BRIEFLY : CAR KILLS MAN, 72, AFTER CHURCH SERVICE.VAN NUYS - After attending church services Sunday, a 72-year-old Woodland Hills man walked onto Sherman Way, where he was hit by a car and killed. The man, whose name was withheld pending notification of relatives, was jaywalking jay·walk intr.v. jay·walked, jay·walk·ing, jay·walks To cross a street illegally or in a reckless manner. [From jay2, inexperienced person. in the 17300 block of Sherman Way, said Lt. Steven Allen of 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. Police Department's traffic division. ``He was looking at a bus that was obstructing his vision of a car that was moving much faster,'' Allen said. The driver of the blue, 1983 Oldsmobile Cutlass The Oldsmobile Cutlass was an automobile made by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. The Cutlass was introduced in 1961 as a unibody compact car competing with the Dodge Lancer and Mercury Comet. was not cited, he 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 said the man suffered massive body injuries, including two broken legs, in the 12:20 p.m. accident. - Daily News Truck grazes boy, 6, on Mission Hills road MISSION HILLS - A boy who appeared to be about 6 years old was grazed by a pickup truck in Mission Hills Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. and was said to be in good condition en route to a hospital, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said. The incident happened about 8:20 p.m. in the 15000 block of West San Fernando Mission Boulevard, said Brian Humphrey. The boy was ``conscious, but appeared disoriented dis·o·ri·ent tr.v. dis·o·ri·ent·ed, dis·o·ri·ent·ing, dis·o·ri·ents To cause (a person, for example) to experience disorientation. Adj. 1. ,'' Humphrey said. He was being airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles as a precaution. The boy's father was with him at the time of the incident and accompanied him in the helicopter, Humphrey said. - City News Service Blaze burns building in Lincoln Heights LINCOLN HEIGHTS - A greater alarm fire broke out Sunday at a one-story commercial structure in Lincoln Heights, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said. Heavy smoke was billowing bil·low n. 1. A large wave or swell of water. 2. A great swell, surge, or undulating mass, as of smoke or sound. v. bil·lowed, bil·low·ing, bil·lows v.intr. 1. from the building's roof when firefighters responded to the blaze in the 3300 block of North Mission Road about 7:55 p.m., Brian Humphrey said. About 45 firefighters were called to the scene, Humphrey said. There were no immediate reports of injuries. - City News Service |
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