Archives : 2009 : June
Nick Adenhart Drunk Driving Accident: New Testimony in Grand Jury Proceedings
In the grand jury hearing in the Nick Adenhart car accident, there has been testimony from the medical examiner who clarified the confusion over the difference in the blood alcohol content levels mentioned in the driver’s toxicology report as well as testimony from the defendant’s step brother.
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Man Arrested After Fatal Multi Vehicle Crash in Fresno
A man suspected to have been driving under the influence of alcohol during a four vehicle accident that killed 3 people and injured five in Fresno last Wednesday, has been arrested.
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Motorist in Pleasanton Motorcycle Accident Arrested
The driver involved in a serious motorcycle accident that injured a Livermore man, has been arrested.
The accident occurred on Monday at 6:35pm. A BMW was traveling at more than 100mph when the front of the car struck the rear wheel of the motorcycle. The motorcyclist, 47-year-old Robert Demartino Jr. was thrown off of his bike and fell to the pavement, hitting his head on the ground. He suffered critical injuries, and was rushed to a Castro Valley hospital. According to witnesses at the scene of the crash, the BMW simply drove on after striking Demartino’s motorcycle. On Wednesday afternoon, the driver of the BMW Sobhanieh Mostakhdemin turned herself in to the California Highway Patrol Dublin office. She has been arrested on suspicion of reckless driving and leaving the scene of an accident that caused injury.
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Plans for Concrete Barrier to Prevent Car Accidents on Dangerous Ramona-Lakeside Road Underway
Earlier this year, a young Chula Vista mother was killed when her car was involved in a speeding-related car accident. One of the cars speeding on an accident-prone stretch of highway between Ramona and Lakeside, crashed into Alexandria Drake’s car killing her. Several other fatal accidents have been reported along highway 67, and now, state authorities are acting to make enhancements to the stretch to prevent accidents. Since 2003, there have been a total of 29 fatal accidents on this stretch.
Handyman Killed in North Hollywood Pedestrian Accident
Police are looking for a hit and run driver who struck and killed a man in an accident in North Hollywood a little past 2 am on Monday morning.
According to news reports, Gabriel Pompa was walking on the street when he was hit by a car. Pompa was thrown against a tree, and died at the scene of the pedestrian accident. His body was discovered by a passing motorist. There were no witnesses to the accident, making it harder for the police who are now looking for the hit and run motorist. Officers are hoping that surveillance cameras in nearby businesses might have been able to capture footage that could provide clues to the identity of the motorist. There was no crosswalk where Pompa was struck by the motorist.
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San Carlos Woman Files Lawsuit in Nestle Cookie Dough Food Poisoning
Even as Nestle announced a nationwide recall of its Toll House cookie dough because of fears of E. coli contamination, a San Carlos woman has filed a lawsuit against the company after she contracted the infection, and was hospitalized for a week.
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Dublin Woman Arrested for Hit and Run Pedestrian Accident
The female motorist, who struck a Safeway clerk and seriously injured him in Dublin, has now been arrested.
Barry Lim was hit at about 5 pm on Sunday by what police believed was a black Honda Sedan. Police found him lying on the ground a little while later, seriously injured. He suffered serious head injuries. He was taken to Eden Medical Center in Castro Valley where he remains in a critical condition. Lim is deaf and suffers from cerebral palsy. He lives with his parents, close to the super market where he worked.
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Zicam Cold Remedy Products Recalled after FDA Issues Warning
Matrix Initiatives Inc., the company that manufactures Zicam Intranasal Cold Remedy Products has recalled these products after it received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA sent a warning letter stating that the products have been linked to anosmia, or loss of the sense of smell. The condition can be either temporary or permanent.
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Fatal Modesto Speeding Related Accident Kills One
A Huntington Park resident has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter after his car was involved in a fatal accident that killed a pickup truck driver. 20-year-old Kevin Amilcar Orellana was driving a 2000 Toyota at excessive speeds on highway 99 in Modesto. His car struck a pickup which rolled over. The 31-year-old driver of the pickup was killed at the scene of the crash.
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Woman in Hit and Run Pedestrian Accident in Cathedral City Sentenced to 15 Years
A motorist who killed an 18-year-old pregnant woman in February this year was sentenced to 15 years in state prison after pleading guilty to drug and alcohol use while driving and leaving the scene of the accident.
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