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Police Sunday said they are pursuing felony charges against a 23-year-old Long Beach man they say was at the center of a Seal Beach officer-involved shooting. While responding to a four-car pile-up at Seal Beach Boulevard and Pacific Coast Highway, just after 6:30 p.m. Saturday, a Seal Beach officer was deliberately struck by a suspected drunk driver’s vehicle, causing...

A suspected drunken driver was in custody on Friday in connection with the hit-and-run death of a 65-year-old woman in Little Rock, then being involved in a multi-vehicle crash a short time later in Palmdale that injured seven people, two critically. The woman was walking a friend’s dog westbound in the 7600 block of Pearblossom Highway about 8 p.m. Thursday…

Two PG&E workers are being hailed as heroes after they reportedly saved at least one life while on the clock Thursday night.

The family of a man who died in a wrong-way crash with a suspected drunk driver last month is sharing a familiar holiday message: don’t drink and drive.

Family and friends gathered at the Islamic Society of Orange County to remember the family that was killed by a suspected drunk driver on Halloween. Vikki Vargas reports for the NBC4 News at 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov.4, 2019.

Two children were among five people injured in a suspected DUI head-on crash in Palmdale. Rick Montanez reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019.

A California man became the first black patient — and oldest patient — to receive a full face transplant, Boston’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital said Thursday, after a 16-hour procedure several months ago. Robert Chelsea, 68, of Los Angeles — who suffered burns to over 60% of his body and face after his car was struck by a drunk driver...

A 22-year-old woman convicted of driving drunk and causing a crash that killed a Lyft passenger vacationing in San Diego was sentenced to more than a decade behind bars Wednesday.

An actor and yoga instructor who lost his legs after being hit by a drunk driver last month is recovering and remaining optimistic.

Paramedics rushed the Bellflower resident to an area hospital, where she died a short time later.

Mourners remembered CHP Officer Andre Moye after he was shot and killed Monday during a traffic stop in Riverside. Tony Shin reports for the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2019.

A 31-year-old woman was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison for a single-vehicle crash in Beverly Hills that killed two of her passengers and injured three others last year.

A San Diego woman pleaded guilty Wednesday for driving under the influence and causing a collision that killed a San Francisco man who was using a rideshare company while in town for a wedding.

A twice-convicted drunken driver pleaded guilty and was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for an alcohol-fueled, four-vehicle crash on the Riverside (91) Freeway in Anaheim that seriously injured two senior citizens and a 13-year-old boy.

The community mourns CHP Sgt. Steve Licon, who was killed by a suspected DUI driver on Kim Tobin reports for NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on April 7, 2019.

A suspected 18-year-old drunk driver in an SUV triggered a single-vehicle crash on Saturday in Fountain Valley, smashing into a tree and then a light pole, after which authorities found a tank of nitrous oxide – or laughing gas -inside the vehicle, a police sergeant said.

California’s DUI standards could be getting stricter. With Assembly Bill 1713, introduced by Assembly Member Autumn Burke and Assembly Member Heath Flora, lawmakers are pushing to lower the legal blood alcohol limit to .05%. The legal limit is currently .08%.

The assistant dean of campus life at TCU died in a crash involving a suspected drunk driver early Sunday morning, Fort Worth police say.

As the partial government shutdown continues to affect families across the county, one San Diego Coast Guard family has begun bracing for the worst.

As the partial government shutdown continues to affect families across the county, one San Diego Coast Guard family has begun bracing for the worst.