Complete Los Angeles County, CA accident reports and news.
Accidents in Los Angeles County are a major cause of property damage, injury, and death each year
In Los Angeles County, statistics from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration show that traffic crashes remain a primary public safety issue. Car, truck, bicycle, pedestrian, and motorcycle accidents are all a common occurrence, despite improvements in vehicle safety features, road design, bicycle and pedestrian corridors, and traffic signs.
When an accident happens in Los Angeles County, it is important to do the following immediately:
- Remain at the crash scene;
- Check on the condition of all people involved in the crash;
- Call the police;
- Exchange information with other drivers;
- Get contact information from witnesses;
- Inform your insurance company;
- Get appropriate medical treatment, and track the details;
- Take photos of vehicle damage and injuries;
- Consider hiring a personal injury attorney.
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After a Los Angeles County accident, there are many issues that need to be handled immediately. Dealing with doctors, repair shops, car rental companies, police, and insurance companies is overwhelming, especially when someone is seriously injured. At this point, many injured people choose to hire a personal injury attorney whose job it is to handle the details and paperwork so that you can focus on recovery.
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One man was killed and three others injured in a two-car collision in downtown Los Angeles Saturday morning.
The accident occurred at the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Flower Street around 2:30 a.m.
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A man is in critical condition after crashing during a possible street race in the Rampart area. Police are looking for a car that left the scene.
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Police are looking for two hit-and-run drivers that left a pedestrian dead in Atwater Village Thursday night.
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A mother, later identified as Marleni Edith Barrera, 42, who was struck by a driver as she walked her daughter to school in Hollywood has died, according to police.
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3 people injured, taken to hospital, after police pursuit leads to head-on crash on the 101 Freeway.
A wrong-way driver traveling at speeds near 100 miles per hour crashed head-on with a family of three, including a two-month-old infant in Van Nuys early Sunday, officials said.
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A crash involving two big rigs snarled early morning traffic on the eastbound 10 Freeway through Pomona on Tuesday.
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A bicyclist has died after being struck by a bus in Pomona on Thursday. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.