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August 16, 2026 • 11:43 PM EDT Gerardo Flores-Gomez dies in head-on accident on Highway 43

What happened in the crash? Date: Aug. 10 Location: State Route 43 near Nevada Avenue, rural Kings County Vehicles: 2021 Toyota Corolla and 2007 Toyota Camry Outcome: One fatality, two injuries Agency: California Highway Patrol A 2021 ...

August 16, 2026 • 11:34 PM EDT Kenli Black killed in motorcycle accident near Alameda Street

What happened in the Los Angeles crash? Date of incident: July 12 Location: Near Alameda Street, downtown Los Angeles Victim: Kenli Black, healthcare worker at Brain Health USA Vehicle: Motorcycle Outcome: Died July 18 after being struck; dri ...

August 16, 2026 • 10:31 PM EDT Gemma Salting dies in trailer crash on State Route 41

What happened in the crash? Date: Aug. 12 Location: State Route 41 near Toro Creek Road, between Morro Bay and Atascadero, San Luis Obispo County Vehicles: Ram 3500 towing trailer northbound; Ford Ranger driven by Gemma Salting southbound Outc ...

August 15, 2026 • 11:48 PM EDT Veronica Jimenez killed in pedestrian crash on Battles Road

What happened in the crash? Date and time: Aug. 9 at approximately 8:40 p.m. Location: Battles Road just west of South Broadway, Santa Maria, CA Victim: Veronica Medina Jimenez, 39, of Guadalupe Incident: Struck by a vehicle driven by a 36-yea ...

August 15, 2026 • 11:26 PM EDT Maribel Matias killed in hit-and-run on Garfield Avenue

What happened in the crash? Date: Aug. 8 Location: Corner of 73rd and Garfield Avenues, Oakland, CA Victim: Maribel Matias, 24 Incident: Struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run Details: Incident occurred directly in front of Mt. Tabor Baptist Ch ...

August 15, 2026 • 11:00 PM EDT Jose Hernandez arrested after head-on crash on Sycamore Street

What happened in the crash? Date: Aug. 13 Location: Near Sycamore Street, north of Bloss Avenue, Merced County Vehicles: Southbound Audi SUV and northbound Chevrolet SUV Agency: California Highway Patrol A southbound Audi SUV traveling at h ...

August 15, 2026 • 10:53 PM EDT Rigoberto Villalpando arrested after hit-and-run on Edinger Avenue

What happened in the crash? Rigoberto Martinez Villalpando, 43, of Moreno Valley, was arrested Aug. 13 after allegedly striking a pedestrian with his vehicle July 27 in Santa Ana and leaving the scene. Date and time: July 27, shortly before 7: ...

August 15, 2026 • 10:16 PM EDT Rigoberto Lemus killed in pedestrian crash on 14 Freeway

What happened in the crash? Date: Aug. 10 Location: Southbound SR-14 near Ward Road, Acton, CA Vehicles: White Ford pickup truck, red Tesla sedan Outcome: 38-year-old pedestrian fatally injured Rigoberto Antonio Lemus was driving a white ...

August 14, 2026 • 11:32 PM EDT Jerry Richards killed in e-bike accident on Carlsbad Village Drive

What happened in the crash? Date and time: July 31 at approximately 7:49 a.m. Location: Carlsbad Village Drive and Glasgow Drive, Carlsbad, California Victim: Jerry Richards, 86, of Oceanside Vehicle: E-bike Outcome: Transported to Scripps Me ...