Los Angeles Fatal Pedestrian Hit-and-Run Accident The victim of a hit-and-run pedestrian accident in Van Nuys has been identified as 34-year-old Bobby Ray Rowe, a homeless man in the area. According to a CBS News report, Rowe, who had only one leg, was found dead behind a Bank of America…
Ventura County Pedestrian Accident Injures Girl A 7-year-old girl was injured in an Oxnard pedestrian accident the afternoon of March 21, 2009, the Ventura County Star reports. The girl was hit in the 4400 block of Terrace Avenue. She was transported to an area hospital for treatment of her injuries,…
Los Angeles County Dog Attack Injures Three Three people including a 79-year-old woman were injured in a Los Angeles dog attack, KTLA News reports. The incident occurred on March 19, 2009 in the 11900 block of Hiawatha Street in Chatsworth when the elderly woman with a walker was attacked by…
Orange County Industrial Accident Kills Two Workers Two employees at a Rancho Santa Margarita manufacturing plant were killed and two others were seriously injured in an explosion the night of March 19, 2009, The Orange County Register reports. The explosion occurred just after 11:30 p.m. at Solus Industrial Innovators located…
Delivery Truck Gas Tank Explosion in Pasadena Injures Three Three people suffered major on-the-job injuries in a Pasadena explosion the afternoon of March 16, 2009. According to an article in the Pasadena Star News, the explosion apparently ripped apart a delivery truck that was fueled by compressed natural gas. The…
Fatal Dog Attack in Riverside County Hill A. Williams Jr., 38, of Rancho Mirage was killed in an apparent Riverside dog attack after his own mastiffs mauled him to death, according to an article in The Desert Sun. Williams, apparently lived alone with his dogs and was found dead in…
New California Bill May Help Reduce Boating Accidents The California Senate is reviewing a new bill, which if passed, will give authorities the power to suspend boaters’ licenses when they are caught operating a boat while intoxicated. According to a news report in the Daily Pilot, the bill introduced by…
Orange County Auto versus Pedestrian Accident James Casey, 70, suffered major injuries in a Costa Mesa pedestrian accident after he was hit by a car. According to a news report in the Daily Pilot, the accident occurred the night of March 14, 2009 when Sheldon Dobkins, 73, struck Casey, who…
Long Beach Girl Injured in Los Angeles Dog Attack A 2-year-old Long Beach girl has been hospitalized with dog bite injuries after she was attacked by the family’s cocker spaniel. According to this news article in the Los Angeles Daily News, the dog attack occurred at the home in the…
Improper Maintenance Blamed for Amusement Park Ride Accident A Yo-Yo Chair Ride that crashed during the Calaveras County Fair in May injuring 21 children was not properly maintained by its owner, the California Department of Industrial Relations has ruled. According to an Associated Press news article, the state department’s report…