October 31, 2009 – 11:24 pm
LIVERMORE, CALIFORNIA – A 19-year-old man was struck and killed by a freight train early Saturday morning east of downtown Livermore. The crew of the Union Pacific Railroad told the police that they saw a man along the side of the tracks east of the Junction Avenue railroad crossing around 2:30 a.m.
The man, Tyler Richard [...]
October 30, 2009 – 2:41 pm
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA – Two accidents on Highway 46 that have killed six adults and one infant within days of each other have re-directed attention to a two-lane stretch of highway known as “Blood Alley”. Last Wednesday, three 19-year-olds were killed on Highway 46 near Wasco when their Toyota Corolla collided with a truck. The car [...]
October 29, 2009 – 12:00 pm
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA – The City of San Diego has decided to crack down on the taxicab industry because many cabs do not currently meet the city safety regulations. According to the inspections that started last year, nearly 85% of all the taxicabs inspected in California did not meet health and safety requirements. According to [...]
October 29, 2009 – 11:55 am
CARLSBAD, CALIFORNIA – An 81-year-old man was hit by a car and seriously injured Wednesday morning. He was crossing the street at the time. The man, Leonardo Santana, was crossing Madison Street at Oak Avenue. It was just after 10 a.m. when he was struck by a Volkswagen New Beetle.
The Beetle was driven by 40-year-old [...]
October 28, 2009 – 1:14 pm
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - 64-year-old Efen Monterrosa died of personal injuries he suffered at work on October 23. Monterrosa got trapped in a trash compactor in a North Hills, Los Angeles factory. Emergency personnel responded to Woodley Avenue to see if they could save Monterrosa.
Monterrosa was inside the trash compactor crushing cardboard while at work. [...]