BRIEFLY : FREIGHT TRAIN HITS MAN PUSHING CART.PACOIMA - A 35-year-old man was critically injured after walking into the path of a Union-Pacific freight train Thursday afternoon, officials said. The man, who was not immediately identified, was pushing a shopping cart alongside his dog when he was hit by the train at San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the and Osborne Street, said Brian Humphrey, a spokesman for the 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. . The man received ``very critical injuries'' to his chest, abdomen and forehead in the 3:15 p.m. incident, Humphrey said. His right foot was partially amputated. The dog held firefighters away from the man, trying to bite them until they were able to corral corral a small fenced-in enclosure with high, wooden fences, suitable for holding cattle or horses. corral system a management system in which range cattle are put into corrals and fed hay for a period when the environment is most him, Humphrey said. The man was transported to Holy Cross Medical Center in Mission Hills, where he was undergoing surgery. - Daily News Bar will investigate service using O.J. The State Bar will look into the lawyer referral service A lawyer referral service is typically offered by state and local bar associations as a public service. The purpose of a lawyer referral service is to increase access to justice by referring members of the general public to lawyers in private practice or to legal aid organizations that hired O.J. Simpson to appear in television ads to make sure it meets state requirements, a spokesman said Thursday. Simpson reportedly agreed to do the ads because he feels many people, especially minorities, who are accused of crimes do not have adequate legal representation. To do business in California as a referral service, companies must be certified by the State Bar and comply with minimum standards adopted by the Supreme Court, said Robert Hawley Robert Hawley (1729-1799), Captain, raised provisions for the Continental soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. Biography Captain Robert Hawley was born June 5, 1729, in Stratford, Connecticut, now Trumbull, in New England. , assistant general counsel for the bar association. ``Among other things, the minimum standards require attorneys who participate in an LRS LRS Lawyer Referral Service (Ontario) LRS Library Research Service LRS Linear Referencing System (transportation engineering) LRS Logistics Readiness Squadron (USAF) to carry malpractice insurance Noun 1. malpractice insurance - insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice; "obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance" ,'' he said. ``The LRS also must assure a fair distribution of referrals and commit resources to meet the referral needs of clients with limited incomes.'' - City News Service Unusual pursuit ends in arrest VAN NUYS - A man led police on a brief but erratic chase along Van Nuys Boulevard on Thursday, weaving across lanes, pulling abrupt U-turns and hitting high speeds only to then drive very slowly, officials said. The man, who was not immediately identified, was standing next to his car in north lanes on Van Nuys Boulevard near Oxnard Street about 9:05 p.m., talking to Noun 1. talking to - a lengthy rebuke; "a good lecture was my father's idea of discipline"; "the teacher gave him a talking to" lecture, speech rebuke, reprehension, reprimand, reproof, reproval - an act or expression of criticism and censure; "he had to someone, when police told him to drive on, said Los Angeles police Sgt. R. Lopez. Instead, the man drove away at high speed and ran three red lights, Lopez said. When police caught up to him, the chase slowed until Sherman Way where the man turned around and drove slowly south, often stopping at intersections, until he pulled over at Califa Street. The man was taken into custody without incident and booked into jail on suspicion of felony evading, Lopez said. - Daily News |
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