1 dead, 2 critical in Dulzura crash

by February 10, 2013
 An El Cajon man died and three people were injured in a head-on crash along state Route 94 in Dulzura Saturday evening, officials said. A Ford Ranger pickup and a Nissan Sentra collided on the highway east of Community Building Road about 5:35 p.m., California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Pennings said. The 69-year-old Sentra driver died at the scene and his wife, a front-seat passenger, suffered critical injuries, Pennings said. The wife was airlifted to UC San Diego Medical Center, Cal Fire Capt. Mike Mohler said. A second passenger in the Sentra suffered minor injuries and was taken to Sharp …. » Read more »

Big Bear Crash Kills Six of Seven Victims

by February 5, 2013
According to San Bernardino County Coroner’s Office, two additional victims of Sunday’s crash outside Big Bear have been identified. They are Rubicelia Escobedo Flores, 34, and Mario Garcia Santoyo, 32. Both were residents of Tijuana.  There was no identification of the seventh victim as of Tuesday morning. The Mexican government has been working with families of those dead who were Mexican citizens to return their bodies to Mexico, Carolina Zaragoza Flores, head of the Mexican Consulate in San Bernardino, said in an interview. The San Bernardino Coroner’s Office identified three of them as San Diego residents. Several of the passengers …. » Read more »

Disabled man beaten in mistaken arrest attempt

by December 21, 2012
A Vista family is questioning why their 21-year-old son with Down syndrome was roughed up by a sheriff’s deputy while the young man was walking to his father’s bakery. Sheriff spokeswoman Jan Caldwell said the young man was on his way to the bakery about 8 p.m. Tuesday when a Deputy Sheriff, who was responding to a call of domestic violence, saw him and ordered him to stop. Caldwell said the young man glanced at the deputy, then pulled a sweatshirt hood over his head and continued walking. The Sheriff Deputy pulled his car in front of the him and …. » Read more »

CA hospitals fined for Endangering Patients

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According to the Associated Press, California health officials have fined 12 hospitals $785,000 for mistakes that endangered patients. The California Department of Public Health announced fines Thursday for hospitals including those located in Los Angeles, Orange, and San Diego counties. Some of the fines involved incidents where patients had objects left inside them after operations and had to undergo additional surgery. Others involved wrongly administered medications. In one case, investigators said a doctor’s improper use of a laser device caused or likely caused a patient’s death. In another, a doctor removed the wrong kidney from a patient. The fines ranged from …. » Read more »

Ammonia leak sickens workers at Fresno winery

by October 12, 2012
Authorities say they have fixed an ammonia leak that sickened workers at a Fresno winery, but the area remains cordoned off. Fresno Fire spokesman Sean Johnson says investigators determined that a pipe was the source of a leak discovered Oct. 11, 2012 at the Golden State Vintners plant. The Fresno winery is in an agricultural area, so there are no homes within the 1-mile evacuation zone. However, nearby residents have been advised to stay indoors, turn off their air conditioners and keep their windows closed. Officials say 10 workers were treated for ammonia exposure after the leak created a vapor …. » Read more »

Bicyclist injured in Valley Center crash dies

by September 24, 2012
A San Diego man who suffered serious injuries last week when a car collided with his bicycle near Valley Center died Sunday, according to the county Medical Examiner’s Office. The victim was injured Sept. 16 while riding his bicycle east along Woods Valley Road near Cool Water Ranch Road. The collision happened just after 6 a.m. California Highway Patrol officials said a 22-year-old motorist from San Marcos was attempting to make a left turn onto Cool Water Ranch when he turned in front of bicyclist. The driver applied his brakes when he saw the bicyclist but was unable to avoid …. » Read more »

19 Vehicle Pileup on Antelope Valley Freeway, 15 Injured

by June 26, 2012
A big rig collided with several cars Tuesday morning closing all southbound lanes of Antelope Valley (14) Freeway. Nineteen vehicles were involved and 15 individuals were injured and taken to the hospital, including two patients in critical condition, according to the LA County Fire Department. A truck towing two trailers of sand or dirt collided with multiple passenger cars causing the cars to pile on top of each other in the roadway. The crash occurred in the Agua Dulce area south of the Escondido Canyon Road exit. The California Highway Patrol’s traffic website stated that 25 tons of sand were involved, …. » Read more »

2 Car Rollover on I-8 injures 11 People

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Eleven people injured Saturday afternoon were transported to a nearby hospital after a two vehicle rollover accident on Interstate 8 east of Imperial Hwy, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers say a female driver and a van with 10 patients from a nursing home collided with each other east bound I-8. They say both vehicles went into a dirt center divide and overturned into the 30 foot embankment. According to CHP, one person was pinned and everyone involved in the collision had injuries from moderate to severe. CHP says four people were air lifted by separate helicopters to San Diego …. » Read more »

Pileup on Interstate 805 Kills 2 People & Injures 2 Others

by June 13, 2012
Pedro Antonio Sainz, a 28-year-old man, allegedly caused a Mountain View-area freeway pileup that killed a Las Vegas couple and injured two other people and then fled the scene.  He was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving and hit-and-run. Around 2:30 a.m. Sunday, Sainz lost control of his vehicle on Interstate 805, authorities said. The vehicle crashed into a 2005 Toyota Matrix occupied by Ramiro Aguilar, 66, his 47-year-old wife, Bertha, and a 13-year-old relative, according to the CHP. The Matrix overturned and rolled several times before coming to rest in the middle of the freeway, just south of Imperial Avenue. …. » Read more »

Fresno Sheriff’s Vehicle Kills Pedestrian

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A 25-year-old woman from Kerman was struck and killed by a Fresno County sheriff’s cruiser.  The accident occurred Monday night in Fresno on Highway 145 near of Interstate 5. The woman was walking north on the highway and was in the roadway when she was hit by deputy Kurt Rossi’s cruiser. The deputy was not injured.  A toxicology test will be performed on the woman. Authorities said it is not yet known why the woman was on the road and how fast the deputy’s car was going.  The incident remains under investigation. If you or someone you care about has suffered an …. » Read more »
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