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On July 5, 2024, in Orange County, California, an incident involving an 11-year-old boy named Edther Ocampo highlighted the dangers of illegal fireworks. Edther mistook an illegal firework for a smoke bomb, which turned out to be an unused aerial shell. The firework exploded, resulting in severe injuries. Edther lost three fingers and suffered significant internal injuries. Following the accident,

Early Sunday morning, around 3:30 a.m., a fatal crash occurred at Mile Marker 342 on the Upper Moreland section of the Pennsylvania Turnpike. The incident involved multiple vehicles and resulted in the deaths of Eric Brown, 29, from Philadelphia, and Desiree Bellamy, 50, from Willow Grove, both pronounced dead at the scene. The crash sequence began when Brown's 2020 Honda

In 2025, California authorities seized over 600,000 pounds (300 tons) of illegal fireworks, marking a significant operation led by CAL FIRE's arson and bomb investigators in collaboration with both local and federal agencies. This seizure represents a substantial increase compared to the average annual seizures recorded over the past decade, highlighting the ongoing challenge of controlling illegal fireworks in the

On June 30, 2025, a fatal collision occurred on the southbound Highway 99 off-ramp to Lathrop Road in Manteca, California. The incident took place at approximately 8:27 a.m. when a street sweeper, traveling at around 40 mph, collided with a parked big rig on the shoulder. At the time of the crash, the big rig was parked outside of the

On June 30, 2025, a fatal collision occurred shortly after 8:30 a.m. on the Lathrop Road off-ramp from southbound Highway 99 in Manteca, California. The accident involved a white sweeper truck and a semi-truck, leading to significant traffic disruptions in the area. Emergency services responded promptly to the scene to manage the situation and investigate the circumstances surrounding the crash.