Melissa Ortiz, 36, was killed in a Ventura car accident involving a collision between a car and a dump truck. According to a news report in The Ventura County Star, the fatal crash occurred on Foothill Road near Santa Paula, the afternoon of January 18, 2012. Officials say Ortiz may have lost control of her car before it veered into oncoming traffic and entered the path of the dump truck. The driver of the truck, Ronald Gray, 49, attempted to avoid the collision but could not do so. Ortiz was pronounced dead at the scene of the crash and Gray sustained minor injuries to his head.

My deepest condolences go out to the family and friends Melissa Ortiz following this tragic accident. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers.

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Karen Gregory, 64, was killed in a Victorville car accident after she lost control of her car and crashed. According to a news report in The San Bernardino County Sun, the fatal accident occurred in the area of Monte Vista and Olivine roads, the morning of December 16, 2011. Police say Gregory was northbound on Monte Vista in a 1999 Crown Victoria when her car began to swerve. She lost control of the vehicle, which rolled after it left the roadway. Gregory died at the scene. The crash is under investigation. Anyone with information is asked to contact: 760-241-2911.

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A 16-year-old boy and an 8-year-old were injured in a Riverside car accident after a 1996 Lexus went out of control and slid off a wet roadway. According to a news report in The Press-Enterprise, the injury accident occurred the afternoon of December 12, 2011 in the eastbound lanes of Alessandro Boulevard at Royal Hill Drive in Riverside. Officials say the 16-year-old driver failed to negotiate a turn and crashed into a tree. The young driver has been listed in critical condition and his 8-year-old passenger was hospitalized for observation.

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A pedestrian accident in San Diego resulted in serious injuries for three high school students the afternoon of December 2, 2010. The San Diego Union-Tribune reports that the injury pedestrian accident occurred near the intersection of Sweetwater Road and Blossom Lane in Spring Valley when the driver of a Chevy Silverado pickup truck lost control of the vehicle, went over the curb and struck the teens, who were walking on a sidewalk. All three teens were taken to a local hospital with minor to moderate injuries. Police have not arrested the driver, 72-year-old John Reyes, pending an official investigation. More

A car accident in Anaheim involving five vehicles caused injuries to at least three people the night of November 21, 2010. The Orange County Register reports that the car accident happened on the 57 Freeway near Lincoln Avenue. California Highway Patrol officials say the 27-year-old female driver of 2003 Ford lost control of her vehicle, veered and hit a Chevy. Both the driver and her passenger sustained major injuries while the driver of the Chevrolet was hospitalized with relatively minor injuries. More

Three teens sustained major injuries in a Ventura car accident after their car crashed into a tree on a Simi Valley roadway. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, the injury crash occurred the night of August 14, 2010 in the 200 block of Country Club Drive East. The three young men in the vehicle were transported to a local hospital with what has been described as "significant blunt force trauma injuries." The injury collision occurred when the driver lost control on a curve in the roadway, near Madera Road. The car left the road, hit a power box and then the tree. Simi Valley police officials are looking into the cause of the accident. More

Two people were injured in a car accident after their vehicle rear-ended a large truck that was making a left turn off Richvale Highway near Highway 99. According to a news report in the Oroville Mercury Register, the collision occurred the morning of August 10, 2010, when the driver of a big rig going east on Richvale Highway attempted a left turn onto Erickson Road. A Toyota Camry, driven by Charles Padilla, then rear-ended the truck. California Highway Patrol officials said Padilla, for some reason, failed to slow down and rear-ended the big rig. Padilla and his passenger, Tiffany Lee Padilla, were transported to an area hospital with major injuries. An investigation is ongoing. More

A 17-year-old boy sustained life-threatening injuries in a Ventura car accident after he lost control of the pickup truck he was driving. According to a news report in the Ventura County Star, the teenager was traveling west on Royal Avenue near Darrah Avenue the morning of August 5, 2010 when the crash occurred. He was trapped in his vehicle and had to be extricated and transported to a local hospital. He is said to be in critical condition. Officials are still looking into what caused this accident. More

A man sustained serious injuries in a Garden Grove car accident on the westbound 22 Freeway near Haster Street the morning of June 18, 2010. According to a news report in The Orange County Register, the crash occurred when a Toyota Camry slammed into a freeway sound wall. California Highway Patrol officials said they received reports that the Toyota's driver was changing lanes when he noticed another vehicle in the same lane. Officials said it is possible another car may have cut off the Camry or hit him. But, authorities say, so far they have not seen any evidence of that. More