A DUI collision in the Sierra City area seriously injured three members of a local family, identified by officials as Heather Laboie, 42, Donna Howard, 66, and Laboie's 6-year-old daughter.

One person was killed and two others, all from Los Angeles, were injured in a Fresno car accident after their van crashed on the Interstate 5, the morning of July 27, 2010. According to a news report in The Fresno Bee, the accident, which happened near Coalinga, injured the driver, Jimmy Sanpakit, 68, of Arleta, and another passenger, Kuangrudee Kla-harn, 71, of Van Nuys. Their van was northbound on the freeway, close to Highway 145, when a tread separated from one of the tires. The driver lost control of the vehicle. A 68-year-old male passenger from North Hollywood sustained fatal injuries in this crash. His identity has not yet been released. An investigation is ongoing.

A 19-month-old was killed in a swimming pool accident the evening of July 14, 2010 after she fell and drowned in her family's pool in Pomona.

A worker suffered serious job injuries at the Sonoma-Marin Fair after he lost his leg below his knee when he stepped in front of a ride that was in operation.

Distracted driving was a major factor in a Fresno car accident in which a car went through the living room of a house.

A 20-year-old man was critically injured in an Oregon car accident after the vehicle in which he was a passenger was struck head-on by an SUV.

Nursing home neglect as we know, is rampant in our nation's facilities and seemingly on the rise.