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Yahoo
04-05-2025
- Yahoo
Southern California mother killed in Fullerton crash
Loved ones are mourning a 21-year-old woman who was killed in a Fullerton crash. On April 12, Angy Velasquez had left a gathering that morning and was sitting in the passenger seat as her boyfriend drove them home. Her boyfriend, who was driving a Tesla sedan, was traveling westbound on Orangethorpe Avenue when he ran a red light near the intersection of South State College Boulevard at 6:48 a.m., according to the Fullerton Police Department. His speeding car clipped a Toyota truck before crashing head-on into the side of an Orange County Transit Authority bus. Velasquez was killed on impact. Her boyfriend was transported to the hospital, where he died the next day. His identity has not been released by the coroner's office. 'Angy had just turned 21,' said Stephanya Cabanas, a family friend. 'She was so young, so beautiful, so bright.' Velasquez was also a young mother of a 5-year-old son. 'She had so much to live for and it's just so unfortunate because now he won't be able to see his mother grow with him,' Cabanas said. 'It just happened so suddenly and so we are just trying to take it day by day. We are so broken about this loss. She was a very special person to us. She was a mother, a sister, a friend, and that's just something so devastating.' Friends and community members are rallying to support Velasquez's family during this difficult time. Cabana said Velasquez's grandmother had also passed away recently, leaving her family with two heartbreaking losses. On Saturday, loved ones hosted a fundraiser in Santa Ana to raise money for funeral expenses. Cabanas said Velasquez's son will be given extra support during this time. 'Everybody's just trying to support her family,' she said. 'She has a big family, a big support system, so her son is in very good hands. Everybody's going to be there for him as much as they can, but it's a big loss for him because at the end of the day, that's his mother.' Another fundraiser will be held on Sunday, May 4, where food will be served at a home at 813 Plymouth Place in Anaheim. The crash remains under investigation. Five passengers aboard the OCTA bus were transported to hospitals with minor injuries. The bus driver and the Toyota driver were uninjured. It's unclear whether alcohol or drugs were factors in the collision. Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call Fullerton Police Investigator Feaster at 714-738-6812 or email jfeaster@ Anonymous tips can be provided to OC Crime Stoppers at 1-855-847-6227 or online at Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-04-2025
- Yahoo
‘Erratic' man who bit police officer dies in custody after being arrested at Orange County park
A man who police say was acting 'erratic' and bit officers while being arrested died after experiencing a medical emergency while in custody early Sunday morning. According to a press release from the Fullerton Police Department, an officer observed a man at Lemon Park just after 12:30 a.m., which is after the park closes. 'The male was in the city park after closing hours and appeared to be holding a cardboard box that was smoldering,' Fullerton police said in their release. Additional officers arrived at the park to assist; however, the man became uncooperative and began to physically resist, police said, thus eliciting them to call for more emergency assistance. It eventually took several officers to gain control of the man and place him in restraints. Deadly wrong-way crash shuts down freeway in downtown Los Angeles on Easter Sunday 'While attempting to take the male into custody, the suspect violently bit an officer in the arm, causing injuries,' FPD stated. Paramedics were requested to treat the arrestee and the officer who was bit, and several minutes after they arrived, the man began to exhibit signs of a medical emergency. He was transported to a hospital where medical staff pronounced him deceased, authorities confirmed. He was not immediately identified. The injured officer was treated and released. Per department policy, any in-custody death involving Fullerton police officers will be investigated by the Orange County District Attorney's Office. All relevant videos, recordings and images will be released via a critical incident community briefing video within 45 days. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBS News
13-04-2025
- CBS News
1 dead after head-on crash in Fullerton
One person was killed in a head-on collision in Fullerton on Saturday evening. The crash happened at around 10:50 p.m. in the 600 block of W. Commonwealth Avenue, according to the Fullerton Police Department. Officers dispatched to the scene arrived and found a gold 2005 Toyota Corolla and a white 2009 Lexus RX350 had collided head-on, both suffering significant damage, police said. They believe the crash occurred when the driver of the Toyota, which was driving westbound, veered into oncoming lanes for unknown reasons. Both drivers were rushed to a nearby hospital, where the driver of the Toyota later died, police said. The other driver's condition was not immediately known. "It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a contributing factor related to the driver," police said. Anyone who knows more is asked to contact police at (714) 738-6812.
CBS News
13-04-2025
- CBS News
2 dead, 5 injured after Tesla driver runs red light and crashes into OCTA bus in Fullerton, police say
Two people were killed and five others were injured when the driver of a Tesla ran a red light and slammed into a pickup truck and a passenger bus in Fullerton on Saturday morning, police said. The crash happened at around 6:45 a.m. near Orangethrope Avenue and State College Boulevard, according to the Fullerton Police Department. They say that a white 2018 Tesla Model 3 traveling eastbound on Orangethorpe "drove through the intersection on a red light" and collided with the passenger side of a 1991 Toyota pickup truck and the side of an Orange Country Transportation Authority bus. Arriving officers found the truck with "moderate" damage north of the intersection, the Tesla with "significant front-end damage" in the intersection and the bus with moderate damage to the driver side, the FPD release said. Paramedics declared the female passenger of the Tesla dead at the scene. The driver was rushed to a nearby hospital where he also died, police said. Five of the bus passengers were also hospitalized with minor injures, they noted. "At this stage of the investigation, it is unknown if alcohol or drugs were a contributing factor related to the driver." police said. Both the driver of the Toyota and the OCTA bus remained at the scene to cooperate with the investigation. Anyone who knows more is asked to contact investigators at (714) 738-6812.
Yahoo
12-04-2025
- Automotive
- Yahoo
Two dead, five injured after Tesla crashes into Orange County Transit bus
Two people died Saturday morning when a Tesla drove through a red light and slammed into a pick-up truck and a bus in Fullerton, authorities said. The driver of the Tesla was headed west on East Orangethorpe Avenue when they blew past the traffic signal and slammed into the side of a Toyota pick-up truck before careening into an Orange County Transit Authority bus shortly before 7 a.m., according to a news release issued by the Fullerton Police Department. A female passenger in the Tesla was pronounced dead at the scene and the male driver succumbed to severe injuries at an area hospital a short time later, police said. Five bus passengers were also taken to a local hospital and treated for minor injuries. Police do not yet know if alcohol or drugs played a role in the crash. The identities of the victims were not immediately released. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
