ATHLETES RELEASED FROM HOSPITAL.Byline: Greg Botonis Staff Writer LANCASTER - Seven Paraclete High School Paraclete High School is a Catholic High School in Lancaster, CA operated independently of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 186 seniors graduated in the 2006-2007 school year. football players injured when an SUV plowed through two picnic benches have been released from hospitals, officials said. And deputies say the driver, a parent coming to pick up his son, had a diabetic condition that combined with alcohol consumption may have caused him to lose control of the vehicle, officials said. ``In talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to his wife we found out that he was a type II diabetic,'' said Deputy Mark Johnston
Mark Johnston (born October 10, 1959) is a racehorse trainer based in Middleham, North Yorkshire, England. In 2004 he won the One Thousand Guineas with Attraction. . ``He's supposed to be taking pills for it, but when he was checked at the hospital his blood sugar was real high.'' John Owen John Owen may refer to:
The injured students were all treated and released from Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley and Lancaster Community hospitals This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. . Deputies found several beer cans and bottles, some full and some empty, in the SUV after the crash. Two Breathalyzer breathalyzer Public health A device used to detect alcohol on a suspected drunk driver's breath; see DWI tests put Bower at a blood-alcohol level of less than 0.08 percent, the limit at which a motorist is considered legally drunk, but he was taken to Antelope Valley Hospital for a blood test. Those results won't be available for a month, officials said. The collision occurred just after 5 p.m. Thursday when students were waiting to be picked up after sports practices. Students said Bower's Jeep Wagoneer
The Jeep Wagoneer was an early SUV, produced under varying marques from 1963 to 1991. came around a corner into the campus' rear parking lot, and seemed to be accelerating as it headed toward picnic tables where students were sitting between the gymnasium and classrooms. The SUV plowed through several orange traffic cones and into two picnic benches as teen-agers scrambled to get out of the way. One student was pinned briefly under the vehicle, deputies said. Students said the driver got out of the vehicle after the crash without saying anything, walked a short distance and sat down. ``He got out like he didn't care and he went and sat down,'' said Julie Dietz, 16. Dietz said the driver later told her he had lost consciousness before the crash. ``He said he passed out. He said he was coughing a lot,'' Dietz said. A girl who appeared to be about 8 years old sat in the Jeep crying, students said. The principal said Friday the school has received telephone calls, letters and cards offering prayers for the injured students and expressing thanks that coaches, faculty and students reacted so calmly and dealt with the situation so quickly. ``One parent said the angels must have been watching over us,'' Paraclete Principal Martha Serrano said. ``We all know how much worse it could have been and I think we're all thankful.'' Paraclete had no classes Friday, but officials said counseling would be available to students Monday. |
|
||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion