalled over fears of listeria contamination and food poisoning. According to a KTLA news report, Pinnacle Foods’ voluntary recall will affect frozen products distributed all over the United States and Mexico, but does not include dry mixes and syrups. The recall has been…
FDA Reports 30 Essure Deaths and 10,000 Injuries
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had updated its ongoing safety review of birth control device Essure saying that it is now linked to 30 deaths and 10,000 serious injuries. According to a report in the Daily Hornet, the FDA received 5,016 reports involving Essure in 2016 another 6,176 reports in 2015 and 30…
Family of Engineer Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Metrolink
The family of an engineer, who was killed in a train collision in Oxnard between a commuter train and a pickup truck, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Metrolink and Union Pacific Railroad Co., the Los Angeles Times reports. The adult children of 62-year-old Glenn Steele allege that negligence in the design and operation…
