BRIEFLY : 101 FREEWAY CRASH KILLS OJAI RESIDENT.CALABASAS - A 51-year-old Ojai man died early Friday after crashing his car into a concrete pillar near the Las Virgenes Road exit of the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. , California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. dispatchers said. Officials are investigating what caused Julio Giannotti's Plymouth Reliant The Plymouth Reliant (or Reliant K, as it was sometimes called) was one of the first two so-called "K-cars" (the other being the Dodge Aries) the Chrysler Corporation introduced for the 1981 model year. to swerve off the right shoulder of the northbound lanes, tumble down an embankment and crash into a pillar supporting the Las Virgenes off-ramp. Giannotti's car veered off the freeway at 12:10 a.m., and paramedics and firefighters arrived at the scene within minutes. However, the car was so badly smashed that rescue personnel used special machinery to cut open the car and remove him, officials said. Giannotti was then airlifted to Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. , where he was pronounced dead at 1:46 a.m. ?13- Daily News Food and toy drive set by auto dealers THOUSAND OAKS - Through Dec. 21, the Thousand Oaks Auto Mall will hold a food and toy drive for Manna. Dealerships will have collection bins for unwrapped toys, nonperishable food and toiletries toi·let·ry n. pl. toi·let·ries An article, such as toothpaste or a hairbrush, used in personal grooming or dressing. toiletries npl → artículos mpl de aseo (= . Each participating dealer also will offer a $1 donation to Manna for every item donated, up to a total of $1,000. ?13- Daily News 'Tis the season for holiday scammers THOUSAND OAKS - The Thousand Oaks Police Department reminds people to be on the lookout for in search of; looking for. See also: Lookout scam artists during the holiday season. Schemes can include people posing as illegal immigrants asking for help in cashing a supposedly winning lottery ticket to false stories about family illness or death. Such scams can occur anywhere, and criminals especially like to prey on To take prey from; to despoil; to pillage; to rob To seize as prey; to take for food by violence; to seize and devour. - Shak. To wear away gradually; to cause to waste or pine away; as, the trouble preyed upon his mind s>. - Shak. See also: Prey Prey Prey the elderly. ?13- Daily News High school hosting Christmas toy drive WESTLAKE VILLAGE - The Westlake High School Westlake High School may refer to:
Anyone who wants to donate a toy should bring it, unwrapped, to the high school's main office at 100 N. Lakeview Canyon Road. ?13- Daily News Computer donated to youth job group THOUSAND OAKS - Office Depot has donated a Pentium 133 computer to the Conejo Valley Youth Employment Service. Earlier this year the service received a donation of Microsoft Office 97 software packages from Microsoft, but its antiquated computers could not handle the modern programs. The service hopes to find additional computers to bring the rest of its office up to date. The employment service offers job counseling and placement services for Conejo Valley residents ages 13 to 25. |
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