One person was killed and another injured in an accident in San Marcos on August 24^th. 19-year-old Salvador Alberto Ventura was the passenger in an SUV when it collided with another vehicle at West San Marcos Boulevard and Acacia Drive. The other vehicle was making a legal left turn when the speeding SUV collided with it. Mr. Ventura was pinned inside the vehicle when it struck a utility pole. He died a short time later.

A motorcyclist was killed in Otay Mesa on August 24^th. 31-year-old Jose Leon Jr. was traveling northbound on Interstate 5 when he lost control of his motorcycle. The vehicle struck the center median just north of Dairy Mart Road and then skidded across the freeway. Mr. Leon died at the scene.

A pedestrian was killed by a hit-and-run driver on August 21^st. The man, approximately 50 years old, was walking northbound on Interstate 15 when he was struck by a car. He was thrown into a concrete barrier on the shoulder of the roadway. A driver noticed the body shortly after the accident and notified authorities. The driver, who fled the scene, is believed to have been driving a gold 2008 or 2009 Mazda3.

Four hospitals in the San Diego area have each been fined $25,000 for mistakes that put patients in danger. Pomerado Hospital in Poway was fined for using an anesthesia machine that was not working properly. Three patients remained partially conscious during surgery and experienced a great deal of pain. A staff member had questioned whether the machine was functioning properly; however, the hospital continued to use it. When the patients complained, the hospital then discontinued the use of the machine. A fine was issued to Scripps Green Hospital in La Jolla after a patient fell off an examination table during surgery. The staff had not properly restrained her and had placed a slippery plastic biohazard bag on the mattress. The patient suffered spinal, head, and shoulder injuries. La Mesa’s Sharp Grossmont Hospital was fined for the death of a patient after staff neglected to turn on a ventilator. Lastly, Promise Hospital, formerly Villa View Community Hospital, was fined for allowing a nurse with a revoked license to treat patients and instruct other nurses on administering medication. Pomerado, Scripps, and Sharp officials have reported that they have hired more staff and increased training in order to correct these problems. The CEO of Promise Hospital is appealing the fine because no patients were harmed. Starting in July of 2007, hospitals are required to inform the state of any events that could or did harm patients. Forty hospitals have now received such fines. Other incidences at Scripps Green Hospital, Palomar Medical Center in Escondido, and Sharp Grossmont are being reviewed and may result in fines as well.