News outlets reported that two people suffered serious injuries when their motorcycle struck a police vehicle Tuesday night during the investigation of a possible gang slaying in Long Beach. According to Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Lisa Massacani, a man’s body was discovered in the 500 block of the Pacific Coast Highway around 11:45pm Tuesday night. He had sustained at least one gunshot wound to the upper torso and was pronounced dead at the scene. Police believe that he may (read more)
Read MoreIn a press release, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert for life-threatening injury that the ShoulderFlex therapeutic massager, produced by King International LLC, could potentially cause after the product killed one person and nearly asphyxiated another. The report asks that healthcare providers stop recommending the device to their patients and urges people that have purchased the personal massage device to dispose of it in separate pieces, in different places, so that no one can reassemble and (read more)
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Aug
2011
Fresno Man Mortally Wounded in Domestic Dispute
According to news reports, a man was mortally injured Tuesday in central Fresno during a violent domestic dispute between himself and a woman. Captain Randy Dobbins of the Fresno Police Department stated that the incident occurred just after noon in an apartment in the 4000 block of Plaza Drive West near Cedar Avenue and Belmont Avenue. The man and woman involved in the domestic dispute allegedly lived together in the apartment with multiple children, though the number of children, their (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that a 50-year-old man was struck and killed while riding his bicycling in an unincorporated area near Compton Tuesday, prompting the California Highway Patrol (CHP) to launch a search for the vehicle. According to CHP Officer Patrick Kimball, the cyclist was attempting to cross the intersection of Avalon Boulevard and Redondo Beach Boulevard when he was struck by a black BMW at about 9:10pm Tuesday night. The cyclist was northbound on Avalon Blvd when he entered the (read more)
Read MoreMedia agencies reported that a 21-year-old woman responsible for killing a man while driving and sending a text message has been banned for life from carrying a cell phone in her car. The unusual sentence was handed down as part of a plea bargain with prosecution in the effort of sparing her a possible 5-year prison sentence. The woman admitted to causing the death of the 80-year-old man from Glendale after striking him with her vehicle while he attempted to (read more)
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Aug
2011
Fatal Hit-and-Run Accident Closes Highway 76
Media sources reported that a woman in her late 20s was struck and killed in a hit-and-run accident while walking along State Route 76 Monday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), the 25-year-old Pauma Valley woman was walking alongside SR76 at approximately 3:30am when she was struck and killed by a 2002 Ford Taurus near Harolds Road. Witnesses stated that the driver swerved but was unable to avoid striking the woman. The vehicle left the scene and its (read more)
Read MoreNews agencies reported that one person was killed and four other injured after a driver fell asleep, causing an accident Sunday night near Desert Center. According to California Highway Patrol (CHP) Officer Joe Zagorski, the accident occurred just after 11:30pm in the westbound lanes of I-10 near Eagle Mountain Road. A 29-year-old Coachella woman allegedly fell asleep while driving and lost control of her Mitsubishi. Officer Zagorski said, “The Mitsubishi then drifted onto the right shoulder, where she made a (read more)
Read MoreNews agencies reported that a 6-year-old Lodi boy died of the injuries he sustained when he was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Micke Grove Park Sunday evening. According to California Highway Patrol Sgt Barbara Butler, the accident happened shortly after 6pm near the park’s memorial building. The boy was riding his bike eastbound through the parking lot when he went over a curb and into the path of a southbound vehicle. “The cyclist drove in the (read more)
Read MoreNews sources reported that a 71-year-old Davis man was killed when he was struck twice by vehicles on County Road 99 Sunday night in Davis. According to California Highway Patrol officials, the man was riding his bicycle on County Road 99 just north of Covell Boulevard around 9:45pm inside a southbound traffic lane when a vehicle traveling in the same direction came up behind him and struck him. The 40-year-old driver of the vehicle late told police that he had (read more)
Read MoreMedia sources reported that the 28-year-old Soquel man that allegedly drove into oncoming traffic, killing a woman has a history of mental illness. The man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge after the July 11 wrong-way car accident on Highway 17 that resulted in the death of a 48-year-old Santa Cruz woman. Prosecutors say that he could face 15 years to life in prison if convicted of the charge. Bill Weigel, the man’s public defender, claims that the 28-year-old (read more)
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