BRIEFLY LOOSE WHEEL KILLS DRIVER ON FREEWAY.BURBANK - A driver was killed Saturday after a stray wheel from a cement truck careened into his car. The driver, whose name was not released pending notification of family, was traveling northbound on the Golden State Freeway The Golden State Freeway is a north-south freeway running through Kern County and Los Angeles County, California. Originally built as U.S. Highway 99, it was re-signed as Interstate 5 in 1964. near Lincoln Boulevard The following streets are called Lincoln Boulevard:
A passenger was transported to Holy Cross Medical Center with moderate injuries, California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. officer Rosa Ray said. - Daily News Chase ends with power pole power pole Noun Austral & NZ a pole carrying an overhead power line crash NORTH HOLLYWOOD - A man driving a BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. led authorities on a chase early Saturday that ended when he crashed his car into an SUV in North Hollywood, police said. The man, whose name was withheld, sped off from the area of Third Street and Westlake Avenue near downtown, and led police over surface streets and freeways. At Hortense Street and Vineland Avenue he crashed his car into a sport utility vehicle and hit a power pole, police said. - City News Service 'Father Dollar Bill' will return today The Catholic priest known as ``Father Dollar Bill'' will continue his yuletide custom of passing out donated cash to the down and out of Skid Row skid row a run-down area frequented by alcoholics. [Am. Culture: Misc.] See : Alcoholism Skid Row district of down-and-outs and bums. [Am. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 1008] See : Failure . Beginning at 1 p.m. today, Father Maurice Chase will distribute $15,000 at the Fred Jordan Mission. His ministry is financially supported by Bob and Dolores Hope, Bob Newhart, Eli Broad, Gregory Peck, Georgia Frontiere, Vin Scully and the widows of Frank Sinatra and Henry Mancini, among others. - City News Service Hearn continues surgery recovery NORTHRIDGE - Lakers broadcasting legend Chick Hearn, who underwent open heart surgery this week tp replace an aortic valve aortic valve n. The valve between the left ventricle of the heart and the ascending aorta, consisting of three semilunar cusps. Aortic valve , remained in stable condition Saturday at a Northridge Hospital Medical Center Northridge Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in the Northridge town of Los Angeles, California, USA. It is currently operated by Catholic Healthcare West. History The hospital was founded in 1955 by Dr. . Hearn is ``continuing to improve daily,'' according to the hospital. - City News Service Police detain man who fired shots SYLMAR - A man who shot at several people in the 18700 block of Sorbonne Street was detained early Saturday, a Los Angeles police sergeant said. No one was wounded, police said. - City News Service Man's body found in creek in forest LOS PADRES NATIONAL FOREST Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. - Authorities on Saturday said they were investigating the death of a man found face down in a creek in the forest north of Fillmore. An overdue hiker rescued by authorities led police to the unidentified man, described as 30-40 years old, Caucasian, with a beard, long brown hair in a ponytail with a green windbreaker jacket. Authorities believe he had been dead for several weeks. An autopsy is scheduled for today. - Daily News Vehicle contains unidentified body SANTA SUSANA - An unidentified man was found dead in a car Saturday in the 7000 block of Santa Susan Pass road, police said. Police were called at 3:47 p.m. to the road, where the man was found in a white Honda. - Daily News Body in apartment results in arrest NORTH HOLLYWOOD - Police arrested a man when a body was found wrapped in a mattress at his North Hollywood apartment. Steven Patrick Seaton was arrested Saturday for investigation of murder and was being held without bail, Officer Guillermo Campos said. The victim's identity was not immediately released. Seaton allegedly told a friend Friday morning that he had strangled stran·gle v. stran·gled, stran·gling, stran·gles v.tr. 1. a. To kill by squeezing the throat so as to choke or suffocate; throttle. b. a man who had tried to ``rip him off'' during a drug deal. He asked the friend to help him bury the body in the desert, Campos said. Instead, the friend contacted police Friday evening. - Associated Press |
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