‘Horrific’: Three Dead as 10 Cars Crash on Pacific Coast Highway
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NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say three people were killed in a pileup involving 10 vehicles on the famed Pacific Coast Highway in Southern California.
Newport Beach police Lt. Bill Hartford said three adults from two vehicles were killed in the “extremely violent” crash Saturday, and three others were hospitalized, one of them in critical condition.
Two cars were overturned and some people were trapped inside their vehicles.
Hartford says a pair of vehicles was involved in the initial collision and eight more became entangled in the wreck.
Authorities say the highway remained closed hours after the accident and was likely to be shut down through the night.
The famous highway runs along the ocean through many of California’s most scenic stretches and most expensive neighborhoods.
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Comments (63)
JD Carp
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 6:55pmHighways kill people so we should ban them. Oh and by the way Beck, Limbaugh, Palin and Bush actually caused the accident.
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 4:46pmGod bless those injured & the families of those killed in this accident.
Report Post »silentnomore
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 4:23pmIf you do not appreciate this topic, perhaps you will appreciate new topic introduced by Chuck through youtube. Thanks Chuck.
Report Post »seenandheard
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 4:17pmThe cause of this crash has definitely got to be the work of Palin, Beck, Hannity, Limbaugh, and let’s not forget the Tea Party!!! :O) (well,someone would have said it!)
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 1:40pmAmazing how one person can wreak so much havoc…businesses were shut down, cars prohibited from travel, people needed health care and had to wait…
Report Post »RugDog
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 1:14pmLower the speed limit to 5 MPH!! How many more people have to die needlessly!!
Report Post »Carbine1
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 1:12pmThank you DIANE999. Probably just a quick change in NEWS to relieve us of a little STRESS from those effects of COMMUNISTS in Washington D.C. VOTE THEM OUT IN 2012. HOPEFULLY you ARE NOT ONE THAT HELPED vote him [ObamaObamaObamaObamaObama] in. We need a much LARGER sweep than in 2010 in 2012. Get rid of them all [VOTING THEM OUT] That is. [2012], I CAN NOT emphasize this any more serious. THEY are a serious problem. Just compare the CAR CRASH to our CAPITAL and THIS will make sense DIANA999.
Report Post »sybil
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:21pmI had lived in Connecticut most of my life. Then I moved to California. I was astonished to hear these accident reports of cars flying through the air and overturning. We never had that in Connecticut but it’s common in CA.
Report Post »chuck
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:44amhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty3_UJSGt3c
Report Post »SENIORCHIEF
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:21amEh, watch for the attacks from the libbies to blame this on the tea party.
Report Post »AmeriCat
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:09amOur neighbor was there right after it happened. Horrific! Helicopter circling overhead. He saw a car completely ripped into pieces, unidentifiable!
Caused by ONE car, according to bystanders he talked to. ONE car…speeding out of control, flying in the air, breaking all laws…while the rest of the cars and people in the crosswalk at this crowded intersection were minding their own business and at this car’s mercy.
All this…caused by ONE out of control driver! No change in any law could have prevented horrendous act!
Our neighbor was pretty shaken.
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:41amNick,
Report Post »I had the ‘intelligent conversation’. You chose to be sarcastic. BTW, I don’t gawk. Since we’re going to get pi$$y, let me ask you this.
What does me trying to give some useful info have to do with gawking?.
Did I pi$$ you off because of my ‘idiot’ comment with regards to tail-gaters who should just pass the car in front of them? Does that Hummer make you feel like a man?
Someone may pause to consider my advise, and save their life because of it.
You, Nick, know everything and, if you didn’t, would probably never admit it.
decendentof56
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 3:23pmChickenlittle,
Report Post »I will not speak for DRHunt, but I assume he meant that there was no reason for Rick to extrapolate, somehow, that I might be an accident ‘gawker’ for simply saying what you referred to in a later post. That was that we’ve driven for 100 years and still do stupid things while driving. I agree with DRHunt that Rick’s reply to me was unneccessary, and not the intelligent conversation that Rick claims to want, and that we should have. I was trying to say I’ve seen some awfully aggressive driving in my time. Btw, I agree with you on the ‘ still not driving safely’ part.
My remark about medical costs with regards to traffic accidents was to say that those costs are one of the reasons (not a small one, btw) of high healthcare costs.
I also think that drivers licenses are much too easy to obtain, and that the priviledge way too hard to take away. We have tons of illegals here in S Jersey. They are involved in a disproportionate amount of accidents. Many times, the local paper adds in the article that there is a ‘detainer issued to ICE’ due to the perp being illegal, with no insurance, registration, or drivers license.
The drivers test here in NJ is probably as hard as most states. Still, it is too easy. I asked my grand-daughter, when she was taking drivers ed in HS, did the instructor ask this and that. Often, her reply was “no”, or “a little”. Things likeproper following distance, speed, slowing down at all intersections, etc.
Maybe the victims of the Ca. accident had no chance. Sometimes that can be the case. There is just too much to being a defensive driver that cannot be taught in the classroom.
Which brings me to the Healthcare debate…Why, in the name of God, wouldn’t it be more prudent to focus on one the things that cause healthcare to be needed in the first place, such as auto-crashes.
stmike
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:18amActually peoples driving habits can say a lot about a society. Yes accident do happen but hasn’t anyone taken notice that the more time goes on the worse more and more people drive? Too many people worried more about the cellphone the ipod the laptop the radio etc etc. Too many people these days in a big hurry going nowhere. Ever see someone cut a bunch of people off in full roadrage mode just to go two blocks to a minimart? It seems lots of people are like Rain Man defiantly proclaiming “I’m an excellent driver!” Meanwhile they can’t stop running over the curb! And these are the people we allow to vote? I’m all for an end to universal sufferage.
Report Post »8jrts
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 1:34pmI agree with you only as far as your point on drivers habits relating to our society. As a school bus driver doing about 240 miles a day, I see idiots on the road all the time with no regard for anyone else…especially when they tailgate 10 feet from a bus full of kids on the freeway rather than pass in the passing lane…enough said.
Report Post »I do take exception to your comment “And these are the people we allow to vote? ”
Do you really feel this way? Who is the “we” you are talking about?? As dumb as some people are, who do think should make the decision on who is “allowed” to vote?? Just wondering.
jose wasabi
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:17amWhy is this story on here?
Report Post »mendolover
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:17amCars don’t kill people. People kill people!
Report Post »MissCherryJones
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:13amTo those who don’t think this story is worthy of The Blaze: I thought Beck started this as a NEWS site, not just a political site?
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:10amNot much that is good happens in California anymore…..
Report Post »KenInIL
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:50amI think we are missing the reports of accidents in Idaho and Tennessee. Don’t those states have accidents too?
Report Post »sbleve
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:05amBe a profound thinker. I am still thinking. Undecided. Perhaps with short term thinking.
In the past 30 years the explosive nature of media has eroded the mind of individuals. By purpose? In my lifetime this“ horrific” event would have been viewed by those citizens that lived and worked in the vicinity. Local media. The carnival ride that distorts the senses of balance and clarity must always become ever violent to create a ‘new’ sensation. Or, one just out grows the need for artificial confusion.
The 8-28 event may be one of those balance and clarity events. The general media has noted, rightfully so, the calmness of that event is beginning to appear across the Nation. Recalling the Capitol event where the un-professional politicians attempted to agitate a group of common citizens exercising the ‘peaceful assembly’. The power of the ruling elite, that has their own interpretation of civil, is upon us.
Report Post »Tyr
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:30pmSBLEVE, very true words my friend. But it goes even further. When you look at the blatant and hypocritical propaganda that the MSM puts out, and 80% is propaganda. It may be true and somewhat factual, but with a political spin. Or it may be a bold faced lie designed to temper the attitudes of the citizens BEFORE an event begins to unfold. The Right AND the Left are guilty of this. Even people that think they can see through propaganda are often sucked in by these Masters of Propaganda.
Here is one that was tossed out before Christmas. “Madoff’s attorney is considering requesting his client be released from jail and deported to Israel where he will be monitored by the Israelis.” It went on to talk about his health, his safety in prison, the cost of confining him, etc. Question: is this a trial balloon sent up to prepare people for the idea? Did you hear any discussion about this little burp of so-called news? Do I expect this request to come up this year? Yep, sure do.
Bottom line, propaganda WORKS! Always has. They continue to barrage the listener or viewer with false or misleading information, half-truths and in many instances complete lies. The propagandists easily sway people that have little time or desire to listen to honest political discussions or have no real interest in politics whatsoever. Propaganda works particulrly well on impressonable young adults as well as people with very little education, but works on everyone to some degree. The real question remains. Does propaganda, when used by the government (through U.S. media outlets) against the citizens of the United States, constitute an illegal act? Does the government have a responsibility to not use or endorse domestic propaganda? When does freedom of speech go too far? Are presenting opinions and bold faced lies as facts actually covered by the 1st Amendment?
Report Post »BeingThere
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:04amThere are a lot of cars here and most of them (as you know from the re-election of Jerry Brown) have STUPID people in them!
Report Post »scrooge
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:01amEasy access to vehicles that can effortlessly double any speed limit. We must ban these assault vehicles. Go dems go!
Report Post »KenInIL
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:49amHaving all cars driven by a professional driver would solve the 40000+ deaths a year. No private vehicles. When you need a ride, just call a cab. Just think of all the folks it would employ – 8th grade education only!! That’s probably next after Cap & Tax. Dumb down the population into worker bees only.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:41pmYes .. you do realize that that was only half the deaths in Tucson last week and could have easily been more (see make up the “could have been”) … Ban CARS .. CARS kill!
Report Post »inferno
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 7:29pmDon’t encourage the nanny politicians. They neve let a crisis go to waste. They would like to see us go back to the days of horse and buggy. Just think how many union jobs would be filled by
Report Post »by the members shoveling horse s–t. Oh , I forgot. That job has already been filled by Democratic politicians. Oh well, there will always be another crisis. I assume you were not serious !
bobodu
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 9:48amFunny how the Blaze didn’t mention that the first driver to crash was reading “Atlas Shrugged” on her Kindle.
Report Post »ilikai
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 9:12amHow the hell do you have that violent an accident, in the middle of the day, on a road that has stop lights every block or so? Just California Nuts being themselves.
Report Post »NickDeringer
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 8:36amWhat is this? Now your showing fatal car crashes??? This is an “enlightenment” web site? I think one of the Es in E4 is entertainment!
Sad….
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 8:51amActually .. didn’t they show car crashes in Drivers Ed? … do they even have Drivers Ed anymore? I think this is Educational .. people obey the speed limits and PAY ATTENTION …
Report Post »drhunt
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 9:03amNick-while it’s true that it must be a slow news cycle to put these stories on this blog, I would MUCH prefer to read how Issa’s investigations are proceeding in regards to WH corruption, “Friends of Anthony”, Sestak scandal, Gulf Oil crisis, etc. I would love to know who’s being subpoenaed…wouldn’t you?
Report Post »decendentof56
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 9:15amNick
Don‘t like ’theblaze’,huh, Nick? So, crashes can be reported on TV, but not here?
The point for people to learn is this: initially, two cars are in an accident, one driver made a mistake, and one, then the other 8, cars were involved because of failing to obey defensive-driving practices.
You want to talk about health-care costs? Whats this crash gonna cost?
That is always the case, with the exception of someone having a heart attack, stroke, or seizure, etc.
Report Post »I have had much defensive-driving training, ridden motorcycles for 34 years, and have never had a crash. I’ve conducted Motorcycle Safety Foundation courses, and by all accounts, am an expert in defensive-driving and riding.
A common mistake is tail-gating, going too fast for conditions, etc. I’m always amused when I see some idiot driving one car length behind someone at 75 mph, especially on an interstate when NO other cars are around, and they could simply just pass the car in front. People simply have no concept of how to drive defensively. If you asked 10 people what is the safe following distance on dry vs. wet roads, 8 would have no clue. If you don’t believe me, then watch the next time it rains or snows, and remember, 3 secs on dry, and double on wet. Most don’t even know how to figure out how far they are (in sec) from the vehicle in front.
Every time I read about a motorcyclist being killed by a car turning left in front of them I cringe. Of course, the car driver caused the crash by turning left, but that doesn’t mean the motorcyclist had to be involved. There are certain indicators you look for to determine the likelyhood of that car driver invading your space. That’s the whole damn point with regards to def-driving.
People just don’t use common sense. Period!
Nick, ‘theblaze’ puts the crash report on the site, someone reads my comments, and maybe they pick up something that could save their life.
Who knows? Maybe I’m being too far right?
NickDeringer
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 9:37am@decendentof56
Are you one of those people who slows down at car accidents to gawk at the dead bodies? If I want to gawk at dead bodies I’d watch the local news. I come to The Blaze to have an intelligent conversation with like minded people and debate people who disagree.
If you want to be entertained by other people’s suffering watch the local news.
Report Post »drhunt
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 9:48amNick-if it’s intelligent “conversation” you want, I’d be happy to oblige. Tell you what…first write something intelligent, and we’ll proceed from there…OK?
Report Post »chickenlittle
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:46amI have to agree with Nick… there’s nothing wrong with what you wrote here. There’s accidents and fatalities every day in every state… I don’t mean to lessen the importance, but come on, we‘ve had 100 years to learn to drive safely and we still don’t.
@DRHUNT… nice how you disparage and insult somebody for posting a more intelligent opinion than what you wrote in reply… as have others, I might add.
That sort of news is just not what this site is/was supposed to be about. It’s like reading stories about politics on a “car enthusiast” oriented site.
Report Post »TOCOF
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:23amHave to agree with Nickderinger. Like the Bus incident in Venezuela reported on by the Blaze, these are unfortunate incidents and there are many things these events can remind us of. I live in SoCal and have driven PCH many times…a few of those times I should perhaps have not been driving. Its a dangerous road, and the stretch through NPB gets complicated even more by kids and alcohol on Friday and Saturday night.
HOWEVER, these are not events that I tune into The Blaze to learn about. Car accidents and protests gone wrong are tragic,yes, but are everyday occurrences that I almost take for granted are happening all over the world. Internet real estate is precious and the eyeballs drawn to websites can be fickle.
I hope The Blaze can refocus, or these eyeballs may find other places to scan.
Report Post »drhunt
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:35amChickenlittle-appears you have a problem with my posts? LOL! I just made a comment about the level of Nick’s “contributions”…if you can’t handle it…fine. Raise the level of discourse, and I’d be happy to oblige. But since we’re on the subject of blog content here, perhaps you can comment on the wholesale tripe that’s posted on liberal ones, like huffington, MM, Think Progress or the Kos? Those cesspools of liberal trash make even this story look Pulitzer in comparison. Ever been down to Newport Beach recently? What was once a fairly nice area, is now Tijuana North, the parking lot at the pier is overrun by illegals, and the Strand is becoming ground zero for crimes “waiting to happen”. This is the bigger story, not this horrific accident. But please continue with your phi beta kappa responses.
Report Post »chickenlittle
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:11pm@DRHUNT… I’m sorry, but I think I mixed up the monikers, and upon going through the threads, I realized it. My apologies. And no, I don’t have any problem with your discourse on this site… your recounting of the various SoCal issues is more of the type I’d rather come here for. The libiot sites you refer to can only hold my interest for short periods (seeing what the other side has to say) as they are, to sum it up… GIGO… and so repetitious as to be a time waster.
That said, and the apology is humble, I believe it is an indication of the impossibility of having a conversation on the Blaze anyway… I really would hope that sooner, rather than later, the management behind the scenes of the Blaze can get their act together with more literate writing, editing, and suitably less confusing format for posting and replying to threads. Faster servers and better software format?
Report Post »NeoFan
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 3:56pmWith the news blackout we are living in where only PC stories get reported it is nice to get the non-pc news from fellow commentators (DRHUNT) even if the blaze story is kind of weak like this one.
Report Post »We moved out of California in 99 because of the direction it was going and the growth of the police state (mostly over freedom to home school our children). It is nice to hear what is actually happening there as witnessed by the average citizen other than hearing the leftist propaganda.
Please keep up the comments on your observations in your local area.
BrandyWilson
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 8:35amTragic…The WHOLE of California is a mess in more way than one!
Report Post »sbleve
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:10amProbably terminally. Chemotherapy is the last resort. During the treatment of illness, much of the good (strong vibrant hair) falls out. Perhaps Calif. is actually practicing a war of ideas.
Report Post »By making individual liberty unpopular, many of these citizens that think individually, are leaving the state by the thousands. Soon, all that will be left are those that like a dictator of benevolence behavior.
byehlik
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 8:34amI have been on that road. I will never be on that road again. But I am a flatlander.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 8:38amI pray for their families.
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Diane999
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 9:08amSo far I’m not too impressed with the new direction The Blaze is going in. For example, what possible relevance does a 10-car pileup have to do with the state of our society and the direction we need to move in? I find myself tuning in to this page less and less.
Cobra Blue
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 9:40amFor what it is worth…..you have a car flying through the air upside down….I strongely suspect that an element of speed was involved…..don’t you think. Cars and trucks don’t disintegrate upon low speed impact. I know this area. Very congested section of highway.
Report Post »mill
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:03amplease fix this blog so that each comment can be responded to…thanks..
Report Post »Rev. WC
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:06amThe speed limit on PCH is 45 MPH.
Report Post »snowleopard3200 {cat folk art}
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:33amGod, I ask of you to comfort the families of the three lost souls in the time ahead, and ease the pain and suffering inflicted into their hearts.
Report Post »Enuff Zenuff
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 11:52am.
I’m 100% with Diane999… If I didn’t have a friend in Newport Beach, I would not have bothered to open this article.
If I wanted to read about idiot drivers, traffic carnage and home burglaries, I’d be subscribed to my local paper. I turn to Beck for inspiration – Where’s the inspiration in this? Please be more discerning on TheBlaze.
Report Post »P C BE DAMNED
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:21pmI came here to get the news because Fox news in their bid to be balanced keeps airing fools like Bob Beckel, Juan Williams, etc. and I forget all the names as I haven’t watched them in a while. I don’t know where I will go from here but you bet if another service for good news arises I will go there. No offense to anyone but there have been auto accidents and house fires and gang bangers shooting gang bangers for ever. Its the same story with different names. We need relevant stories to our great time of trouble. Thanks
Report Post »Laus Deo
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:28pmI’m jumping on the relevance wagon… Reminds me of my blabbermouth brother: Just because he’s thinking something, doesn’t mean he ought to say something for the sake of saying something.
Report Post »moonpeace
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:43pm@MILL: That’s not the way it works here. Response can only be sent to new comments.
Report Post »P C BE DAMNED
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:54pmHow about some Hollywood stories to keep us abreast of important current events. Glenn I love you but stop this. Theres too much going on to read this stuff.
Report Post »P C BE DAMNED
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 12:56pmMoonpeace Mill
You can respond as I have to you. Easy
Report Post »getalong
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 2:13pmmy prayers to the families. How much do you want to bet that drunk driving was a factor in this case? So sad.
Report Post »click4cheapandeasyweb
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 3:26pmA local NBC affiliate has already blamed the Tea-Party and Sarah Palin for this horrific auto accident.
Diane999, now do you see why its relevant?
Report Post »Two_Kids_Dad
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 6:01pmThat‘s right over near Josh Slocum’s, Dennis Rodman’s old haunt. Dang! Normally traffic gets congested and moves slowly through there.
Report Post »godlovinmom
Posted on January 16, 2011 at 10:26pmSo sad…stopped and said a prayer as soon as I saw the headline…funny about headlines…you read over them and if your interested enough to go to the story…then you go read the story…don’t get why people are complaining about this story or any other…some of the headlines remind me of the enquirer though…those I choose not to go to…feel bad about the car pile up on the coast highway…three people died…may God rest their souls…
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