BRIEFLY : DRIVER ARRESTED AFTER 2-VALLEY CHASE.The driver of a big rig suspected of being intoxicated in·tox·i·cate v. in·tox·i·cat·ed, in·tox·i·cat·ing, in·tox·i·cates v.tr. 1. To stupefy or excite by the action of a chemical substance such as alcohol. 2. was in custody Saturday after being chased by a county paramedic crew, sheriff's deputies and police officers. Paramedics from Station 107 spotted the truck being driven erratically south on the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. in Santa Clarita, said Los Angeles police Lt. Carl Deeley of the Santa Clarita Station. The paramedics got behind the truck and put on their ambulance lights to keep traffic away. A deputy spotted the paramedics tailing the big rig, which was ``weaving all over the roadway'' on the freeway at Golden Valley Road at 10:45 p.m. Friday, he said. Deputies tried to stop the truck, but it kept going, and went from the Antelope Valley Freeway to the southbound Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. . The chase finally ended about 11:30 p.m. at a cul-de-sac near Trebert Place and Elmhurst Drive in the Tujunga area when the truck hit a parked car, officers said. City News Service Drowning victim's identity discovered LONG BEACH - Authorities on Saturday identified the woman who drowned in the rain-swollen Los Angeles River The Los Angeles River is an intermittent river flowing through Los Angeles County, California, from Canoga Park in the west end of the San Fernando Valley, 51 miles (82 km) southeast to its mouth in Long Beach. while allegedly trying with her boyfriend to escape from police. The body of Renee Cruz, 20, of Long Beach, was recovered Friday night by Long Beach firefighters. Her boyfriend, Anthony McGonigle, 33, of Long Beach, also jumped into the water but was pulled out alive. He was initially arrested in connection with a car theft, but was later booked on suspicion of murder with regard to Cruz's death, said sheriff's Deputy Bob Killeen. City News Service Hemet area shaken by little earthquake HEMET - A small earthquake rumbled near Hemet early Saturday, according to the California Institute of Technology California Institute of Technology, at Pasadena, Calif.; originally for men, became coeducational in 1970; founded 1891 as Throop Polytechnic Institute; called Throop College of Technology, 1913–20. in Pasadena. Police received several calls from residents asking about the jolt they felt or heard, said police dispatcher Bernice Vivanco. She said the temblor seemed to produce ``more sound than shaking'' at police headquarters. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. Caltech seismologist seis·mol·o·gy n. The geophysical science of earthquakes and the mechanical properties of the earth. seis Nick Shekel said the magnitude-3.1 quake at 1:34 a.m. was centered 3 miles north-northwest of Hemet, which is about 80 miles east-southeast of downtown Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles is the central business district of Los Angeles, California, located close to the geographic center of the metropolitan area. The sprawling, multi-centered megacity is such that its downtown core is often considered just another district like Hollywood or . The earthquake was not an aftershock of any other recorded quakes, Shekel said. Associated Press Valley group need literacyy volunteers The San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. Literacy Council needs volunteers to teach English and reading skills to adults, including some on waiting lists because there aren't enough tutors. Some of the students are immigrants learning English and seeking U.S. citizenship while others were born in the United States and are functionally illiterate. Tutor training classes will be given Saturday, Feb. 21, Feb. 28, and March 14, 21, and 28 at Sepulveda United Methodist Church United Methodist Church, in the United States, religious body formed by the union in 1968 of the Evangelical United Brethren Church and the Methodist Church (see Methodism). , 15435 Rayen St., North Hills. Classes run from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. For information, volunteers should telephone (818) 893-5216 or (818) 341-4009. - Daily News |
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