Media sources reported that a Laguna Hills Deputy Sheriff sustained moderate injuries in an accident during the pursuit of a 19-year-old Trabuco Canyon motorcyclist. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), troopers were in pursuit of two speeding motorcycles on Interstate 5 just before noon. One motorcyclist pulled to the side of the road after noticing the CHP flashing lights, however the other continued on. CHP lost their visual on the fleeing motorcycle, but the Laguna Hills Deputy Sheriff spotted (read more)
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08
Nov
2011
Deputy Sheriff Injured in Accident During Chase
07
Sep
2011
Bear Invades California Family’s Hybrid, Crashes
According to news sources, a Pleasanton family had their Honda Prius invaded and wrecked by a bear while they vacationed in Lake Tahoe this past weekend. According to officials, the bear got into the vehicle easily, but once inside, it became stuck. This is what apparently spurred the bear to start tearing open the seats and to bite a chunk out of the steering wheel. In the animal’s frenzy, it somehow damaged the vehicle’s gearbox and shifted the vehicle into (read more)
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29
Aug
2011
Chicken Sausages Recalled Due to Undeclared Whey
In a press release, the Silva Sausage Co. announced the recall of around 29,000-pounds of chicken sausage products because of misbranding and the presence of the undeclared allergen cultured whey. This recall affects all 14-ounce retail packages of “Silva Sausage Smoked Chicken Apple Sausage, Hickory Smoked Chicken with Apples & Sage” and10-pound cases with 2, 5-pound packages of “Silva Sausage Smoked Chicken Apple Sausage.” Each package has the establishment number “P-6086” printed inside the USDA mark of inspection. The 14-ounce (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) closed the American border to papayas from Mexico Thursday after it was discovered that 15.6 percent of the imported fruit was positive for Salmonella between May 12 and August 18. An FDA report stated that the positive samples were taken from 28 separate companies from almost all major papaya producing regions in Mexico. This import alert’s denial of admission to Mexican papayas in the US means that importers will (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news agencies, a San Diego woman sustained minor injuries in an accident that left her vehicle pinned underneath a big rig Wednesday morning on Interstate 805. The California Highway Patrol (CHP) stated that the accident took place in the southbound lanes of Interstate 805 near the Sweetwater Road exit and was reported to authorities just after 7:30am Wednesday. In a statement, the truck driver stated that he was traveling one of the right lanes when the woman’s vehicle (read more)
Read MoreMedia outlets reported that the collision between a 12-year-old San Diego boy and a car that left the boy in a coma is still being investigated by police over a month later. The 12-year-old bicyclist was visiting his grandmother in San Jose on July 16 when he collided with a car that morning. The boy was taken to Valley Medical Center where he slipped into a coma. He has remained in the coma since then and was transferred to a (read more)
Read MoreA man died Tuesday night in a fiery collision between a pickup truck and a construction vehicle in Escondido, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, the man was driving a 1994 Toyota Tercel passenger car southbound on Interstate 15 before the vehicle moved on to the transition ramp to Old Highway 395 at a high rate of speed. The car veered to the east edge of the ramp, collided with the back of a Caterpillar Roller construction (read more)
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01
Aug
2011
One Dead, Four Hurt After Collision in Fallbrook
A Murrieta man was killed Sunday morning in a two-vehicle collision in Fallbrook after he lost control of the car he was driving, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at approximately 9:50 a.m., the 19-year-old motorist was driving a black Mazda Protege at a high rate of speed eastbound on a two-lane stretch of Highway 76 east of Sage Road when he attempted to navigate a curve in the road and lost control of the car. The car (read more)
Read MoreA big rig hauling 41,000 pounds of avocados forced a road closure in the San Diego County community of Valley Center on Tuesday morning when the semi flipped on to its side, report news sources. According to the California Highway Patrol, at approximately 7 a.m., the driver of the 53-foot long truck attempted to make a sharp turn on Lilac Road south of the Lilac Road Extension, causing the tractor-trailer to get stuck. One wheel of the truck was hanging (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report, a motorcyclist was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 94 near the Campo Indian Reservation in east San Diego County. According to California Highway Patrol, a 2005 Suzuki motorcycle was traveling westbound on Highway 94 east of Forest Gate Road when, at approximately 7:20 p.m. the motorcycle apparently drifted off the road and struck a power pole. It is not known how fast the motorcycle was traveling at the time of the crash. The (read more)
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