BRIEFLY SERIES OF CRASHES KILLS PAIR IN CAR.MISSION HILLS - A car being driven at a high rate of speed in Mission Hills hit a street sign, a pole, a parked car, a tree and a fence, then overturned and caught fire, killing two people inside, police said Sunday. The series of crashes happened about 10:20 p.m. Saturday on Fox Street, just east of Arleta Avenue, said 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. police Officer Samuel Mather of the Valley Traffic Division. Mather said that before losing control of the silver 2002 Nissan four-door, the driver had apparently run a stop sign. Two of the three males in the car were pronounced dead at the scene, Mather said. The third person was taken 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 in Panorama City, then transferred to a hospital in San Bernardino San Bernardino, city, United States San Bernardino (săn bûr'nədē`nō), city (1990 pop. 164,164), seat of San Bernardino co., S Calif., at the foot of the San Bernardino Mts.; inc. 1854. County, Mather said. - City News Service Van driver killed in freeway chase CASTAIC - The driver of a minivan died after leading Los Angeles police officers on a chase through the San Fernando San Fernando, city, Argentina San Fernando (săn fərnăn`dō), city (1991 pop. 144,761), Buenos Aires prov., E Argentina. It is a district administrative center in the Greater Buenos Aires area. and Santa Clarita valleys The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. late Sunday, and crashing into the back of a big-rig truck apparently on purpose. The televised high-speed chase began in North Hollywood, Fox 11 reported, and ended on northbound north·bound adj. Going toward the north. northbound Adjective going towards the north Adj. 1. Interstate in·ter·state adj. Involving, existing between, or connecting two or more states. n. One of a system of highways extending between the major cities of the 48 contiguous United States. Noun 1. 5 near Lake Hughes Road Hughes Road is an arterial road in South Mumbai linking Opera House with Kemps Corner. To the left is Malabar Hill. about 10:30 p.m. Police reported that the man was wanted in connection with domestic violence and making terrorist threats and was armed with a knife. - City News Service Body's discovery leads to arrest PACOIMA - A 19-year-old Pacoima man was arrested Sunday in connection with the death of a 47-year-old man whose body was found in bushes near a Pacoima freeway, Los Angeles police said. The victim's body was found about 6:40 a.m. at the Van Nuys Boulevard exit from the northbound Golden State (5) Freeway, said Lt. Steven Stein of the Los Angeles Police Department's Foothill Division. Jose Lape Prieto was arrested later in the day, but no details on the arrest were immediately available, Stein said. Paramedics declared the victim dead of trauma to his head, Stein said. - City News Service 2 men wounded in home attack VAN NUYS - Two men were wounded when shots were fired into the home they were in, police said Sunday. The shooting happened in the 7300 block of Ranchito Avenue at about 7:25 p.m. Saturday, said Lt. David Storaker of the Van Nuys police station. The two men, each shot in the leg, were taken to a local hospital. Both are expected to survive, Storaker said. - City News Service |
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