BRIEFLY IDENTITY RELEASED IN FATAL COLLISION.SYLMAR - A motorcyclist who died late Tuesday night in a fiery crash has been identified as Juvenal Cendejas, 30, of Sylmar, 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 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 Office. Cendejas missed a curve on the westbound Foothill Freeway at 11 p.m. Tuesday while leading California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. Officers on a chase, according to 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 . His motorcycle, traveling at speeds of up to 120 mph, hit a slow-moving three-axle tow truck and the motorcycle burst into flames. - Daily News Shooter sought in driver's death PANORAMA CITY - Police are seeking the public's help in finding a suspect who shot a 32-year-old motorist who then crashed a vehicle into the wall of a carwash and died at a hospital Tuesday. The shooting occurred at the Panorama City Car Wash at Woodman Avenue and Roscoe Boulevard about 8:40 p.m., 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 . Sgt. Jeff Stahl said. The driver, identified as Alberto Hernandez of Compton, was shot by at least one occupant of a second vehicle as the two vehicles traveled westbound on Roscoe Boulevard, according to a police statement. Anyone with additional information on the shooting was asked to call (818) 756-8291 or (877) 529-3855 after hours Adv. 1. after hours - not during regular hours; "he often worked after hours" and on weekends. - City News Service Woman, 26, dies in highway crash PEARBLOSSOM - A 26-year-old woman killed in a Wednesday traffic collision in Pearblossom was identified as Karla Fiorella of Littlerock, according to the Coroner's Office. Fiorella was driving a 1995 Acura west on Pearblossom Highway about 8:40 p.m. when she swerved into oncoming traffic, according to the California Highway Patrol. Fiorella's car crashed head-on into a 2000 Freightliner truck before careening The careening of a sailing vessel is laying her up on a calm beach at high tide in order to expose one side or another of the ship's hull for maintenance below the water line when the tide goes out. into a Honda Goldwing motorcycle and a Honda sedan. Fiorella was pronounced dead at the scene. Four others involved in the collision suffered minor to moderate injuries, officials said. - Staff and Wire Services Man, 71, drowns in apartment pool A 71-year-old man drowned Thursday in an apartment building swimming pool in Hollywood, a fire official said. Paramedics were called to the 7200 block of Hillside Avenue about 2:40 p.m., said Bob Collis of the Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. . The man was rushed to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Cedars-Sinai Medical Center is a world-renowned hospital located in Los Angeles, California. History Cedars-Sinai is the result of a merger in 1961 between two major Los Angeles hospitals, Cedars of Lebanon and Mount Sinai Home for the Incurables, with Steve Broidy as , where he was pronounced dead, Collis said. - City News Service MTA (1) (Message Transfer Agent or Mail Transfer Agent) The store and forward part of a messaging system. See messaging system. (2) See M Technology Association. 1. (messaging) MTA - Message Transfer Agent. train strikes, kills one person A man was hit and killed by a Metropolitan Transportation Authority train in front of the Florence Avenue station platform Thursday, authorities said. Nobody on the train was hurt. The man was pronounced dead at the scene after the 3 p.m. incident, Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Carlos Lopez said. His identity was not immediately released. The train, carrying 400 passengers from downtown to Long Beach, was delayed for about 30 minutes, MTA spokesman Jose Ubaldo said. - Associated Press Fuel assistance donors are sought The Gas Co. on Thursday kicked off a campaign to raise $250,000 in donations to be used, in conjunction with matching funds from the utility, to help low-income residents pay for natural gas this winter. The Gas Co.'s Gas Assistance Fund program has provided assistance of up to $150 on customers' winter natural-gas bills for the past 22 years. The utility said in a statement that it is trying to raise $250,000, which it will match dollar for dollar. Gas Co. customers wishing to contribute to the fund can mail their tax-deductible contributions to: United Way, Gas Assistance Fund, File 56826, Los Angeles, CA 90074-6826, or donate online by logging on to www.unitedwayla.org. - City News Service Lakers book drive will honor Hearn The Los Angeles Lakers will conduct a book drive before Sunday's game on behalf of the Florence Avenue School and to honor the late legendary announcer Chick Hearn. Books will be collected at Star Plaza at Staples Center from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. before the game against the New Orleans Hornets The New Orleans Hornets are a professional basketball team based in New Orleans, Louisiana. They play in the Southwest Division of the National Basketball Association (NBA). . All fans donating books will receive a 2004-05 Lakers pin along with a sticker they can put into the book, commemorating their donation in Hearn's memory. The books will go to the school's library and classroom libraries. - City News Service |
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