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The Anaheim Police are looking for a hit and run driver who injured a pedestrian on Saturday

Posted on November 25, 2018 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Crime, News, Police 1 Comment

ANAHEIM POLICE DEPARTMENT

SUBJECT: ANAHEIM POLICE SEEK PUBLIC’S HELP IN IDENTIFYING PERSON OF INTEREST IN HIT AND RUN COLLISION

ANAHEIM, CALIF – APD Traffic Investigators are asking for the public’s help in locating a vehicle of interest from a serious hit-and-run traffic collision that hospitalized a woman.

Around 8:49 p.m. on Saturday, November 24, 2018, APD and Anaheim Fire & Rescue responded to reports of a woman lying in the roadway near the intersection of Haster Street and Leatrice Lane. When officers arrived, they found an 18-year-old woman suffering from major injuries, apparently the result of being struck with a vehicle. The woman was transported to a local hospital where she remains in critical condition. Continue reading→

A man was killed in a hit and run accident last night in Anaheim

Posted on April 29, 2018 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Crime, News, Police Leave a comment

At approximately 9:38 pm on Saturday night (4/28/18), the Anaheim Police received a 911 call of a possible auto vs pedestrian hit and run on Brookhurst Street south of Ball Road., according to the Anaheim Police Dept.

Responding units located a male adult in the roadway suffering from major injuries. The victim was transported to a local hospital where he was pronounced deceased. The victim is a male believed to be in his 50’s. His identity is not being released pending notification to next of kin. Continue reading→

A man was killed in a fatal hit and run tonight in Anaheim

Posted on December 7, 2017 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Anaheim, Crime, News, Police Leave a comment

On 12/7/17 at approximately 7:10 pm, the Anaheim Police Department received calls of an auto vs pedestrian collision in the 2600 block of W. Broadway Ave.

Arriving police and fire units found a male in his 30’s had been struck by a vehicle. The male was pronounced deceased at the scene. Continue reading→

Hit and run driver killed a bicyclist in Anaheim then led the police on a chase to Seal Beach

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Editor Posted in Anaheim, Crime, News, Police Leave a comment

Encarnacion Salazar Munoz, a 52-year-old bicyclist, was killed early Sunday morning when he was struck by an SUV in a hit-and-run crash, according to the O.C. Register.

Munoz was struck by a 2002 white Ford Expedition traveling east on Ball Road, just east of Gilbert Street, at around 5:20 a.m., in an area of unincorporated Anaheim, according to the CHP. Continue reading→

Truck driver sentenced for fatal hit and run accident that killed a bicyclist in Anaheim

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Anaheim, Crime, News, OCDA, Police Leave a comment

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 14NF0063

Date: February 19, 2016

TRUCK DRIVER SENTENCED FOR KILLING BICYCLIST IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH AND DRAGGING VICTIM THROUGH STREET

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A truck driver was sentenced to one year in jail today for killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash after dragging the victim through the street. Filemon Reynaga, 50, Sylmar, was found guilty by a jury on Aug. 6, 2015, of one felony count of hit and run causing death and one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence. Reynaga was also sentenced to three years of formal probation and ordered to pay $16,000 in restitution.

At approximately 5:35 a.m. on Oct. 30, 2013, Reynaga drove a semi-trailer truck with an attached trailer out of a driveway on Missile Way onto Orangethorpe Avenue in Anaheim. He drove through a stop sign and made a right turn when he struck 19-year-old bicyclist Manuel Rodriguez and dragged him, along with his bicycle, onto Orangethorpe Avenue. Reynaga then got out of his truck, walked over to the victim, got back inside his truck and drove away from the scene without rendering aid to the victim or contacting police. Continue reading→

Homeless man from Anaheim crashes a stolen car into a house after a police pursuit

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Anaheim, Crime, Garden Grove, Homeless, News, Police Leave a comment

Marcus Magalei, 24, a homeless Anaheim man, was identified as the driver who fled from a stolen vehicle Monday morning after crashing into a home, on West Broadway, west of Euclid Street, following a police pursuit, according to the O.C. Register.

Magalei stole a Jeep Wrangler at around 6:55 a.m., in Anaheim, before heading to Garden Grove where he was tracked by Sky Link, an anti-theft system, to a parking spot near Orangewood Avenue and Dale Street in Garden Grove, according to the Anaheim police. Continue reading→

Anaheim man killed in hit and run accident in Stanton

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Anaheim, Crime, News, Orange County Sheriff, Stanton Leave a comment

NEWS, FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contacts: Lt. Jeff Hallock, 714.904.7042, JHallock@ocsd.org; Carrie Braun, 714.647.1848, CBraun@ocsd.org

Investigators Seeking Public’s Assistance Identifying Suspect in Fatality Hit & Run Traffic Collision

STANTON, Calif. – (November 6, 2015) – On Thursday, November 5, 2015 at approximately 10:45 p.m., Orange County Sheriff’s deputies responded to reports of a vehicle versus pedestrian traffic collision in the northbound lanes of Beach Boulevard, south of Orangewood Avenue.

Deputies arrived and discovered the victim, William Soane Ye, 62, Anaheim, lying in the roadway suffering from significant traumatic injuries. Deputies immediately began lifesaving measures until Orange County Fire Authority paramedics arrived and pronounced the victim dead. Continue reading→

Driver arrested after hitting a young man and fleeing the scene at Beach and W. Lincoln

Posted on September 24, 2015 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Anaheim, Crime, News, Police

A young man in his 20’s was was crossing Beach Boulevard, going eastbound, outside of a crosswalk and intersection, when he was struck by a gray Honda CR-V being driven by Victor Acosta-Inzunza, 31 of Anaheim, early Monday morning, at around 1:40 a.m., at Beach Boulevard, south of West Lincoln Avenue, according to the O.C. Register.

Acosta-Inzunza apparently fled from the scene, in his vehicle. However a witness saw the crash and followed (the driver) on city streets before going southbound on the 5 freeway, according to the Anaheim Police. Continue reading→

17-year-old male arrested in DUI hit and run collision with a bicyclist in Anaheim

Posted on September 20, 2015 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Alcohol, Anaheim, Bicycles, Crime, News, Police Leave a comment

A 17-year-old Anaheim male was arrested this morning on charges of felony driving under the influence and felony hit and run after he allegedly drove his car into a 33-year-old bicyclist at the intersection of West Sycamore and North Clementine Streets, in Anaheim, according to the O.C. Register.

Police have a suspect in custody in connection with a hit-and-run Sunday morning that left a 33-year-old bicyclist with head trauma and leg injuries. Continue reading→

Truck driver to face trial for hit and run death of a bicyclist who was dragged through the street

Posted on August 1, 2015 by Editor Posted in Accidents, Anaheim, Bicycles, Crime, News, OCDA, Police Leave a comment

Santa Ana Hit and Run Accident

ORANGE COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY PRESS RELEASE

Case # 14NF0063

Date: July 31, 2015

TRUCK DRIVER TO FACE TRIAL FOR KILLING BICYCLIST IN HIT-AND-RUN CRASH AFTER DRAGGING VICTIM THROUGH THE STREET

SANTA ANA, Calif. – A truck driver is scheduled to face trial Monday for killing a bicyclist in a hit-and-run crash after dragging the victim through the street. Filemon Reynaga, 49, Sylmar, is charged with one felony count of hit and run causing death and one misdemeanor count of vehicular manslaughter without gross negligence. If convicted, he faces a maximum sentence of four years in state prison. Opening statements are scheduled to begin Monday, Aug. 3, 2015, at 9:15 a.m. in Department C-40, Central Justice Center, Santa Ana.

At approximately 5:35 a.m. on Oct. 30, 2013, Reynaga is accused of driving a semi-trailer truck with an attached trailer out of a driveway on Missile Way onto Orangethorpe Avenue in Anaheim. He is accused of hitting 19-year-old bicyclist Morales Rodriguez and dragging him, along with his bicycle, onto Orangethorpe Avenue and driving away from the scene without rendering aid to the victim or contacting police. Continue reading→