BRIEFLY; GORE'S DAUGHTER HURT IN CAR CRASH.A daughter of Vice President Al Gore Noun 1. Al Gore - Vice President of the United States under Bill Clinton (born in 1948) Albert Gore Jr., Gore escaped serious injury when a driver ran a red light in Hollywood and slammed into a car she was driving, police said Saturday. Paramedics treated Kristin Gore Kristin C. Gore Cusack (born June 5, 1977) is an American author and television writer. She is the second daughter of former Vice President Al Gore and of Tipper Gore. Background Gore was raised in Washington D.C. , 22, at the scene for pain in her neck and left elbow following the crash at 11:30 p.m. Friday, said Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. police Office Guillermo Campos. Gore's passenger, complaining of pain in her right shoulder, was also treated and released at the scene. Gore was driving a silver Saturn 2000 coupe north on Hayworth Avenue, when a 1985 Volkswagen Cabriolet going east on Melrose Avenue Melrose Avenue is a well-known Los Angeles street that starts from Santa Monica Boulevard at the border between Beverly Hills and West Hollywood and ends at Hoover Street in Silver Lake. Melrose runs north of Beverly Boulevard and south of Santa Monica Boulevard. allegedly ran a red light and hit the car, Campos said. - Daily News BOY HIT BY CAR IN CRITICAL CONDITION PACOIMA - A 2-year-old boy was struck by a car Saturday and remained in critical condition at a hospital, authorities said. The boy was airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles with head and chest trauma Chest trauma (or thoracic trauma) is a serious injury of the chest. Thoracic trauma is a common cause of significant disability and mortality. Thoracic injuries account for approximately 25% of all trauma-related deaths. , according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Officer Ralph Fournier of LAPD's Valley Traffic Division. Fournier said the boy, whose name was not released, ran into the street unescorted at 4:30 p.m. in the 13400 block of Desmond Street and was hit. Authorities said the driver was not charged with any violation. - Daily News WEBCASTS OF PUC (Public Utility Commission) A regulatory body in every state in the U.S. that governs public utilities within its jurisdiction such as electricity, gas, oil, sewer, water, transportation and telephone service. Some states call it the Public Service Commission (PSC). MEETINGS TO BEGIN California Public Utilities Commission The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC; also often commonly referred to as simply the PUC) [1] is a state Public Utilities Commission which regulates privately-owned utilities in the state of California, including electric power, meetings will be broadcast via the Internet starting this week, the agency announced Saturday. Those with computers capable of handling live audio can drop in on Thursday's 10 a.m. meeting at www.cpuc.ca.gov/realaudio/realaudio.htm. A couple of days before each meeting, the Web page will contain the appropriate links to get the live feed. About 10 minutes before the scheduled start time, the broadcast page will go ``live,'' which will enable a computer connection. Meetings are held every two weeks, and archived audio of past meetings will be made available. - City News Service WOMAN KILLED IN CLIFF'S COLLAPSE ENCINITAS - Tons of earth from a collapsing cliff buried a woman enjoying Moonlight Beach Saturday as her husband walked out of the surf. The collapse occurred about 1:30 p.m., said city fire Capt. Mark Seibert Mark Seibert is an American musician, composer and producer best known for his work on various video games from Sierra Entertainment. Biography From 1979 to 1986, Seibert performed guitar and vocals for a Christian band called Omega Sunrise. . Waves undercut a section 100 feet long and 75 feet wide. ``The entire cliff face just dropped,'' Seibert said. ``It was 30 or 40 tons, at least. There were some boulders there that were as big as two cars.'' The woman's husband, who had just finished surfing, was helped by passers-by as they dug with their hands to free the woman. As the tide began to come in, firefighters, county sheriff's deputies, and U.S. Border Patrol search-and-rescue workers used heavy equipment to dig. They recovered her body. San Diego County coroner's officials identified the victim as Rebecca Kowalski, 30. The couple lived nearby. - Associated Press |
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