BRIEFLY TOW TRUCK DRIVER DIES TRYING TO HELP.THOUSAND OAKS Thousand Oaks, residential city (1990 pop. 104,352), Ventura co., S Calif., in a farm area; inc. 1964. Avocados, citrus, vegetables, strawberries, and nursery products are grown. - A tow truck driver was killed on the Ventura Freeway The Ventura Freeway is a freeway in southern California running from Ventura to Pasadena. It is the principal east-west route through Ventura County and in the southern San Fernando Valley in Los Angeles County. in Thousand Oaks as he attempted to help a motorist whose car was stopped north of Moorpark Road, officials said Saturday. The California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. said the driver from Roy's Towing arrived shortly before 10 p.m. on Friday to help the driver of a white Mazda that was disabled along the freeway north of Moorpark Road. The tow truck driver died when he and his truck were were hit by the driver of a Honda Accord, officials said. The Honda driver said he was changing radio stations when he drifted to the right, the 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 reported. - Daily News Fillmore cashier awarded $60,000 SACRAMENTO - A cashier from Fillmore was among the winners Saturday on the California Lottery's Big Spin show, officials said. Larry Mack won $60,000 playing the Dream Machine, a pinball machine styled device where players try to launch balls into bins representing cash amounts. - Associated Press Grant program to aid teachers A $1.1 million development grant will be used to help K-12 teachers statewide with projects and costs, California State University, Dominguez Hills California State University, Dominguez Hills (CSUDH) is a campus of the California State University system. It is located in the Los Angeles suburb of Carson, California. announced. The university received the grant for its Francis Collea Teacher Achievement Award Program, which will provide $100,000 in grants to 10 teams of educators statewide, according to CSUDH CSUDH California State University at Dominguez Hills . CSUDH has awarded more than $2.8 million to teams of educators over the past eight years under the program, which is funded by the California Postsecondary Education Commission through the federal Dwight D. Eisenhower State Grant program. - City News Service Suspect killed after taking car A suspect was killed and an LAPD 1. LAPD - Link Access Procedure on the D channel. 2. LAPD - Los Angeles Police Department. police officer was wounded Saturday evening during a shootout Shootout Venture capital jargon. Refers to two or more venture capital firms fighting for the startup. on the Harbor Freeway after the suspect stole a squad car during a traffic stop, authorities said. Officers made what a routine traffic stop at 79th and Figueroa streets, when the suspect somehow commandeered the officers' squad car and fled, an LAPD spokeswoman said. After a short pursuit on the Harbor Freeway, the suspect was shot and killed by pursuing officers, she said. One officer was injured in the shootout and taken to a hospital, she said. The Harbor Freeway was shut down in both directions from Slauson Avenue to Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, jamming traffic, authorities said. The identities of the suspect and the officer were not immediately available. - City News Service |
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