A woman crashed her car into a building in Boyle Heights early this morning, reports KLTA. The incident happened at about 1:00 a.m. Witnesses say that before hitting the Enki Youth & Family Services building, the woman, whose name hasn't been released, was all over the road, leading police to wonder if alcohol or drugs were involved. more ›

8,000 Chevy Volt owners are being asked to get their cars back to the dealers because an issue with the battery could cause the vehicle to catch fire. General Motors became aware of the issue following crash tests run by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. more ›

A man driving over the speed limit went airborne in Fresno this morning, and landed his car on the roof of a house. The suspect, 26-year-old Benjamin Tucker, was speeding through the neighborhood on Wednesday when officials say he hit a tree stump and was launched into the air, coming to a perfectly aligned stop atop the building. more ›

A 54-year-old man was hit by two cars on Wednesday while crossing a street in Garden Grove, according to City News Service. The first fled the scene, and the second dragged the man for 750 feet. The incident occurred at 6:30 p.m. Gregory Martin was crossing West street outside a crosswalk when he was struck by a Dodge Magnum, then a Ford Explorer. more ›

The feud between drivers and cyclists runs deep in Los Angeles. Now, a local cycling advocate is asking the city to set up more license checkpoints for drivers. Alex de Cordoba was riding his bike in Echo Park when, he says in a Huffington Post column, he was "nearly killed by a hit and run driver." A week later, while driving to work, he noticed a checkpoint for unlicensed drivers -- and a man holding a sign to alert fellow car enthusiasts. more ›

The owner of a furniture store in Bell had to physically subdue a drunk driver who crashed into his shop last night after the driver tried to flee the scene, reports KTLA. The crash happened at about 10:30 p.m. at the intersection of Gage and Flora avenues. The driver was at the wheel of a white minivan, and before crashing through the store's wall he hit another car, hopped a curb and broke down a fence. more ›

Early this morning, a suspected drunk driver crashed his car through a brick wall and into a ten-foot deep swimming pool in Buena Park, reports KTLA. The home, on the 64,000 block of Dale Street, is being rented by three Cal State Fullerton students, who say they were minding their own business, studying, and getting ready to go to sleep when the accident happened. more ›

A man who pulled his car off to the side of the 210 freeway was shot last night while sitting in the vehicle, reports KTLA. The car was stopped on the right side of the road and was sitting on the shoulder, near the San Bernadino Ave. exit. more ›

Actor John Travolta is wondering where his vintage 1970 Mercedes Benz 280-SL went, after it was reportedly stolen outside a car dealership in Santa Monica yesterday. Travolta says he left his vehicle on a residential street when he went in to the Jaguar dealership for about ten minutes. more ›

27-year-old Christian Borro thought he was driving on borrowed time in a car he'd stolen. He pulled alongside a Los Angeles Police Department squad car on Monday morning and declared to the officers: "I just stole this car." As one might expect, the cops were intrigued, and pulled Borro over to look into his claim. more ›

File this under Not at All Surprising: 84% of commuters in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana region drive themselves by car, truck, or van, between home and work. The data comes from an analysis of the U.S. Census Bureau’s 2009 American Community Survey, reports the Los Angeles Business. Sheesh. No wonder we wigged the eff out about Carmageddon! more ›

It's been a big week for the Pope: he sent his first tweet, and he was lucky enough to have a visit from a group of Angelenos, who traveled to Rome to celebrate the pallium ceremony of Archbishop Jose Gomez. Now, KCBS reports that Pope Benedict XVI is giving smug San Franciscans a run for their money by going green with his Popemobile. more ›

Motorists suffering from "road rage" have surely taken their aggressions out on cyclists with whom they're meant to share the road in the past, and with consequences. Sierra Madre Patch offers details about a new case of driver versus cyclists leading to the motorist's arrest on "suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon," with the weapon being the man's Nissan Xterra. more ›

According to rap icon Dr. Dre, what "we" do in L.A. is drive around Downtown in the dark, dark night, in a dark, dark car with a kickin' stereo system. So are you buying what he's selling? more ›

According to police, the 14-month girl found locked inside a sweltering 115-degree car on Thursday while her father, 38-year-old Glendale resident Edik Magardomyan, filled a prescription at Costco, was released to her mother later that evening, reports the Glendale News-Press. more ›

38-year-old Glendale resident Edik Magardomyan was arrested on suspicion of child endangerment on Thursday at the Costco in Burbank after allegedly leaving his 14-month-old daughter inside a "sweltering 115-degree car" as he went inside to fill a prescription for eyeglasses, reports The Burbank-Leader. more ›

PETA has something to say to those creeped out by the recent spider infestation & exploding engine Mazda recall... Donate your car to us. 65,000 vehicles have been recalled due to potentially serious spiderweb-induced malfunctions, and PETA has posted a notice on its blog offering to accept Mazdas donated by arachnophobic owners who may be itchy about continuing to drive a spidermobile. more ›

21-year-old Caesar Michel was killed Sunday when he lost control of his car and hit a light pole while racing his brother in Garden Grove. The motorist was a Garden Grove resident, according to authorities, reports the Long Beach Press-Telegram. more ›

The Mazda recall is a story of creeping nightmares that includes, but is not limited to, spiders in vents, spiders in the fuel tank, and spiders that make your engine explode. Mazda was alerted of the situation after logging approximately 20 cases of spider infestation from various dealers across the country, reports the LA Times. more ›

Mazda is recalling 50,000 Mazda6 sedans after announcing that a spider could weave a web that might inhibit fuel tank ventilation which could lead to a crack that might lead to a fire. In other words, if you're the driver of a model year 2009 or 2010 Mazda6, zoom on over to your nearest dealer after March 25th for a de-spidering. more ›

Police are trying to determine who was at fault in an accident last night that sent a bicyclist to the hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car. more ›

Four people were injured when a man driving a black sedan plowed into a restaurant in North Hollywood, authorities said. The accident occurred at 11:36 a.m. at Tom's Burgers on the 5500 block of Cahuenga Boulevard, reports the Los Angeles Fire Department . The driver was seriously injured and three patrons sitting at a booth inside -- a family of two adults and one child -- suffered minor injury. All four were taken to a local hospital. Circumstances of the accident are being investigated. more ›

Giant gingerbread got a California makeover thanks to mighty elves of The Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel who built a life-size 1948 Ford Woodie replica. At 8 feet long, 6 feet wide, and 5 1/2 feet tall, this sweet ride is made from 150 pounds of gingerbread, 300 pounds of royal icing, and a mind-melting number of green M&Ms. more ›

Talk about a surprise: A woman returned to her car after shopping in a Lancaster grocery store to find a 9-foot snake slithering beneath the vehicle, according to ABC7. more ›

American auto-maker Chrysler has big plans for L.A. Today they've announced they're opening a four-story Motor Village in Downtown that will serve as a dealership and showplace. more ›

Authorities in Costa Mesa say that medical examiners have been able to determine the identity of a female corpse that has spent the last several months in the passenger seat of another woman's vehicle, according to MyFox LA. The Orange County coroner's office hydrated the fingertips on the mummified, withered body in order to obtain fingerprints. The deceased, a homeless woman, apparently befriended the car's driver, who allowed her to spend the night in the car, however "when she died overnight the car's driver was too afraid to go to police." The authorities are locating the deceased's next of kin before releasing her name. more ›

A Costa Mesa woman who had been living in her car turns out to have been sharing her cramped living quarters with a mummified corpse for several months, according to the OC Register. more ›

Do thieves have their eyes on your car's side-view mirrors? Police in El Segundo think they might have a theft trend on their hands, according to the Daily Breeze. A first in the area, last week there were 5 reported such thefts, with thieves popping the glass out of mirrors from GMC and Chevy SUVs. In Carson, similar thefts took place in March. In other parts of the country side-view mirror theft seems to be a burgeoning trend, too. The mirrors being stolen locally are considered "high-tech" with a lot of built in features, and owners replacing the glass alone can run vehicle owners up to $900. more ›

Cars into Bicycles sounds a little like an eco-oriented Transformers, but it's less Optimus Prime and more performance workshop. Head over to Bergamot Station on Saturday at Noon, and at 11 a.m. for the following three Saturdays after that, to watch as German artists Folke Koebberling and Martin Kaltwasser, with the help of students from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena dismantle an old car and turn it into two fully-operational bicycles. While the crew is at work, you can hear different guest speakers from Metro, and on Saturday, April 10th, even get the chance to ride the new bicycles during the final presentation. (Pop in to SMMoMA while you're there--they gave us the heads up on this cool event!) more ›

But it looks like it's just an accident this time. One vehicle went 20 feet down the cliff off Mulholland Drive at Laurel Canyon Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. "Occupant out. No injuries at this time," they tweeted. more ›