As more people are downsizing their vehicles because of high gas prices, motorcycle and bicycle collisions are rising. The San Diego County Bicycle Coalition believes that the amount of bike-commuters has doubled in the past year. The number of motorcycle licenses has also increased in the California from 908,000 in Read more »
Urgent: Deadly Chatsworth Train Collision Kills At Least 25; Dozens More Seriously Injured.
by JDC September 14, 2008
SEPTEMBER 12, 2008 — At least 25 people were killed Friday after Metrolink Commuter Train 111 collided with a Union Pacific freight train in Chatsworth, CA. Both trains were moving towards each other when the two trains hit each other head on, toppling the engineer car and one passenger car Read more »
One dead in accident in Mt. Helix
by JDC September 12, 2008
One person was killed in an accident in Mount Helix on September 11th. 23-year-old David Sherbondy was speeding eastbound on Fuerte Drive when he lost control on a curve near the intersection of Karen Way. His vehicle struck a utility pole and concrete pillar and flipped, knocking out some power Read more »
Six Year Old Child Hit By Car in City Heights
by JDC September 11, 2008
SEPTEMBER 10, 2008 – A 6-year-old boy was hospitalized for serious injuries Wednesday evening after he was hit by a car in the City Heights neighborhood of San Diego. Police reported that the child was being chased by his 10-year-old brother when he darted into the street and was hit Read more »
Oceanside Construction Worker Suffers Burn Injuries
by JDC September 10, 2008
SEPTEMBER 9, 2008 — A 35 year old construction worker was badly burned Tuesday when a gas can he was using ignited. Authorities reported that the man was using a plastic one gallon gasoline can to refuel a gas powered chain saw. The heat from the chain saw apparently ignited Read more »
San Diego Coaster Train Injures Pedestrian in Carlsbad
by JDC
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 – A man walked in front of a slow moving southbound Coaster on Tuesday afternoon at approximately 3:40 p.m. near the Carlsbad Village train station. Witnesses reported the man was either in his 30s or 40s. The man, whose identity was not immediately released, was severely injured Read more »
Four injured in Spring Valley chase
by JDC
Four people were injured in an incident in Spring Valley on September 10th. Authorities attempted to pull over 31-year-old Michelle Mercado at the intersection of Jamacha Road and Grand Avenue because they suspected that she was driving while intoxicated and discovered that the vehicle she was driving had been stolen. Read more »
Pedestrian killed in National City
by JDC
A pedestrian was killed in National City on September 6th. David Lamont Nelson was walking on the southbound side of Interstate 5 when he was struck by a Ford Explorer near the Eighth Street exit. Mr. Nelson was then hit by another vehicle before he was pronounced dead at the Read more »
Teen Driver Seriously Injured in North County Single Vehicle Crash
by JDC September 8, 2008
SEPTEMBER 7, 2008 – A 16 year old boy suffered serious injuries in Vista when the car he was driving slammed into a tree. The teen driver was traveling southbound in the 500 block of West California Avenue near Calle Chapultepec at approximately 3:20 a.m. on Sunday, according to a Read more »
North County Truck Accident Leaves Behind 19 Tons of Asphalt in Protected Batiquitos Lagoon
by JDC
SEPTEMBER 5, 2008 – A Peterbilt dump truck loaded with asphalt ended up in Batiquitos Lagoon after it blew its left rear tire on Interstate 5 in northern San Diego County, California. The Batiquitos Lagoon is a protected wetland between the cities of Carlsbad and Encinitas, and a nature reserve Read more »
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