BRIEFLY SHERIFF'S DEPUTY HURT IN THREE-CAR COLLISION.PALMDALE - A Palmdale sheriff's deputy was injured Wednesday in a three-car crash that sent him to the hospital. Deputy Rick Manes' patrol car collided with the rear end of a Pontiac minivan whose driver had stopped to avoid two dogs crossing the road. The impact sent the minivan rolling into a third vehicle, officials said. ``Deputy Manes manes (mā`nēz), in Roman religion, spirits of the dead. Originally, they were called di manes, a collective divinity of the dead. Manes could also refer to the realm of the dead and, later, to the individual souls of the dead. was taken to the hospital for a laceration laceration /lac·er·a·tion/ (las?er-a´shun) 1. the act of tearing. 2. a torn, ragged, mangled wound. lac·er·a·tion n. 1. A jagged wound or cut. 2. to his head but no one else was injured,'' said Deputy Paul Ullman. Deputies said Tina Chadwick, 37, of Littlerock was driving a minivan across the bridge on Avenue S near 20th Street East when she stopped suddenly as two dogs ran in front of her. Manes' patrol car slammed into the rear of the minivan, which rolled forward and hit the back of a pickup truck. The pickup drove off before deputies were able to talk to the driver. Avenue S was closed for nearly two hours after the 10 a.m. incident, fire officials said. Manes was treated at Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley Hospital and released. Anyone with information on the pickup truck is asked to call the Palmdale sheriff's station at (661) 267-4300. Greg Botonis, Staff Writer Meth-house mom receives sentence LANCASTER - A 51-year-old Lancaster woman, who told sheriff's deputies she was a ``house mom'' who took care of methamphetamine lab workers, was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in prison. Sally Chavez was arrested last December at a house near 182nd Street East and Avenue H-8, where deputies discovered a meth meth n. Methamphetamine hydrochloride. lab and seized nearly 12 pounds of the drug with a street value of $1 million, the Antelope Valley's biggest lab bust of 1999. Chavez was convicted of one count of manufacturing methamphetamine in August following a jury trial in Lancaster. During the trial, Chavez denied telling deputies she was involved in the meth lab operation and said she didn't know what was occurring there. - Daily News Palmdale slaying profile to air later PALMDALE - The television show ``America's Most Wanted'' has rescheduled a segment about Palmdale slaying victim Michelle O'Keefe from Saturday to Dec. 2. The true-crime series filmed footage for the show at the Palmdale park and ride lot on Avenue S east of the Antelope Valley Freeway The Antelope Valley Freeway is a freeway in Los Angeles and Kern counties in southern California. It is signed as California State Highway 14 along its length. It connects Greater Los Angeles to the rapidly developing Antelope Valley. , where O'Keefe was found shot to death on Feb. 22. O'Keefe, an Antelope Valley College Antelope Valley College is a comprehensive community college located in Lancaster, California, USA. It is operated by the Antelope Valley Community College District, with a primary service area of 1,945 square miles covering portions of Los Angeles and Kern counties. student, was found dead behind the wheel of her blue 2000 Ford Mustang For other Ford Mustang models and concepts, see . The Ford Mustang is an automobile produced by the Ford Motor Company, originally based on the Ford Falcon compact.[1] after returning from 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. where she and a friend had worked as extras in a music video for rapper Kid Rock. - Daily News |
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