BRIEFLY : POLICE CHASE LANDS WOMAN IN CUSTODY.A woman led police on a 35-mile chase Saturday before the car ran out of gas and she was arrested in Sylmar, police said. The incident began about 2:50 a.m. when Frances Ramirez, 32, who was driving a 1997 Toyota Corolla The Toyota Corolla is a compact car produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota, which has become very popular throughout the world since the nameplate was first introduced in 1966. In 1997, the Corolla became the bestselling car in the world, with over 30 million sold as of 2007. , ran a red light at Roscoe and Van Nuys boulevards, police said. The car had been reported stolen, so California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officers took up the chase, officials said. The pursuit was eventually turned over to the Los Angeles Police Department "LAPD" and "L.A.P.D." redirect here. For other uses, see LAPD (disambiguation).  This article or section is written like an . and continued on surface streets and freeways until it ended
when Ramirez ran out of gas at the intersection of the Golden State and
Foothill freeways, police said.
Ramirez, a Sun Valley resident, was booked at the LAPD's Van Nuys station on suspicion of felony evading, officials said. A friend of Ramirez's had made the auto theft report but later said the vehicle had not been stolen, police said. - Daily News Staff and Wire Services Car hits, kills man standing on freeway SIMI VALLEY Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. - A Canoga Park man died early Saturday after he was hit while standing in the eastbound lanes of the Ronald Reagan Freeway as he inspected his disabled vehicle. Alberto Flores Flores, town, Guatemala Flores (flōrəs), town (1990 est. pop. 2,200), capital of Petén department, N Guatemala. Flores was built on an island in the southern part of Lake Petén Itzá and on the site of the , 29, was pronounced dead at 12:20 a.m. Saturday at Simi Valley Hospital Simi Valley Hospital (SVH) is a Seventh-day Adventist hospital located located in Simi Valley, California. SVH is a member of Adventist Health. New Construction Simi Valley Hospital is in the process of building a new wing to the hospital. , where he had been taken after the incident, officials said. California Highway Patrol officials said Flores was driving east on the freeway at about 11:35 p.m. Friday when his car inexplicably ran off the road near Kuehner Drive. The vehicle then veered back onto the freeway and came to rest blocking the second and third lanes. When Flores got out to look at the damage, he was hit by another car, officials said. The driver of the other vehicle, who was not identified, was not injured. CHP CHP Chapter CHP Combined Heat and Power CHP California Highway Patrol CHP Cumhuriyet Halk Partisi (Turkish: Republican People's Party) CHP Chemical Hygiene Plan (OSHA) CHP Community Health Plan officials said an investigation is continuing, but there was no indication that alcohol was involved. - Daily News Block party for fire crews' effort slated Porter Ranch residents are throwing a block party today to thank firefighters for knocking down a 470-acre, wind-driven wildfire earlier this month before it damaged any homes. The party will be from noon to 4:30 p.m. at Winnetka Avenue and Rinaldi Street in Northridge. Food and entertainment, including strolling musicians and games for children, will be offered. Vintage fire equipment will be on display. At 1:30 p.m., the residents will present a check to 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. Fire Department's Widows, Orphans and Disabled Firefighters Fund. - Daily News Teen on train tracks hit twice, loses ear A teen-ager's ear was severed Saturday when he was hit twice by a train while he was running across the tracks, a city fire spokesman said. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority's Blue Line train was approaching a station along East Washington Boulevard The following roads are named Washington Boulevard:
The train was already slowing to a stop but struck the boy, throwing him up to 50 feet, Humphrey said. The boy landed on the tracks and the train struck him again, dragging him a short distance, he said. ``He was found in front of the train,'' Humphrey said. ``A few more inches, he would have met his demise.'' The boy, whose name wasn't released, was taken to Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center (also known as County USC) is an 800-bed teaching hospital located in East Los Angeles in the Boyle Heights neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. in serious condition, he said. Paramedics crawled under the train as they searched the area around the tracks for the boy's ear, but didn't find it, Humphrey said. - Associated Press |
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