Pedestrian involved in hit-and-run incident in Canyon Country
One pedestrian was struck by a vehicle that fled the scene on Friday morning in Canyon Country, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department and Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station…
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station can be reached by calling 661-260-4000.
Mother facing competency hearing in April hit-and-run allegation
A Palmdale mother arrested in Canyon Country on suspicion that, while driving with her kids in the car, she crashed into another car on purpose, is due back in court…
The Santa Clarita Courthouse Dan Watson/The Signal
Newhall man arrested on suspicion of hit and run causing injury
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputies arrested a Newhall man Monday evening on suspicion of hit and run causing an injury, after their investigation into a report of a vehicle-vs.-pedestrian…
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station
Hit-and-run suspect arrested in Ventura
A suspect wanted in connection with an assault on a Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station deputy during an alleged hit-and-run in June was arrested in Ventura on suspicion of theft,…
Gun allegedly pulled on collision victim who asked for info exchange
When a motorist noticed his car had been hit by another motorist and then asked for an exchange of information, the response was having a gun pointed at him. On…
The Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff's Station can be reached by calling 661-260-4000.
SCV Sheriff’s searching for suspect connected to Saugus hit-and-run
Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s investigators are seeking the public’s help in locating a hit-and-run suspect and vehicle connected to a collision that injured a pedestrian Friday. Deputies are searching for…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Man seriously hurt in Saugus hit-and-run
A man in his 30s suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital Friday morning in what local sheriff’s deputies are treating as a hit and run in Saugus.…
LASD car. Signal file photo.
License plate found at crash scene leads to hit-and-run allegation
A Newhall man was arrested in a hit-and-run case after deputies matched a license plate left at the scene with a plate found on a vehicle in Newhall. On Saturday…
Man hit by car after fleeing deputies, surviving head-on crash
A man lay in a hospital bed with broken bones Tuesday as investigators waited to ask him about a bizarre series of alleged events that include: running from deputies, driving…
A Los Angeles County Fire Department truck moves quickly to scene. Katharine Lotze/The Signal
Hit-and-run crash into hydrant leaves gusher of water
A motorist knocked a fire hydrant off its mooring Wednesday night, then abandoned the car and took off, leaving a gusher of water shooting into the air in Canyon Country.…
SCV resident Roger Rodas, who ran a nonprofit organization with Walker, was reportedly driving the Porsche Carrera GT somewhere between 80-94 mph when the car crashed, killing Rodas and Walker. Signal photo by Dan Watson
The faces behind roadside memorial shrines
Whether young or old, in a car or on a bike, several high-profile crashes in the Santa Clarita Valley over the last few years have claimed a number of lives…
Man arrested in multi-vehicle crash early Saturday morning
A Santa Clarita man was arrested early Saturday morning on suspicion of hit and run causing injury, a misdemeanor, in relation to a multi-vehicle crash that sent at least two…
Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies investigate a hit-and-run head-on collision on Wiley Canyon Road north of Canerwell Street in Newhall Thursday afternoon. Cory Rubin/The Signal
Deputies respond to hit and run that involves children
Deputies are looking for the suspect after a report of a hit-and-run collision Thursday in Newhall. Paramedics were called to a crash involving children, near the corner of the Wiley…
Los Angeles County Fire Department paramedics tend to a woman hit by a vehicle near Jakes Way and Palo Verde Place in Canyon Country Thursday night. Austin Dave/The Signal
Witnesses sought in Thursday hit-and-run
By Jim Holt & Caleb Lunetta Signal Staff Writers Local sheriff’s detectives investigating a Thursday night traffic collision in which a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle are looking…
Garrett Rifkin, who lost his foot after a motorcycle crash, smiles with a teddy bear from a friend. Courtesy Photo.
Grinning & bearing: Santa Clarita resident and sheriff’s deputy stays positive after hit-and-run collision
Deputy Garrett Rifkin, a Santa Clarita resident, was on his way to work at the West Hollywood Sheriff’s Station on Aug. 3, when a traffic collision changed his life.
Andrew Flanigan.
Car-kicking biker pleads no contest
The biker whose video-recorded car-kicking antics went viral pleaded no contest Tuesday to one felony count of hit and run driving resulting in injury to another person. Andrew Flanigan, a…
Signal File Photo.
Eager binocular-toting ride-along participant helps find suspect
A 20-year-old man enrolled in the Explorers program and pursuing a career in law enforcement spotted a suspect hiding in the brush Thursday, thanks to the binoculars he brought with…
Signal File Photo.
CHP seeks public’s help in finding hit-and-run driver
California Highway Patrol officers are asking for the public’s help in trying to find a hit-and-run driver responsible for a crash on San Francisquito Canyon Road on Friday. The “sideswiping”…
A California Highway Patrol officer handcuffs a man to a stretcher near the Canyon Country Community Center on Sept. 26, 2017. Austin Dave/The SIgnal
Hit and run ends in gunpoint arrest, argument and injury
Two motorists arguing over an alleged hit and run traffic collision in Canyon Country ended with the gunpoint detainment of one suspect by an off-duty cop and a request for…
Motorist sentenced 2 years for July 4th hit and run
A motorist who fled the scene of a traffic collision that sent five people to the hospital on the night of July 4th last year was sentenced Friday to…
