MAY 31, 2009 – A 13-year-old boy was airlifted to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego after falling off his skateboard on a steep grade in the Olivenhain neighborhood, said a captain for the Encinitas Fire Department. The boy was not wearing a helmet when he crashed just after noon Read more »
MAY 31, 2009 – Two adults and two teenagers were injured, with at least two of the victims listed in serious condition, during a multi-car accident, according to an Oceanside traffic officer. The collision occurred just after 10 p.m. at the intersection of Mission Avenue and Douglas Drive. A Chevrolet Read more »
MAY 29, 2009 – A woman was sent to Palomar Medical Center in Escondido with minor injuries as a result of a four-car collision, according to Escondido police. The crash occurred about 3:45 p.m. and sent one vehicle through a corner office building. The Chevrolet Suburban crashed through the commercial Read more »
MAY 27, 2009 – An 84-year-old Fallbrook woman was killed when a Chevrolet Silverado 2500 broadsided her Chrysler 300 on a freeway overpass about 1:50 p.m., the California Highway Patrol said. Evelyn Ison Crenshaw died shortly after Richard Goodlake, 47, of Fallbrook allegedly ran a red light as he headed Read more »
MAY 26, 2009 – An on-duty California Highway Patrol officer was hit by a pick-up truck as he stood next to his motorcycle on the I-15 median, then dragged beneath the vehicle before he was freed by other motorists, the CHP said. The officer had just wrapped up an investigation of Read more »
MAY 26, 2009 – An 11-year-old boy was taken off life support, 16 days after he was struck by a car while riding a miniature electric motorcycle on a private street in Olivenhain, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner. Robert Franklin Thompson died at 3:30 p.m. at Rady Read more »
MAY 26, 2009 – The California Highway Patrol said a 20-year-old man suffered massive head injuries and later died when his vehicle lost control on eastbound Highway 78 near the Mar Vista Drive Exit in Vista and flipped several times. Authorities believe Rafael Rivera Jr. was racing a yellow Ford Read more »
MAY 22, 2009 – One person was injured in a multi-vehicle crash near University City early yesterday morning. The unidentified 21-year-old man was traveling north on the 805 Freeway when his vehicle drifted to the right shoulder and then veered left, traveling across all the lanes. His car then struck Read more »
MAY 22, 2009 – A motorcyclist was injured in the San Pasqual Valley last night. The unidentified 37-year-old man was traveling west on San Pasqual Valley Road when he lost control of his motorcycle in a curve in the road near the Wild Animal Park. His vehicle then veered off Read more »
MAY 21, 2009 – Two area hospitals were fined today by the California Department of Public Health for causing harm to patients. UC San Diego Medical Center-Hillcrest received a fine of $25,000 after they left a surgical sponge in a patient during a spinal operation. Although the patient suffered no Read more »