BRIEFLY : SERVICES FOR BOY KILLED IN FIGHT SET.Services for a 13-year-old boy who died after a schoolyard fistfight are scheduled tonight at 7 p.m. at the First Baptist Church First Baptist Church may refer to many churches: Canada
A viewing will precede the service for Stephan Corson, who had attended Juniper Intermediate School in Palmdale for about three weeks after moving from the Winnetka area of 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. . Corson got into a fight with a 14-year-old schoolmate after classes let out Friday. He died after being struck on the side of the face. 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. County coroner's deputies said making a determination on the cause of his death will be deferred until more tests are performed. A reception will follow the service at First Baptist Church, located at 20553 Sherman Way. - Daily News Canoga Park crash kills woman, 34 WINNETKA - Traffic officers were investigating a crash that killed a 34-year-old Canoga Park woman and injured three others Sunday night Sunday Night, later named Michelob Presents Night Music, was an NBC late-night television show which aired for two seasons between 1988 and 1990 as a showcase for jazz and eclectic musical artists. . Richard Palacios, 23, also of Canoga Park, was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, said Los Angeles police Detective James Deaton of the Valley Traffic Division. Lilia Alvarez, who was driving by herself, was killed after Palacios' vehicle broadsided her car, which overturned in the middle of the intersection of Sherman Way and Mason Avenue at 11:35 p.m., detectives said. Detectives were still trying Monday to determine who ran the red light. - Daily News Pedestrian killed on 101 freeway A pedestrian was killed on the 101 freeway near Vineland Avenue Monday night, and nearby firefighters rescued a woman whose car plunged into the Tujunga Wash Tujunga Wash is a stream in Los Angeles County, California. It is a tributary of the Los Angeles River, providing about a fifth of its flow, and drains about 225 square miles. at Coldwater Canyon and Chandler Boulevard. The woman, who was not identified, suffered neck and back pain and was transported to a local hospital for treatment, police said. Officials were investigating why the car veered off the low bridge into the wash late Monday. -Daily News Use of restraining chair banned at jail A federal judge has issued an order temporarily banning the Ventura County Jail from strapping inmates to a restraining chair. U.S. District Judge Lourdes Baird issued the preliminary injunction A temporary order made by a court at the request of one party that prevents the other party from pursuing a particular course of conduct until the conclusion of a trial on the merits. A preliminary injunction is regarded as extraordinary relief. Nov. 15 in response to a request from four men who claim their detainment in the chair violated their Eighth Amendment guarantees from cruel and unusual punishment Such punishment as would amount to torture or barbarity, any cruel and degrading punishment not known to the Common Law, or any fine, penalty, confinement, or treatment that is so disproportionate to the offense as to shock the moral sense of the community. . Jail documents showed that in an 18-month period nearly 400 people had been detained in the Pro-Straint chair, said Sonia Mercado, co-counsel for the four men. The jail has stopped using the restraining chair since the court order, said Sgt. Jeff Allaire, watch commander at the jail. - Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. |
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