Traffic in the beachside Orange County town was slowed considerably as a result of the Wednesday morning crash.
The crash was reported at 10:52 a.m. on the southbound side of the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
The 33-year-old former Laguna Niguel man is on trial for allegedly sending threatening emails to the county courts in 2023.
The regular traffic stop on Pacific Coast Highway quickly escalated when the driver peeled off from deputies, authorities said.
A 59-year-old San Juan Capistrano man was charged Thursday with second-degree murder for the hit-and-run death of a 13-year-old boy.
The seizures come after a series of enforcement activities that took place amid the lengthy government shut down.
A GoFundMe account was created to help benefit the family of the 13-year-old boy who was killed in the crash.
The driver has two prior arrests on suspicion of driving under the influence and was on probation, according to police.
The crash was reported at around 8:45 a.m. Tuesday in the City of Dana Point.
The crash was reported at 10:56 a.m. Friday and slowed traffic on the highway for several miles, authorities said.
A 71-year-old La Verne man died of his injuries after he was struck by a car in Dana Point.
The first winter storm of the season created flooding in certain regions — including the San Juan Creek, according to Surfer.
Orange County Sheriff's deputies will be testing the county's AlertOC system with a large-scale drill this week.
The private equity firm claimed to offer unsecured, high-yield promissory notes backed by investments in Broadway musicals and more.
The fire broke out amid one of the summer's hottest heat waves and threatened nearby structures in Laguna Niguel.
The Beacon Fire was a reported four acres and ignited amid arid, hot weather and dry winds, according to authorities.
A Dana Hills High School basketball coach was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of having a sexual relationship with an teenage girl.
A 44-year-old basketball coach arrested Wednesday also coaches a club in San Juan Capistrano, leading police to seek additional victims.
A 20-year-old San Juan Capistrano resident was arrested after leading police on the high-speed chase in south Orange County.
Roughly 500 fish were impacted by the die-off, leaving concerned citizens and park officials scratching their heads.
“When he drove that car onto that sidewalk, he aimed it at a whole sea of pedestrians," LA County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said.
A man and woman from south Orange County are facing multiple felony charges after robbing a man at gunpoint, police said.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts is asked to call the sheriff's department.
A man and woman were arrested Thursday for stealing two Yeti coolers, the Orange County Sheriff's Department reported.
Orange County Sheriff's deputies sought the public's help in finding a hit-and-run driver who left a pedestrian fighting for his life.
Dan Luong was walking his dog in Dana Point when he was struck and critically injured by a hit-and-run driver on June 27.
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Authorities were searching Wednesday for a man who disappeared overnight while fishing somewhere off the coast of Dana Point.
A 71-year-old man pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to prison for molesting two relatives in Laguna Niguel.
A man was killed Monday morning in a single- vehicle crash on Ortega Highway in San Juan Capistrano.
A 16-year-old driver was killed, and several were injured, when the truck they were riding in crashed into a tree in Dana Point.
The crash was reported shortly before noon Tuesday at Dana Point Harbor Drive and Island Way, near Baby Beach.
The leak was reported shortly after 9 a.m. Tuesday in the City of Dana Point, authorities said.
A knife-wielding woman was shot by Orange County sheriff's deputies in Dana Point early Friday morning, police said.
The deputy-involved shooting was reported around 4:10 a.m. Friday in the City of Dana Point.
The minor was arrested after deputies were notified of a theft at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel Monday at around 8 p.m., authorities said.
A person involved in a crash on the Interstate 5 Freeway in San Juan Capistrano died later at a hospital Sunday.
The fatal crash was reported at 1:38 p.m. Thursday, March 20 near the Interstate 5 Freeway in San Juan Capistrano.
A 35-year-old man suspected of stabbing an Orange County Sheriff's deputy in the neck was arrested Wednesday.
An Orange County Sheriff's deputy was reportedly stabbed in the neck by the suspect, who was last seen in San Clemente.