BRIEFLY : MOTORCYCLIST KILLED IN CRASH WITH VOLVO.WESTLAKE VILLAGE - A 39-year-old motorcyclist from Thousand Oaks Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. was killed Wednesday after slamming into the rear of a Volvo that turned in front of him, authorities said. The motorcyclist, who was not identified pending notification of family members, was traveling eastbound east·bound adj. Going toward the east. eastbound Adjective going towards the east Adj. 1. on Thousand Oaks Boulevard and approaching La Baya Drive when the westbound Volvo, driven by Everett Evans, 61, made a left turn in front of him at 5:40 p.m., said Sgt. Jon Jones Jon Jones is a British television director and screenwriter whose works include the ITV drama series Cold Feet, the Channel 4 drama A Very Social Secretary and the 2007 ITV adaptation of Northanger Abbey. of the Lost Hills sheriff's station. The motorcyclist hit the right rear portion of the Volvo and was pronounced dead at the scene, Jones said. No others were injured in the crash, which was under investigation. - Daily News Vehicle hits boy, 6, on Van Nuys street VAN NUYS - A 6-year-old boy suffered head trauma after he was hit by a car in the 14100 block of Calvert Street, officials said. The boy, who was not immediately identified, was airlifted to Childrens Hospital 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. after the 8:15 p.m. incident, said Sgt. Ed Wheelis of the Los Angeles Police Department's Traffic Division. He had facial scrapes and a sore abdomen and was listed in fair condition, said Steve Rutledge, a hospital spokesman. However, a CAT scan CAT scan (kăt) [computerized axial tomography], X-ray technique that allows relatively safe, painless, and rapid diagnosis in previously inaccessible areas of the body; also called CT scan. had not yet been performed on the child. The 6-year-old was in between an ice-cream truck and a vehicle when he darted into traffic and was hit by a car traveling an estimated 20 to 25 mph, Wheelis said. The driver was not cited and is not believed to be at fault, Wheelis said. A security camera at a neighboring neigh·bor n. 1. One who lives near or next to another. 2. A person, place, or thing adjacent to or located near another. 3. A fellow human. 4. Used as a form of familiar address. v. apartment complex captured the incident on tape, Wheelis said, clearly showing that the child ran in front of traffic. - Daily News |
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