March 1, 2010 – A pedestrian suffered severe injuries last night when he was struck by two vehicles, including a sheriff’s patrol car, in the High Desert city of Apple Valley, according San Bernardino County Sheriff’s officials. The victim was airlifted to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton following the 8 p.m. accident Sunday along Highway 18 near Kiowa Road. The pedestrian was carrying no identification, investigators said. His condition is not available. Robert Squier was driving a 2002 Mitsubishi Gallant in the eastbound fast lane of Highway 18 when the man walked in front of him, investigators said …. »
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jgomez February 22, 2010
February 22, 2010 – A driver suspected of hitting and killing a woman on her way to work Friday was arrested at his Encanto home Saturday. Officers arrested Bruce Hanson, 51, who is to be booked on suspicion of felony vehicular manslaughter and hit-and-run, said San Diego Police Sgt. Steve Waldeim. Alejandra Vazquez, 35, of San Diego, was killed as she parked her car at about 2:15 a.m. Friday near the I-805 ramps at Market Street. A metallic-blue SUV speeding east on Market smashed into the woman as her mother watched, police said. The impact threw Vazquez across some parked …. »
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jgomez February 16, 2010
February 16, 2010 – A Caltrans driver, allegedly drunk behind the wheel, slammed a company vehicle into an apartment in Julian. According to witnesses, around 1 p.m. Friday, Caltrans maintenance engineer, Christopher Trachta, 49, was arrested for suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run charges after causing an accident off Highway 78. CHP investigators said previous to the accident in Julian, Trachta hit a residential fence in the East County, and left the scene before investigators got there. CHP could not confirm a blood alcohol level but said he has been charged with suspicion of DUI and hit-and-run. According to investigators, Trachta …. »
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jgomez February 12, 2010
February 12, 2010 – Four Manhattan Beach police officers are on leave while investigators determine if there was a cover-up of a hit-and-run crash that may have involved officers. Police Chief Rod Uyeda said Thursday that a driver who may have been drunk caused a three-car crash on January 31 that caused minor injuries. He says officers determined the car that caused the crash was registered to a fellow officer but they took no report and made no arrests. The driver fled after the crash. Uyeda says the unoccupied car was later found at a gas station. The chief says …. »
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jgomez February 11, 2010
February 11, 2010 – Investigators say a 27-year-old San Diego woman who was struck and killed early Sunday morning on I-805 in National City had been socializing with friends at a nearby bar about a half-hour before her body was found. Tanisha Marie Oates was at the Plum Loco Saloon on Sweetwater Road when she told a friend she was going outside to get some air about midnight and never returned, said California Highway Patrol Officer Art Athans. Oates left her purse and wallet inside the bar. Athans said the woman’s friend became concerned when she never returned and filed …. »
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jgomez January 26, 2010
January 26, 2010 – The California Highway Patrol is investigating whether two local officers violated policy in an inappropriate picture found online. The picture was found on Craigslist and brought to the Bakersfield CHP Office’s attention on Jan. 22. The CHP has started an investigation, not on criminal charges but whether the two officers, who have been identified as being from the Bakersfield Office, violated policy. Capt. Brian Smith discussed the picture Monday afternoon at the CHP office. The investigation is in its early stages at this time and the two officers will not be spoken to by investigators until …. »
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jgomez December 10, 2009
December 10, 2009 – A faulty power strip sparked a Linda Vista apartment fire Wednesday, leaving four people in need of interim lodging, authorities reported. The non-injury blaze in the 6700 block of Kelly Street was reported just before 1 p.m., according to the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department (SDFRD). It took crews about 15 minutes to extinguish the flames, which were confined to the bedroom where the fire started, SDFRD spokesman Lee Swanson said. Investigators set the monetary losses at $25,000 to the structure and $10,000 to contents. The American Red Cross was called in to help the displaced residents, …. »
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