BICYCLE MOM IN TROUBLE.Byline: Staff and Wire Services CANOGA PARK - A pregnant bicyclist, who gave birth after being hit by a pickup truck at Canoga Avenue and Vanowen Street, tested positive for heroin heroin (hĕ`rəwən), opiate drug synthesized from morphine (see narcotic). Originally produced in 1874, it was thought to be not only nonaddictive but useful as a cure for respiratory illness and morphine addiction, and capable of relieving and is being investigated for child endangerment, police said Sunday. The bicyclist was riding about 8:45 p.m. at the intersection of Canoga Avenue and Vanowen Street on Saturday when the pickup's driver was making a left turn from Canoga onto Vanowen, said Officer James Manning
Both the woman, described as a transient A malfunction that occurs at random intervals and lasts for a short duration such as a spike or surge in a power line or a memory cell that intermittently fails. See spike and power surge. transient - 1. , and newborn newborn /new·born/ (noo´born?) 1. recently born. 2. newborn infant. new·born adj. Very recently born. n. A neonate. were reportedly found to have heroin in their bloodstreams, triggering the child endangerment investigation against the mother on behalf of her as-yet-unnamed child, said Officer Mike Edmonson of the Valley Traffic Bureau. The 36-year-old Glendora woman who was driving the pickup truck couldn't see the pregnant bicycle rider because the bicycle wasn't equipped with reflectors or a light, Manning said. ``A bicycle that's on the roadway at night is required to have a light foMRV080601if she were a shadow.'' The pickup truck's speed was estimated between 12 and 15 mph when it hit the cyclist, who was peddling a green mountain bike at one of the Valley's busier intersections, said Valley Traffic's Steve Carbajal. The rider, whose name could not be determined, was taken to the hospital where she was initially listed in critical condition, but later upgraded to stable, Manning said. Police on Sunday were still trying to learn her identity. ``It looks like everyone is going to be OK this time,'' Manning said. ``The injured in·jure tr.v. in·jured, in·jur·ing, in·jures 1. To cause physical harm to; hurt. 2. To cause damage to; impair. 3. bicyclist apparently gave birth to a healthy baby,'' he said, adding that it was unclear what time the baby was delivered. No traffic citations were issued in connection with the collision, Manning said. |
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