A man died Wednesday after driving backward across four lanes of traffic and colliding with a cement truck, news sources report. The 30-year-old man was traveling in the No. 1 lane on northbound Interstate 5 when he reversed his 2004 Suzuki vehicle and began driving against traffic. The motorist crossed into the No. 4 lane where he collided with a Peterbilt cement truck at 1:29 a.m. The cement truck pushed the Suzuki back across the freeway into the center median, (read more)
Read MoreA Rancho Peñasquitos school bus driver was injured after a series of collisions ending with the bus he was driving crashing into a home, according to news reports. The bus was pulling into an area elementary school around 1:30 p.m. when it hit an unoccupied parked car. The bus then went over an embankment, struck a tree then traveled back into the roadway where it collided with an occupied van, finally crashing into the garage door of a home, say (read more)
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11
May
2011
J&J Recalls HIV Drug
Johnson and Johnson’s (JNJ) are continuing to experience lapses in their once sterling quality record. Media sources report that the most recent includes a recall of the HIV/AIDS drug Prezista in multiple countries due to trace amounts of a chemical known to emit offensive odors. The JNJ Janssen-Cilag International unit reported that it had received multiple consumer reports of musty or moldy odors. This odor in the medication affected products sold in the U.K. Ireland, Germany, Austria and Canada, where (read more)
Read MoreA Sunday trip to an Escondido yogurt shop ended in a crash through the restaurant’s storefront window, say news reports. According to a store employee, the accident occurred just before the store’s morning opening. The employee described the incident as “surreal.” A teenaged driver was operating the car at the time of the crash. Video footage from the store shows the teen looking devastated as he gets out of the car, holding his head in his hands. Riding in the (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report that a La Mesa woman died from injuries she suffered in an attempt to control an SUV carrying her children that had begun rolling down a steep hill. According to authorities, the 24-year-old mother of three was outside the GMC Yukon XL around 9:15 a.m. when the vehicle began rolling backwards. Her three children were strapped in their seats inside the SUV. Family and neighbors say that the woman tried to grab the steering wheel and steer (read more)
Read MoreNews sources report that a man was killed early Friday morning after his car raced off the road and over a steep embankment. The California Highway Patrol reports that, according to witnesses, the silver car was going about 100 mph when, for unknown reasons, it went into the median and started to spin out. The vehicle then plunged over the cliff, dropping 100 feet. Before going over the cliff, the car damaged a sign, 50 feet of fencing and about (read more)
Read MoreAccording to news reports, a Lakeside motorcyclist was killed Wednesday after being hit by a motor vehicle on SR-52. The 68-year-old man was riding his three-wheel motorcycle westbound on the highway when he was rear ended by a sedan. The rider was subsequently ejected from the motorcycle according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner’s Office. The collision occurred around 8:40 a.m. Paramedics arrived at the scene, and the motorcyclist was taken to an area hospital. Authorities report that the (read more)
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05
May
2011
San Diego Semi-Truck Crash Slows Traffic on I-15
News reports indicate that an accident involving a loaded big-rig, two pickup trucks and a sedan happened Tuesday on southbound I-15 at Carroll Canyon Road in Mira Mesa, sending three people to the hospital. The catalyst in the collision was the big-rig’s rear axle detaching from the trailer, hitting the sedan and causing the pickups to crash, according to authorities. Morning commuters discovered three left lanes closed after the 8am accident. Traffic reported backed up as far north as Ranch (read more)
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04
May
2011
CPSC Recalls Beaded Curtains Sold at Justice
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a voluntary recall of beaded curtains on Tuesday. The curtains were being sold at Justice, a division of Tween Brands Inc and chain that gears its products toward young teenage girls. The recall includes the diamond-beaded and disco-ball-beaded curtains and is being performed because of a risk of strangulation, the commission said in a press release. The tracking numbers for the products are 904598.1735 and 904597.1735 and are clearly printed on both (read more)
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15
Apr
2011
San Diego Crash Under Investigation
A crash happened early Wednesday when a white Toyota was stalled in the No. 2 lane along Interstate 805 in San Diego for unknown reasons.
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