BRIEFLY PILOT AT WHITEMAN INJURED ON RUNWAY.PACOIMA - A 68-year-old pilot was injured Friday when his propeller plane bumped into an aircraft parked on the runway at Whiteman Airport Whiteman Airport (IATA: WHP, ICAO: KWHP) is located in Pacoima, California in the San Fernando Valley. No commercial airlines fly into this airport and it used exclusively for general aviation. , officials said. The unidentified man was transported to Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. Foundation Hospital, Panorama City, shortly after the 11:10 a.m. crash at the airport, said 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. spokesman Jim Wells. The pilot suffered moderate injuries to his head and neck. No one was in the other plane. The Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control was investigating the cause of the crash. - Daily News Arraignment A criminal proceeding at which the defendant is officially called before a court of competent jurisdiction, informed of the offense charged in the complaint, information, indictment, or other charging document, and asked to enter a plea of guilty, not guilty, or as otherwise permitted set in molestation molestation n. the crime of sexual acts with children up to the age of 18, including touching of private parts, exposure of genitalia, taking of pornographic pictures, rape, inducement of sexual acts with the molester or with other children, and variations of these GLENDALE - A man suspected of molesting a 9-year-old child will be arraigned Nov. 20 on eight counts of child molestation Child molestation is a crime involving a range of indecent or sexual activities between an adult and a child, usually under the age of 14. In psychiatric terms, these acts are sometimes known as pedophilia. , court officials said Friday. Cesar Esquivel, 23, was arrested Tuesday after two months on the run. He was wanted on a $400,000 warrant on suspicion of molesting a child during a one-year period starting in October 2002. A California Highway Patrol officer arrested Esquivel after he was involved in a single-vehicle traffic incident in Los Angeles. Esquivel is being held at Los Angeles County Jail with a $400,000 bail. - Daily News Injured child still in guarded condition WOODLAND HILLS - A 4-year-old boy remained in guarded condition Friday after the boy's 35-year-old mother, who is being investigated for possibly driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs, crashed her car head-on into another vehicle, injuring seven people, authorities said. The woman was driving her Acura Integra south on Topanga Canyon Boulevard near Mulholland Drive about 8 p.m. Thursday when she crossed a double yellow line and crashed head-on with a Lincoln Town Car The Lincoln Town Car is a rear wheel drive full-size luxury sedan and serves as the flagship of Ford's Lincoln luxury car division. Often referred to as a traditional American luxury sedan, the Town Car features a V8 engine, rear wheel drive, very generous exterior and interior , said LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. Officer Jim LaForce. Her 4-year-old son and 7-year-old son were airlifted to Childrens Hospital Los Angeles. The woman and her 5-year-old son, along with an adult male, were treated and released for injuries. Two adult males in the Lincoln were also treated and later released from hospitals, LaForce said. - Daily News Health insurance spotty, study says According to a UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX study released Friday, 4.5 million Californians were uninsured for six months or longer in 2001 out of the 6.3 million who lacked health insurance for all or part of a year. The UCLA Center for Health Policy Research examined long-term and intermittent health insurance coverage, as well as the sources and consequences of resulting periods of ``uninsurance,'' using data from the 2001 California Health Interview Study. - City News Service High-speed chase ends with 3 dead Three people, including a pregnant woman, were killed Friday when the high-speed pursuit of a stolen sport utility vehicle ended in a collision that sparked a fire at a gas station, authorities said. The chase began in an industrial area southeast of downtown shortly after midnight when officers saw the stolen Chevy Tahoe traveling erratically, California Highway Patrol Officer Alex Delgadillo said. The SUV went several blocks at about 60 mph before running a red light and crashing into a United Parcel Service United Parcel Service, Inc. (NYSE: UPS), commonly referred to as UPS, is the world's largest package delivery company, delivering more than 15 million packages[1] a day to 6.1 million customers in over 200 countries and territories around the world. truck, authorities said. The truck caught fire as it careened into the gas station and ruptured a pump. The driver of the SUV died at the scene and two passengers were pronounced dead at a hospital, Delgadillo said. One of the passengers was a pregnant woman in her third trimester and lost the child. The names of the people killed were withheld pending notification of next of kin The blood relatives entitled by law to inherit the property of a person who dies without leaving a valid will, although the term is sometimes interpreted to include a relationship existing by reason of marriage. Cross-references Descent and Distribution. . A fourth person in the SUV was listed in stable condition at County/USC Medical Center with a broken leg and cuts. - Associated Press Event promoter faces new charge A man who landed celebrity guests for charity events - but is accused of defrauding underwriters and donors - faced an additional federal charge Friday. Aaron Tonken, 37, is now charged with wire fraud in addition to a mail fraud count. If convicted, the former event promoter could face up to 10 years in prison. The criminal information claims that from about 1999 to 2002 Tonken and others lined their pockets with substantial portions of money that donors intended for star-studded charity events. - City News Service Pizza deliveryman killed jaywalking jay·walk intr.v. jay·walked, jay·walk·ing, jay·walks To cross a street illegally or in a reckless manner. [From jay2, inexperienced person. VAN NUYS - A Domino's Pizza deliveryman was killed Friday when he was struck by a car while attempting to cross a street. The 60-year-old deliveryman was carrying a pizza and walking outside a crosswalk in the 7000 block of Woodley Avenue about 8 p.m. when he was hit, said LAPD Officer Nels Jensen. Rescue workers pronounced him dead at the scene. The 20-year-old male driver of the vehicle was also hospitalized with cuts to the face after the impact forced the delivery man's head through the windshield, Jensen said. Initial indications were that the incident appears to be pedestrian error, he said. - Daily News |
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