BRENTWOOD — An unidentified woman in her 20s had major injuries after the pickup truck she was driving rolled near the intersection of Deer Valley Road and Briones Valley Road, according to the East Contra Costa County Fire District. The woman was driving a Chevrolet truck at 5:55 p.m. when the truck rolled over and […]
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One dead and many injured in San Bruno gas line explosion
At least one person has been found dead following a massive blast and fire likely sparked by a broken gas line in a residential area of San Bruno, California. However there have been other reports that three people have been killed, with one body found on a footpath after the huge explosion at around 6pm […]
California roadway deaths at lowest level since 1950
In figures released Thursday for 2009, statewide traffic deaths fell 10.3 percent — from 3,434 in 2008 to 3,081 last year. That’s the fewest deaths since 1950, when the death toll was 3,054 for California. And for the first time in more than a decade, motorcycle deaths in California have fallen — marking the end […]
4 Injured in 13 Vehicle Oakland Crash
OAKLAND — A dump truck driver lost control of his vehicle Wednesday during rush hour traffic while exiting Interstate 580 in Oakland, and set off a chain reaction of accidents that involved 13 cars and injured four people sending them to local hospitals, police said. The rush-hour accident occurred where eastbound Grand Avenue off-ramp meets […]
Car booster seats proven to reduce injuries to children in auto accidents
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave its top marks to 21 of 72 booster seats it evaluated for properly restraining children, or about 30 percent, according to results released today. Last year, the Institute only handed out its “best bet” citation to nine of the 60 seats it reviewed, or 15 percent. A 2009 […]
