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Tesla Driver to Pay $23,000 in Restitution for 2019 Los Angeles Crash

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Tesla driver will pay more than $23,000 in restitution for the deaths of two people during a 2019 car crash in a Los Angeles suburb, a decision announced the same day that the automaker recalled …

1 Dead, 12 Injured as Car Crashes into Pomona Taco Stand

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — A car slammed into a crowded sidewalk taco stand in Pomona, killing one person and injuring 12 other people, authorities said. The sedan veered across the road, jumped a curb and smashed into the tent at …

Driver in LA Crash that Killed 5 Charged with Murder

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The driver suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed five people and an 8 1/2-month-old fetus was charged Monday with murder. Nicole Lorraine Linton was charged with six counts of murder and five counts of …

$18 Million Settlement in Fatal L.A. Lamborghini Crash Involving Teen

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The family of a woman killed when a 17-year-old driver crashed his father’s Lamborghini into her car in Los Angeles has reached an $18.85 million settlement in the case, attorneys announced Wednesday. Monique Munoz, 32, was …

Family to Get $4.8M in Crash Involving ‘Melrose’ Actress

The family of a woman killed in a 2010 crash involving a “Melrose Place” actress will receive a $4.8 million settlement. A jury convicted Amy Locane-Bovenizer in 2012 for the crash that killed 60-year-old Helene Seeman in Somerset County, N.J., …

Former ‘Melrose Place’ Actress May Face Civil Trial

A former “Melrose Place” actress convicted of vehicular manslaughter in a New Jersey court could soon face a civil trial in federal court. A jury convicted Amy Locane-Bovenizer in 2012 for the crash that killed 60-year-old Helene Seeman in Somerset …

California High Court Ruling: Silence Can Be Used Against Suspects

The California Supreme Court has ruled that the silence of suspects can be used against them. Wading into a legally tangled vehicular manslaughter case, a sharply divided high court on Thursday effectively reinstated the felony conviction of a man accused …