[03-20-2025] Orange County, CA – One Person Killed After Two-Vehicle Crash on 57 Freeway in Placentia

One person was killed following a two-vehicle crash on the northbound Orange (57) Freeway in Placentia early Thursday morning, March 20, 2025. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 4:05 a.m. near Orangethorpe Avenue. The collision involved...

[06-04-2024] Orange County, CA – Boy Killed, Four Others Injured Following Two-Vehicle Crash in Placentia

A boy was killed, and four others were injured following a two-vehicle crash in Placentia on Tuesday morning, June 4, 2024. According to the Placentia Police Department, the collision happened around 8:20 a.m. at Yorba Linda Boulevard and Valencia Avenue....

[01-25-2023] Orange County, CA – Suspected DUI Driver Arrested After Killing Three People in Placentia, Several People Hospitalized

Three people were killed, including a 10-year-old girl, and several were hospitalized after a suspected DUI crash in Placentia on Wednesday night, January 25, 2023. The fatal collision occurred around 8:45 p.m. near Orangethorpe Avenue and Melrose Street. According to...

[07-21-2022] Orange County, CA- Fifty-Seven-Year-Old Man Convicted of Road Rage in Placentia

According to reports, a 57-year-old man was convicted on Thursday, July 21, 2022, of a road rage collision that left a motorcyclist in critical condition and a pedestrian with a broken leg. The accident occurred on November 19, 2018, at...

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