A young couple and their two-month-old daughter were killed last night after their car rolled over several times on the 710 freeway, coming to a stop on the Union Pacific train tracks. The accident was reported just before 11:00 p.m., according to City News Service. The baby's mother, a 19-year-old woman who hasn't been identified pending the notification of her relatives, was driving the 2001 Ford Explorer when she lost control of it for reasons that aren't clear, and swerved to the right. more ›

16-year-olds are notorious for being lousy drivers, and even though his wealth may have afforded him a Ferrari, it could not help pop star Justin Bieber when he backed into a Honda Civic yesterday in Studio City. While we thought the Biebs was the one being rear-ended it turns out he was the one doing the fender bending. more ›

If you are in the vicinity of an 11-14 year old girl right now, please do not read this out loud, or you might cause pandemonium. Pop star Justin Bieber was involved in a car accident today in Los Angeles. DON'T PANIC: No one was hurt. more ›

Victor Wilde, owner of The Brutique and The Bohemian Society, created a petition to the Los Angeles City Council to close the streets between Spring and Main from Second to Eighth during Art Walk hours. View and support his petition here. more ›

A 2-month-old boy remains listed in grave condition this morning, following a car accident in Downtown Los Angeles near the end of the monthly Art Walk, according to L.A. Now. The child was in his stroller, accompanied by his mother, when a car accelerated and jumped the curb. "The infant is not expected to live," adds Blogdowntown. more ›

Ryan Dunn, a member of the "Jackass" daredevil ensemble, died last night in a Pennsylvania car crash, confirms MTV. The incident took place at around 3 in the morning on Route 322 and New Street in West Goshen Township. A passenger, whose identity has not been released, also died in the crash. more ›

David Beckham was involved in a car accident on the 405 Freeway near Torrance on Friday morning when his black Cadillac rear-ended a stalled Mitsubishi that had reportedly broken down in the carpool lane, according to authorities, reports TMZ. According to the California Highway Patrol, "Beckham did... more ›

A car plunged four stories off the Sports Club/LA parking structure in West L.A. on Tuesday killing the driver, a woman in her 70s, when the vehicle she was driving landed on its roof on the sidewalk below, reports LA Now. more ›

Last August, Los Angeles businessman Nick Loeb (who happens to be the boyfriend of "Modern Family" star Sofia Vergara), sustained a broken leg, a fractured pelvis, and cuts to the chest after he was involved in an accident in which his vehicle went over the side of Beverly Glen Boulveard in Bel Air. more ›

An accident just before 5:30 a.m. at Venice Way and Windward Avenue launched a speeding vehicle into the wall of an apartment building and crashing through a tenant's bedroom. Witnesses said the driver hit numerous parked cars and a tree before finally hitting the structure. The car came to rest inside a first-floor bedroom of sleeping resident, Alex Pundez. "Pundez said the car caught fire and the woman started screaming for help. He managed to crawl over the car and out of his apartment, and then knocked on neighbors doors to get them to call 911," reports KTLA. Firefighters extinguished the car blaze and the driver was transported to the hospital in critical condition. The crash is being investigated. more ›

One study has found that texting is about the same, if not worse, than driving drunk, but a recent study looking into cell phone bans--the ones where you can't put the phone to your ear--are not working. “We can’t even see a blip in the data," one researcher said about the results, which shows no difference in crashes occurring before and after bans, according to a blog on Cars.com. Yes, cell phone-to-the-ear use went down, the study found, but no difference in crashes were found. Perhaps this will lead to a study about talking on ear pieces while driving. Perhaps, not. The study was conducted by the Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety more ›

A car crash into a Bank of America building around 8:20 a.m. has left at least one person injured and traffic snarled along the Wilshire and La Brea corridors. "It's a mess, avoid the intersection for the next hour or so, said a KNX1070 broadcaster. Records with the L.A. Fire Department do not indicate a car into the building yet, but show a possible auto vs. pedestrian incident. A fire hydrant has also been sheared, shooting water into the air. more ›

An accident involving a number of vehicles has left at least one person dead and several others injured. Shortly before 4 p.m., the LA Fire Department responded to the crash on the westbound 10 Freeway at Overland Avenue. As of 4:30, it was unknown how many people were injured, but d'Lisa Davies did confirm one fatality. She said some people were ejected from their cars and at least one car rolled over. A SigAlert, which could last up to two hours, has been issued. UPDATE: 3 women were injured and another woman, approximately around 65 years old, died. more ›

It was rough riding last night on the streets of Long Beach, as there were two reported drive-by shootings within 30 minutes of each other and a wrong-way driver killed in a head-on collision. The shootings are thought to involve a maroon-colored van that authorities are asking locals be on the lookout for; a total of four people were wounded between 2 and 3 a.m. in the attacks. The car crash involved a man in a Honda who collided with a shuttle bus head on when he'd swerved into opposing traffic while speeding on the Queensway Bridge. The driver, who wasn't carrying ID, died on scene. more ›

After being involved in an accident that turned into a hit-and-run in West Hollywood yesterday afternoon, Drew Barrymore followed fleeing vehicle obtaining the license plate number. more ›

At least two people were injured when a car crashed into a Burbank post office today at noon near Hollywood Way and Empire Avenue reported KCBS. Both victims were taken to a hospital. more ›

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Speaking of that 14-car pile-up this morning on the 101 freeway, how about this fact via the Daily Breeze? There's a near $11-billion price "cost to society" due to car crashes according to a study called "Crashes: What's the Cost to Society?" more ›

On Thursday with the enlightened press in tow, Frank McCourt broke ground at the LA Memorial Coliseum to prepare for the March 29 exhibition game against the Boston Red Sox. more ›

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Roger Avary, the Academy Award-winning writer of the 1994 cult classic Pulp Fiction, was arrested this weekend on charges of manslaughter. more ›

At 10 a.m. this morning, a big rig carrying a cargoload of tires collided with a sedan causing the southbound 5 Freeway to shut down for hours. Read the full story on LAist from earlier today here. More photos of the incident after this post's jump.
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As the early crowd began to show up at bars in Hollywood last night, a few blocks away at Highland and Sunset at Hollywood High School one of the 17 or so LAPD Airships was making an emergency landing on the football field due to mechanical problems around 9:40 p.m. It landed safely and no injuries were reported according to Cecil Manresa, Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman. The LAPD reports that the helicopter is still there as mechanics work on it. Once fixed, it will take off. more ›

Whats even more shocking than Jamie Lynn Spears being preggers? That it may not be Casey Aldredge's baby. Thats right, reports are that the real daddy is an older man that would surely be charged ith statutoryw rape charges if revealed - Showbiz Spy more ›

Finishing the book, the high that I got living vicariously through Mr. Jordan Belfort slowly started fading away. As he started sinking deeper into a drug addled paranoia, I began to empathize more than envy and the rooting for the protagonist of his book (so to speak), namely him, took on a new meaning (read Part 1). more ›

How's this for a lede? "If you get in a car crash in the San Fernando Valley, there's about a 50-50 chance you'll flee the scene - and get away with it." Ha! That's almost instructional. In a comprehensive report on hit-and-runs by the Daily News, it is found there is a lot of hitting, running and general douchebaggery in Los Angeles. Yes, we all knew that after day one, but here are some... more ›

Happy first weekend of September - and happy Labor Day weekend, too, for our American cities! Let's take a look at what's been happening around the Ist-a-verse. more ›

LAist reader Drew wrote in with some news in his part of town, and he was nice enough to attach some photos. Wow, thanks, Drew! Hey Tony! Apparently an elderly driver was leaving the UPS store in the little shopping corner on Riverside and Laurel Canyon (where Starbucks and Subway are), backed into THREE cars and then tried to flee the scene only to hit another car pulling into the parking lot and ended... more ›

Cable networks continue to fire on all cylinders this last week. A new episode of Mad Men on AMC has revealed that everyone is flawed and that they're all potentially unredeemable. Last night's angel-stalked Holly Hunter (Saving Grace, TNT) has her thinking about cleaning up her act but despite being a tough girl, she's weak and human and falls back into old habits. Tonight we get to see just a glimpse of the Machiavellian... more ›