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jgomez October 8, 2009
October 7, 2009 – A blowout caused an SUV to overturn yesterday, killing an 85-year-old Adelanto woman, according to San Bernardino County coroner’s officials. Hattie Kaufman died at the scene of the 3:43 p.m. accident Wednesday at Mojave and Mesa Linda Drives. Kaufman was a passenger in the 2001 Ford SUV when the right rear tire popped, causing the vehicle to flip multiple times, ejecting Kaufman, witnesses told investigators. At the Gomez Law Firm, we have extensive experience representing the victims of auto defects, including roof crush, tire defects and rollovers. If you or someone you love has been the victim of …. »
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October 7, 2009 – A consumer advocacy group says that three million Jeep Grand Cherokees have a potential fire danger from their gas tanks which is so high that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) should order a recall. Grand Cherokees from the 1993 through 2004 model years have “a fatal crash-fire occurrence rate that is about four times higher than SUV’s made by other companies,” Clarence Ditlow, the executive director of the Center for Auto Safety, wrote in the request to the NHTSA. Mr. Ditlow told the agency his search of its Fatality Analysis Reporting System found 172 fatal …. »
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jgomez October 7, 2009
October 7, 2009 – The Fallbrook Hospital District Skilled Nursing Facility has been given the most severe penalty under state law governing health-care facilities because of inadequate care that led to a resident’s death, a state official said today. The facility on Potter Street near Elder Street has been given an “AA” citation and a $90,000 fine, said Dr. Mark Horton, director of the state Department of Public Health. A fall resulted in complications that led to the resident’s death. The facility failed to implement a plan of care to prevent the resident’s injury, Horton said. The facility’s Web site …. »
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October 7, 2009 – Anheuser-Busch InBev SA, the world’s largest brewer, said today that it will raise $2.7 billion from selling its U.S. theme parks to the Blackstone Group. The sale of three SeaWorld parks, two Busch Gardens parks and five others is the largest of a string of AB InBev selloffs to help pay for the $52 billion takeover deal that formed it last year. AB InBev’s Busch Entertainment Corporation is the second-largest theme park operator in the United States after Disney and attracts some 25 million visitors every year. AB InBev chief executive Carlos Brito said the theme …. »
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October 7, 2009 – The Supreme Court is taking on a long-running legal fight today over an 8-foot cross that stands as a World War I memorial in the vast Mojave National Preserve in California. The justices will hear arguments about an appeals court ruling that ordered that the cross be torn down. Opponents claim the display on public land in the Mojave National Preserve violates the prohibition against government endorsement of religion because it includes the cross. Congress sought to transfer ownership of the monument but was blocked by an appeals court. The Supreme Court could use the case …. »
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October 7, 2009 – A mother of three faces charges of felony driving under the influence and child endangerment after crashing into a dirt embankment in Lakeside yesterday afternoon, according to a CHP spokesman. Michelle Niemiec, 34, was driving her 2004 GMC Yukon southbound on Channel Road when she ran a stop sign at the T-intersection with Julian Avenue and crashed into a dirt embankment on the south side of Julian Avenue, said Officer Brian Pennings. The El Cajon mother, who was not wearing a seat belt, suffered major injuries, including two broken ankles, one a compound fracture, and was …. »
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October 7, 2009 – A teen accused of crashing a car carrying four of his Torrey Pines High School classmates as they left a party, killing one of the boys, will not be charged as an adult, a district attorney’s spokesman said on Tuesday. The 17-year-old driver who was not hurt in Sunday’s crash, is expected in Court at a detention hearing today where he could face felony driving under the influence and gross vehicular manslaughter. An initial CHP report said a combination of alcohol and speed contributed to the pre-dawn accident. Alexander Michael Capozza, 17, died at 1:43 a.m. …. »
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October 7, 2009 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Halcyon Manufacturing, Inc., yesterday announced a voluntary recall of Halcyon diving equipment sold from January 2006 through December 2008. The diving equipment is known as the Halcyon Explorer, Eclipse, CCR35, Evolve and Pioneer Buoyancy Compensator Devices (BCDs) and Halcyon Surface Marker Buoys (SMBs), Lift Bags, Diver Alert Markers (DAMs) Surf Shuttle and Diver Lift Raft Inflatable Devices. “Halcyon” is printed on the diving equipment. The over pressure valves (OPVs) in the diving equipment could fail, allowing the buoyancy compensator devices (BCDs) and the diver lift inflatable devices …. »
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jgomez October 6, 2009
Updated October 6, 2009 – A 17-year-old accused of being at the wheel when a Mazda crashed in Rancho Santa Fe, killing a classmate and injuring another, will face multiple charges, officials said today. The crash took place during the early hours of Sunday in Rancho Santa Fe. Five students from Torrey Pines High School were in the car at the time, including Alex Capozza, 17, who was killed in the crash, and Jamie Arnold, also 17, who was hospitalized with serious injuries after the wreck. The driver, who is the same age as the crash victims, will face charges …. »
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October 6, 2009 – Investigators of a suspected drunken driving crash that killed a Torrey Pines High School senior are expected to turn over their findings today to prosecutors, who will decide whether to prosecute the driver — a classmate of the victim. The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office could decide to charge the driver with drunken driving and gross vehicular manslaughter, according to the California Highway Patrol, which has been investigating the crash. The boy, who is 17, as was the victim, has been in Juvenile Hall since the crash occurred in Rancho Santa Fe early Sunday morning. …. »
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