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Los Angeles Times
6 days ago
- Los Angeles Times
Huntington Beach man fights for his life after e-bike accident
A Huntington Beach man was fighting for life Monday after he was critically injured in an e-bike accident on Saturday night. Family members and police have identified the man as Kolby Aipa, 20. 'Yes our baby boy is in the fight of his life, he IS still with us though,' his mother, Val Aipa, posted on social media late Sunday night. Huntington Beach police spokesman Corbin Carson said Monday that Aipa was being towed by a car of people that he was associated with on Pacific Coast Highway on Saturday night when he lost control of his e-bike and was struck by the same car that had been towing him. The accident occurred at 10:08 p.m. Saturday night, near the intersection of Seapoint Street and Pacific Coast Highway, Carson said. Aipa, critically injured, was taken to UCI Medical Center. There have been no arrests but the investigation is ongoing, Carson said. Police closed Pacific Coast Highway in both directions late Saturday night due to what they termed a 'major traffic collision investigation.' Northbound lanes were closed at Seapoint Street, with southbound lanes closed at Warner Avenue. A GoFundMe to support the Aipa family was set up by the Pai family, owners of Huntington Surf and Sport. As of mid-Monday afternoon it had raised nearly $40,000. Aipa Surf is a local surf apparel, surfboards and accessories company. Kolby Aipa's grandfather, Ben, founded the brand in 1970, creating the influential 'sting' design soon after.
Metro
07-07-2025
- Metro
Girl, 8, killed after illegal firework blasted toward her
An eight-year-old girl has died after an illegal fireworks display went awry and shot toward and struck her. Jasmine Nguyen was standing near a family friend who lit the illegal firecrackers on the Fourth of July in Buena Park, California, police said. 'A large illegal fireworks display, which was placed in the street by the homeowner, failed and began misfiring toward the residence where the child was,' stated the Buena Park Police Department. 'This caused other illegal fireworks to ignite, which were near the child and others.' Officers 'observed family members frantically carrying a child into a residence' and quickly assisted and found that she was injured from the fireworks, according to the department. Jasmine was rushed late Friday to UCI Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead. Other people around Jasmine were not seriously hurt. Fire and bomb squad investigators determined that many of the fireworks used were illegal, according to the police department. Earl Decastro, 46, was arrested on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter, police Lieutenant Jon-Michael Shaddow told the Orange County Register. He was out on a $25,000 bail as of Sunday. More Trending Charges against Decastro are pending a review by the county district attorney's office. On Sunday, a man who answered the door at Decastro's home on Cornflower Circle on Sunday afternoon told the newspaper that he would not speak and is 'grieving right now' and 'it's a really hard time for him'. A makeshift memorial for Jasmine, who was from nearby Anaheim, with a white cross, heart-shaped balloon, candles and flowers was set up at a cul-de-sac where the tragedy happened. There were multiple shootings across the US on the Independence Day holiday weekend. In Indianapolis, at least two people were shot dead and five injured on Friday. Mass shootings with four or more people killed or injured broke out in Chicago, Philadelphia and Brockton, Massachusetts. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Mushroom killer accused of 'tampering with prison food and making inmate sick' MORE: YouTuber arrested on suspicion of causing '£30,000' of damage to F1 car at British Grand Prix MORE: Teenage girls arrested after woman left with 'life-changing' stab wounds
