BRIEFLY : BOY SERIOUSLY HURT BY AUTO IN NOHO.NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A 4-year-old boy was in serious condition with head injuries and a broken leg Friday night after he was apparently hit by a car, fire officials said. Paramedics were called at 8:25 p.m. to an apartment in the 11900 block of Hart Street, where the injured boy had been taken after the incident. The 911 caller said the boy had been injured in a fall, but when paramedics arrived they were told the boy had been hit by a car, then that he was not only run over, but that the car also backed up over him, said Brian Humphrey, spokesman for the 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. city Fire Department. The boy was airlifted with his uncle to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles, Humphrey said. He was in serious but stable condition. Humphrey said it was unclear where the incident took place and how much time had elapsed e·lapse intr.v. e·lapsed, e·laps·ing, e·laps·es To slip by; pass: Weeks elapsed before we could start renovating. n. before paramedics were called. - Daily News Authorities identify victim in car plunge MALIBU - A man who was killed after his car plunged hundreds of feet down an embankment was identified Friday as a 32-year-old North Hollywood resident, authorities said. The man, whose name was not released pending notification of relatives who were out of the country, was driving about 35 mph by himself on Piuma Road, just east of Costa Del Sol Costa del Sol (kō`stä thĕl sōl`), a strip of coastline, S. Spain, in Andalusia, extending from Motril to Estepona The area has become famous as a Mediterranean coastal resort, and its tourist industry continues to expand. Way at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, said Officer Richard Perez of the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. . For undetermined reasons, he lost control of his 1991 Mitsubishi Mirage The Mitsubishi Mirage is a subcompact car produced by Mitsubishi Motors from 1978 to 2002. It was sold as the Mitsubishi Colt and Lancer in many markets. 1978 and drove off the side of the road, landing 476 feet down an embankment, Perez said. He was not wearing a sea belt. - Daily News Raw Texas oysters make hundreds ill SACRAMENTO - State health officials are warning consumers not to eat raw oysters raw oysters food consumed as a love potion. [Popular Folklore: Misc.] See : Aphrodisiacs harvested from Galveston Bay Noun 1. Galveston Bay - an arm of the Gulf of Mexico in Texas to the south of Houston Lone-Star State, Texas, TX - the second largest state; located in southwestern United States on the Gulf of Mexico , Texas. The oysters have sickened about 245 people nationwide, including at least six in California. In-the-shell oysters taken from Galveston Bay after May 27 have been recalled, and the bay has been closed to harvesting since June 26. About 120,000 pounds of possibly tainted oysters were shipped to California, primarily to retailers in Southern California and in San Francisco, Santa Clara, Merced and San Joaquin counties. Health officials have contacted most oyster retailers in California. Health authorities blame the illnesses on a bacterium called Vibrio parahaemolyticus Vibrio par·a·hae·mo·lyt·i·cus n. A marine bacterium that may contaminate shellfish and cause human gastroenteritis. , which is killed by thorough cooking. Symptoms range from diarrhea to nausea and fever. Oysters harvested and shipped for cooking are not included in the recall. - Associated Press Three in car injured in off-ramp crash At least three people, including one who was temporarily trapped in the wreckage, were injured in a single-vehicle crash on a freeway off-ramp near Griffith Park on Friday, authorities said. The crash happened about noon on the Victory Boulevard off-ramp of the eastbound Ventura Freeway, said Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Brian Humphrey. At least two victims were taken to Los Angeles County/USC Medical Center, Humphrey said, and one was brought to Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. - City News Service |
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