BRIEFLY FLASH FLOOD FEARED IN MOUNTAIN AREAS.``Wet and unsettled weather'' is expected to reach the Southland by today, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the National Weather Service. Forecasters said the rain, which should measure a half-inch or less, was expected to reach the Los Angeles basin The Los Angeles Basin is the coastal sediment-filled plain located between the peninsular and transverse ranges in southern California in the United States containing the central part of the city of Los Angeles as well as its southern and southeastern suburbs (both in Los Angeles by this morning. However as much as an inch of rain is predicted for the mountains, where areas burned by the recent wildfires may have mud and debris flows. Winds of 20-30 mph could also sweep through portions of the area. Those planning to travel into the mountains should gear up for wintry win·try also win·ter·y adj. win·tri·er also win·ter·i·er, win·tri·est also win·ter·i·est 1. Belonging to or characteristic of winter; cold. 2. weather conditions. - City News Service Oxnard man dies of injuries in crash CAMARILLO - A 40-year-old Oxnard man died early Thursday after crashing his car into a power pole west of Camarillo. The California Highway Patrol said alcohol was a factor. George E. Gomez was driving his 1993 Nissan east on Wright Road west of Beardsley Road about 1 a.m. at a high speed when he lost control and slammed into the pole on the north side of the road, according to a statement from the 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 . Gomez was unconscious and lying outside the car when officers found him, and officials said he smelled of alcohol. He was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence but later died at Saint John's Hospital from severe blunt force trauma, officials said. - Daily News Wrong-way driver on 605 kills one PICO RIVERA - A driver headed the wrong way on the San Gabriel River San Gabriel River is the name of watercourses in two states:
Gaspar Angulo, 21, of La Puente was driving north in the carpool car·pool n. also car pool 1. An arrangement whereby several participants or their children travel together in one vehicle, the participants sharing the costs and often taking turns as the driver. 2. lane of the southbound 605 in a Nissan Maxima when the Nissan struck the family's Ford Focus near Rose Hills Road at about 2:50 a.m., said California Highway Patrol Officer Joe Zizi. A 39-year-old mother, who was a passenger in the Ford, was killed in the crash, Zizi said. Angulo, who had minor cuts to his forehead, was arrested on suspicion of felony driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, gross 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. and felony hit and run. - City News Service |
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