BRIEFLY ROLLOVER CRASH KILLS SIX ON I-15.BARSTOW, Calif. - Six people died Saturday after their sport utility vehicle rolled over on Interstate 15, authorities said. The crash involving a Ford Explorer
The Ford Explorer is a mid-size sport utility vehicle sold in North America and built by the Ford Motor Company since 1990. occurred about 9:30 p.m. just north of Barstow on the major thoroughfare between Southern California Southern California, also colloquially known as SoCal, is the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. Centered on the cities of Los Angeles and San Diego, Southern California is home to nearly 24 million people and is the nation's second most populated region, and Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. , said Tracey Martinez, a spokeswoman for the San Bernardino County Fire Department. There were no survivors, she said. It was not known whether any other vehicles were involved. The California Highway Patrol was investigating the cause of the crash. - Associated Press Truck driver killed in crash and fire GORMAN - A tractor-trailer driver was killed early Saturday when he drove off the road, crashed and was trapped inside the burning cab, the California Highway Patrol said. The big rig crashed on the northbound 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 Quail Lake Road in Gorman about 2:15 a.m. and caught fire, 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 officer Bruce Gaines said. The driver's identity was not available. - City News Service Cal State receives nearly $2 million The California State University system California State University System, coordinating agency established in 1960 by the merger of individual California state colleges, now consisting of 23 campuses. is receiving nearly $2 million in grants from state agencies to curb alcohol abuse on its campuses. - Daily News Free conferences set for caregivers WOODLAND HILLS - Two free conferences for family caregivers, with topics on family meetings, talking to physicians and legal and financial workshops, are being held this week, sponsored by the Los Angeles City Department of Aging. Tuesday's meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the Warner Center Marriott, 21850 Oxnard St., Woodland Hills. Wednesday's meeting, with the same topics, will be held 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission , Davidson Conference Center, 3415 S. Figueroa St., Los Angeles. Conferences are free, but registration is needed to guarantee lunch and parking. Call (213) 637-0051. - Daily News |
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