BRIEFLY CAR CRASH, FIRE KILL 21-YEAR-OLD.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. - A 21-year-old 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. man died in a fiery crash caused when he lost control of his 1971 Volkswagen Beetle This article is about the original Volkswagen Beetle. For the one introduced in 1997, see Volkswagen New Beetle. The Volkswagen Type 1, more commonly known as the Beetle at Ventu Park and Newbury roads, authorities said Tuesday. Matthew Dean Farren was turning left onto Ventu Park Road to get onto the ramp for the southbound Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. at 9:30 p.m. Monday when he lost control of his car, officials said. ``(He) sort of hit the asphalt embankment and then hit the light pole,'' said coroner's investigator James Baroni. ``And then the car (burst) into flames and he died in the car.'' Baroni said the Farren died of blunt-force head injuries and smoke inhalation Smoke Inhalation Definition Smoke inhalation is breathing in the harmful gases, vapors, and particulate matter contained in smoke. Description Smoke inhalation typically occurs in victims or firefighters caught in structural fires. . He had been employed at a paint store. - Daily News Lost fisherman's body recovered VENTURA - The body of a commercial fisherman who fell overboard two weeks ago was found Tuesday by a Ventura County Harbor Patrol officer, authorities said. The Ventura County Coroner's Office said Michael Jamison, 47, of Oak View died of accidental drowning. Harbor Patrol Officer Jon Freeman discovered the body at 8:24 a.m. inside the harbor's shallow breakwater breakwater, offshore structure to protect a harbor from wave energy or deflect currents. When it also serves as a pier, it is called a quay; when covered by a roadway it is called a mole. , officials said. The Harbor Patrol had been searching daily for the crab fisherman since he was reported overboard July 20, Miller said. - Daily News Morning crashes vex commuters SIMI VALLEY - Morning commuter traffic was tied up for miles Tuesday after two crashes within a half-hour on the westbound Ronald Reagan Freeway at Rocky Peak Road, officials said. No one was injured in the fender-bender reported at 7:26 a.m., officials said. However, the driver of a sport-utility vehicle was hurt in a four-car pile-up pile·up or pile-up n. 1. Informal A serious collision usually involving several motor vehicles. 2. An accumulation: "the pile-up of unsold autos" at 7:59 a.m. at the same location. He was transported to 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. after his vehicle overturned. - Daily News Man may get jail for taping sex acts VENTURA - A dentist pleaded no contest to six misdemeanor counts of videotaping himself having sex with a now-former girlfriend without her knowledge. Bruce Allen Pence Jr., 41, entered the plea just before Monday's scheduled start of his Superior Court trial. He pleaded no contest to recording confidential communications CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS, evidence. Whatever is communicated professedly by a client to his counsel, solicitor, or attorney, is considered as a confidential communication. 2. without the other person's knowledge or consent. He faces up to a year in jail when sentenced Aug. 22. Deputy District Attorney Lisa Lee said she had not yet decided whether she will ask for the maximum jail term. Pence had been charged with felonies. - Associated Press Teen pulls papers to run for council MOORPARK - An 18-year-old college student is among seven candidates who have pulled papers to run for two seats on the City Council, officials said. Jonathan Panossian has taken out nominating papers along with Roseann Mikos, Keith Millhouse, Tim Kalemkarian, Gerald Goldstein and incumbents Christopher Evans and Debbie Rodgers, who are each seeking their second terms. For mayor, challenger Michael H. Wesner has pulled papers, and incumbent Mayor Patrick Hunter has taken out papers to seek re-election. The deadline to file the papers is Aug. 11, unless any incumbent fails to file, in which case the deadline would be extended to Aug. 16. - Daily News Girl's lighter play fatal for pet lizard PORT HUENEME - A 4-year-old girl playing with a lighter set an apartment on fire, killing the family's pet iguana iguana (ĭgwä`nə), name for several large lizards of the family Iguanidae, found in tropical America and the Galapagos. The common iguana (Iguana iguana and causing about $20,000 damage to a bedroom. The iguana died from smoke inhalation. Ventura County firefighters were called at 2:16 p.m. Monday to the Ann Avenue apartment. The girl wasn't hurt. - Associated Press |
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