Authorities have identified a 48-year-old woman who was killed in a pedestrian accident in Twentynine Palms as Sandra Dawn Cox. The San Bernardino County Sun reports that the fatal crash occurred the evening of August 8, 2010 at the intersection of Highway 62 and Encelia Avenue. A 2005 Chrysler driven…
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Motorcycle Accident in Long Beach Proves Fatal
A motorcycle accident in Long Beach proved fatal for 23-year-old Edgar Toledo the evening of August 5, 2010. The Press Telegram reports that the fatal motorcycle crash occurred at the intersection of Santa Fe and Columbia Street, when a 2002 Mitsubishi Galant making a left turn on Columbia struck the…
Car Accident in Visalia Causes Injuries
Five people were injured, one seriously, in a car accident on August 7, 2010 on Highway 46, according to a news report in the Paso Robles Press. The injury collision occurred when Megan M. Lira, who was driving a 2007 Chevy Malibu west on the highway, braked hard to avoid…
San Francisco Car Accident Injures Bicyclist
William Brown, 63, sustained serious injuries in a San Francisco car accident after he was struck while riding his bicycle the afternoon of August 9, 2010. The Bay City News reports that Clements Boylan, a 74-year-old man from Freestone, hit Brown when attempting to turn his 1994 Lexus left into…
San Francisco Area Car Accident Injures Four
Andrea Christle, 39, sustained major injuries the morning of August 8, 2010 in a San Francisco car accident after another driver made an illegal turn at a street intersection. According to a news report in the Napa Valley Register, 32-year-old Pedro Perez Mota, driving a 2002 Mitsubishi Lancer, turned left…
Fatal San Diego Car Accident
Caroline McElhaney, 52, was killed in a San Diego car accident after her vehicle was rear-ended by another driver changing lanes on the 15 Freeway in Escondido. According to a 10news report, a southbound 1999 Dodge Ram changed lanes near Ninth Street, the morning of August 9, 2010, and could…
Nursing Home Abuse in Veterans Homes
The nursing home abuse problem also plagues veterans and their families. This segment of society fought for their country and now nursing homes are areas of abuse for them. The name for Veterans Administration (VA) homes is “VA Community Living Centers” and seeks to provide compassionate care to veterans who…
Bicyclist Injured in San Diego Car Accident
Michael Schaffer, a bicyclist, was injured in a San Diego car accident after he was struck by an SUV the evening of August 6, 2010. KGTV San Diego reports that Schaffer was riding his bike across Smilax Road in San Marcos, when a Ford Explorer SUV driven by Charles Martin…
Man Killed in San Bernardino Car Accident
A man who was fatally injured in a San Bernardino car accident the morning of August 3, 2010, has been identified by officials as 21-year-old Luke Eller. According to a news report in The San Bernardino County Sun, the 2010 Mazda in which Eller was a passenger went out of…
Car Accident in Tulare County Injures Police Officer
A DUI collision in Tulare County injured Sheriff’s Deputy Benjamin Quintana the morning of August 2, 2010. According to a news report in The Fresno Bee, a 25-year-old man who was traveling east on Avenue 328 near Highway 63 crossed over the center line and slammed head-on into Quintana’s police…