BRIEFLY : MAN KILLED BY TRAIN NEAR GLENDALE ROAD.GLENDALE - A man was killed in Glendale Wednesday by a southbound Metrolink train, about two blocks south of where another man was killed Dec. 4, authorities said. The accident happened about 4:20 p.m. in the 6000 block of 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 , said Glendale police Sgt. Matt Wojnarowski. The train was going about 65 mph, and the engineer sounded his horn, but the man did not move, he said. No identification was found. On Dec. 4, Lorenzo Kim, 47, of Sylmar was hit by a train after he walked around a barrier at Grandview Avenue. - City News Service Sun Valley lawyer gets judicial post A Sun Valley attorney was appointed to the Los Angeles Municipal Court bench, Gov. Pete Wilson announced Wednesday. Melvin Sandvig, 52, replaces Judge James Chalfant, who was appointed to Superior Court, Wilson said. Sandvig has been a sole practitioner since 1981. The attorney got his associate's degree from Valley College in 1976, and a law degree from University of La Verne The University of La Verne is a private university in La Verne, California (about 35 miles east of Los Angeles) with a main campus, seven satellite campuses throughout central and southern California, a law school, and two military regional campuses at Point Mugu Naval Air Station in 1981, he said. - City News Service Tainted meats lead to product recalls State health officials urged consumers Friday to check packages of hot dogs and meat that could be contaminated contaminated, v 1. made radioactive by the addition of small quantities of radioactive material. 2. made contaminated by adding infective or radiographic materials. 3. an infective surface or object. with Listeria Listeria /Lis·te·ria/ (lis-ter´e-ah) a genus of gram-negative bacteria (family Corynebacterium); L. monocyto´genes causes listeriosis. Lis·te·ri·a n. bacteria. Four people have died and more than 40 have become sick nationwide since August from eating meats manufactured by Bil Mar Foods, said Ken August of the state Department of Health Services Department of Health Services may refer to:
No deaths or illnesses have been reported in California, he said. Bil Mar recalled shipments of Ball Park, Bil Mar, Bryan Bunsize and Bryan 3-pound Club Pack hot dogs, as well as Grillmaster, Hygrade, Mr. Turkey, Sara Lee Deli Meat and Sara Lee Home Roast. Consumers should avoid products with the establishment numbers of EST EST electroshock therapy. EST abbr. electroshock therapy 0261 for poultry and EST 6911 for non-poultry. - City News Service Crash death leads to arrest of driver SIMI VALLEY - The driver of a vehicle that went over the side of the Ronald Reagan Freeway near Rocky Peak Road has been arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter vehicular manslaughter n. the crime of causing the death of a human being due to illegal driving of an automobile, including gross negligence, drunk driving, reckless driving, or speeding. after his passenger died of injuries in the Dec. 21 crash, California Highway Patrol officials said Wednesday. Authorities said Jose Manuel Hernandez, 18, of Van Nuys died at 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. on Dec. 23 of major head injuries. The driver of the vehicle, Jose Jesus Ortiz Rodriguez, 27, of Panorama City was being held in the Ventura County jail. - Daily News |
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