BRIEFLY.Valley man dies in crash of plane GORMAN - Searchers found the wreckage of an airplane Saturday, 36 hours after a San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. businessman and his pilot disappeared on a flight from Fresno to Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. , according to business associates and authorities. The two people aboard the single-engine propeller airplane apparently died instantly when it crashed about 11 miles north-northeast of Gorman, according to officials with 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 . The names of the victims were being withheld by the Kern County Coroner's Office until 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. could be notified. The pilot of the chartered Cessna 210 worked for Action Air Express Inc. of Santa Monica, according to the FAA. Ground stations lost contact with the plane about 8:30 p.m. Thursday after it failed to make the transition from air traffic controllers in the Bakersfield area to other controllers in the Los Angeles area. Kern County sheriff's deputies and the Civil Air Patrol  The U.S. Civil Air Patrol (CAP) is the civilian auxiliary of the United States Air Force (USAF). It was created on 1 December, 1941 by Administrative Order 9, with Maj. Gen. John F. began a search about 2 a.m. Friday. They found the wreckage about 9 a.m. Saturday in a remote area, the FAA said. - Daily News Officer runs light, crashes into car SIMI VALLEY - A police car ran a red light and collided with another car early Saturday, causing minor injuries to both drivers, officials said. The Simi Valley Police Department The Simi Valley Police Department (SVPD) is the police department of the city of Simi Valley, California. The department currently has over 120 sworn officers, and more than 65 support personnel[1]. The department has a patrol area that covers over 39 square miles. officer was distracted by the Mobile Data Terminal computer in his patrol car, according to a preliminary report by the department. Officer Robert Yoroway, 27, complained of neck pain and was taken to a hospital. He was released Saturday morning. Joseph Rehman, 37, of Simi Valley suffered lacerations to his lip and was treated at the scene by paramedics. Yoroway was driving east on Los Angeles Avenue about 4 a.m. when the collision occurred at the Erringer Road intersection. - Daily News Loose balloons can be a hazard People getting balloons as Valentine's Day gifts should keep them indoors or keep a strong grip on them outdoors, a Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. official said. Metallic and nonmetallic non·me·tal·lic adj. 1. Not metallic. 2. Chemistry Of, relating to, or being a nonmetal. Adj. 1. balloons can knock out electrical service when they float between power lines. The high-voltage conductors can arc across balloons, burning down wire, damaging equipment and interrupting service, Gil Alexander of Southern California Edison said. Balloon-caused service interruptions rose to 395 in 2004, up from 278 in 2003 and 239 in 2002. There were 56 balloon-caused interruptions last February, a 460 percent increase from the 10 that occurred in February 2003, Alexander said. Do not attempt to retrieve a balloon or any foreign object tangled in power lines. Instead, call Southern California Edison at (800) 611-1911. - City News Service |
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