At least seven people were injured in a Ventura car accident involving two vehicles. According to a news report in The Ventura County Star, the injury accident occurred at the intersection of East Pleasant Valley Road and Fifth Street in Camarillo, the night of December 24, 2011. Officials have not released information regarding how the crash occurred. Three or four of the victims suffered critical injuries, while the others sustained moderate injuries. It is not clear if either driver will be cited for the collision.

My thoughts and prayers are with the many victims of this car accident. I wish them all the very best for a complete and quick recovery.

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Crystal Morales, 17, a Newport Harbor High School student who was critically injured in a Newport Beach car accident involving a suspected drunk driver is still in a hospital in a medically induced coma. According to a news report in the Los Angeles Times, the accident occurred at the intersection of Irvine Avenue and Margaret Drive, the afternoon of December 6, 2011, when a Chevy Tahoe, driven by 38-year-old Marie J. Lippincott of Costa Mesa, struck Crystal as she crossed the street in a crosswalk.

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Amanda Amador, 19, was severely injured in a Los Angeles car accident after the car she was in crashed into a tree. According to a news report in the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, the major injury collision occurred during the early morning hours of November 11, 2011, near Rio Rancho Road and Phillips Ranch Road in Pomona. Amador was found trapped inside the 1995 Acura Integra and had to be extricated from the vehicle. She was transported to an area hospital in critical condition. The collision is under investigation. Anyone with more information about the incident is asked to contact Pomona Police Department at 909-620-2081.

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Andrel Gaines, 19, a basketball player for Gavilan College, is on life support and is not expected to survive the grave injuries he suffered in a San Francisco area car accident. According to a news report in The Morgan Hill Times, the serious injury accident occurred on southbound 101 Freeway near Millbrae, during the early morning hours of November 6, 2011. Officials say 22-year-old Billy Heard, who was driving a black Cadillac carrying Gaines and other passengers, was under the influence of alcohol. Heard lost control of the vehicle as he attempted to avoid a tire on the roadway. The car spun out of control, hit the median and came to rest facing the wrong way, before being struck head-on by an oncoming car.

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A 19-year-old woman sustained major injuries in a San Francisco pedestrian accident after she was struck by a Muni bus. According to a news report in the San Francisco Weekly, the major injury collision occurred the evening of November 3, 2011 at the intersection of 19th Avenue and Junipero Serra Boulevard. The victim was hit by an M-line bus and transported to a city hospital with life-threatening head injuries. A spokesman for the Muni said the bus driver has been placed on non-driving status and that a drug and alcohol test will be conducted, which are all standard procedures. Officials are still investigating the cause of this incident.

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A pedestrian was critically injured in a car accident involving a hit-and-run driver, the morning of October 31, 2011. According to a News 10 report, the hit-and-run crash occurred on Lander Avenue near B Street in Turlock. Officials say the victim was pushing a shopping cart across the street at the time of the collision. The pedestrian sustained life-threatening injuries in the accident. Officials are searching for the driver as well as the vehicle, which is reportedly a dark-colored 2002 or 2003 Ford Escape SUV with possible damage to the passenger side.

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A 22-year-old bicyclist was critically injured in a San Francisco car accident after he was struck by a taxi, whose driver, according to officials, ran a red light. According to a news report in the San Francisco Chronicle, the major injury collision occurred at the intersection of Cesar Chavez and Guerrero streets in the city's Mission District, early morning on October 30, 2011. Police say the bicyclist was crossing the intersection, when the 56-year-old driver of a Yellow Town Taxi that was eastbound on Cesar Chavez, ran a red light and hit the bicyclist. The bicyclist was transported to a local hospital with life-threatening head injuries. No citations have been issued pending an official investigation.

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A person who was in a wheelchair suffered severe injuries in a San Francisco car accident after being hit by a pickup truck. According to a news report in the San Francisco Chronicle, the major injury collision occurred the morning of October 28, 2011 at the intersection of Harrison and Seventh streets. Officials say the person in the wheelchair was crossing in a marked crosswalk. As other cars waited for the motorized wheelchair to cross, the driver of a Toyota pickup truck pulled forward and struck the victim. The driver stayed at the scene. The victim was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries. An investigation is ongoing.

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A 42-year-old man was critically injured in a San Francisco area car accident after he was struck by a car while walking in a marked crosswalk. According to a news report in The Santa Cruz Sentinel, the major injury pedestrian accident occurred the night of October 18, 2011 at the intersection of Dakota and Soquel avenues in Santa Cruz. The man was walking in a crosswalk when he was hit by a 1998 Honda Civic traveling at a high rate of speed. The victim struck the vehicle's windshield. The motorist then stopped abruptly throwing the victim off the car and causing him to hit the ground several feet ahead. The driver fled in the Honda but abandoned it a few blocks away. The victim suffered severe head and other life-threatening injuries. Police are still looking for the hit-and-run driver.

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A 17-year-old boy is still in a medically induced coma after he was severely injured in a San Francisco area car accident, the night of October 14, 2011. According to an ABC news report, the major injury collision occurred on Pear Tree Lane near Villa Lane in Napa. The boy's body was thrown onto the windshield of a parked SUV, officials say. The driver who struck him fled the scene of the crash. Officials say the victim suffered major head injuries. He is not believed to have been biking or skateboarding at the time. Police say the owner of the parked SUV was not involved. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to text their tip to Napa Valley Crime Stoppers at 274637.

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