Fullerton resident Faith V. Wilson was one of four people killed in a Ludlow big rig accident on the 40 Freeway on November 9, 2008. According to this news report, the 11/9/08 accident occurred after a Porsche Cayenne, in which the 66-year-old Wilson was a passenger, was rear-ended by a…
Renowned Southern California horse trainer, 72-year-old Arthur Lerille, suffered severe head injuries in a Covina auto accident on November 8, 2008 after his car was hit by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle. According to this article in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune, California Highway Patrol officials and sheriff’s…
A 68-year-old Orange County man was critically injured in a Fullerton bicycle accident on November 6, 2008, after he was hit by a van, The Orange County Register reports. The cyclist, whose name has not yet been released, was hit and thrown from his bicycle on Kimberly Avenue at State…
The 37-year-old driver of a forklift suffered severe burn injuries on November 3, 2008 after he accidentally backed into a gas main and causing an explosion, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune reports. The man, who has not yet been identified, was delivering supplies to a business in the 500 block…
Julian Adame, 19, of Orangevale suffered serious injuries in a Sacramento County motorcycle accident on October 29, 2008. Adame was riding his 2008 Honda CBR 600 motorcycle west on Main Avenue near Dredger Way in Orangevale. California Highway Patrol officials said that as Adame approached a right curve, his motorcycle…
Extendicare, a large Minnesota nursing home corporation, is facing a federal class-action lawsuit from its customers who are alleging that it used deceptive marketing to entice seniors into facilities that were often cited for deficiencies and sub-standard care. According to a news report in the Pioneer Press, the nursing home…
Top scientists and career employees at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have issued a report to the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform objecting the federal agency’s own rule that weakens consumers’ ability to file product liability lawsuits against drug manufacturers for not labeling medicines and medical…
The Simi Valley City Council is considering legislation relating to pit bulls after a September, 26, 2008 dog attack that killed 5-year-old Katya Teresa Todesco. Katya was viciously attacked and mauled to death by a 35-pound pit bull in a neighbor’s backyard. Council members, who are talking about a breed…
A 26-year-old woman, who was killed in a South El Monte DUI auto accident on October 31, 2008, has been identified as Nellyda Beltran-Cruz. She was pronounced dead at the accident scene, which occurred Halloween night at the intersection of Santa Anita and Elliot avenues. Our source for this blog…
The 48-year-old man who died October 31, 2008 as a result of injuries he suffered in a Fontana hit-and-run collision has been identified as Herman Torres. According to this news report, Torres was a passenger in a green Saturn that was traveling north on Hemlock Avenue just before the 10/26/08…