BRIEFLY.Suspect arrested in fatal hit-run VENTURA - A pedestrian was killed Sunday by a hit-and-run driver hit-and-run driver n → conductor que tras atropellar a algn se da a la fuga hit-and-run driver n → chauffard m hit-and-run driver hit n as he walked across the southbound lanes of Highway 101. Police later arrested a man suspected of driving the car that struck him, authorities said. The victim, Isaac Nuez-Menchaca, 26, of Camarillo, died at the scene. He ran across the freeway at the Figueroa Street Figueroa Street is a street in Los Angeles County, California. It runs in a north/south direction for a length of more than 30 miles (48 km) between the Los Angeles communities of Eagle Rock and Wilmington. undercrossing from the west shoulder to the center divide at about 12:35 a.m., when a 2000 Dodge Durango The Dodge Durango is an SUV from Chrysler's Dodge brand. It debuted in the 1998 model year and was redesigned for 2004. It fills the gap in the Dodge lineup since the cancellation of the Dodge Ramcharger in 1993. hit him, the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. said. The driver, a 20-year-old man from Port Hueneme Port Hueneme (wī'nē`mē), city (1990 pop. 20,319), Ventura co., S Calif., on the Pacific coast; founded 1870, inc. 1948. It has an artificial deep-sea harbor and is the site of a huge naval construction-battalion (Seabee) center. , then fled. Physical evidence helped officers identify the vehicle and broadcast its description. Port Hueneme police found the vehicle, and 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 officers made the arrest at about 3:15 a.m. The driver's name was not released. - Daily News Shootings leave 2 dead in Ventura PORT HUENEME - A 17-year-old boy and a 23-year-old woman died in unrelated shootings in Ventura County, police said Sunday. The first killing happened at about 7:50 p.m. Saturday at a home in the 2700 block of Bolker Way in Port Hueneme. Police found the victim, Adam Villegas of Oxnard, shot to death in the doorway and another 17-year-old boy suffering from a minor gunshot wound inside. Both teens were visiting the home, where a friend of theirs lived, but officials haven't determined a motive. Police encourage anyone with information to call Port Hueneme police detectives at (805) 986-6530. The second slaying occurred in a parking lot in the 3700 block of Saviers Road in Oxnard at about 2 a.m. Sunday. The victim, Elizabeth Renteria of Oxnard, was sitting in the front passenger seat of a car that had just pulled out of a parking space when a van drove alongside and someone from the van started shooting into the car. Renteria suffered at least one gunshot wound and died later at a local hospital. - Daily News Glendale sobriety checks net DUIs GLENDALE - Local law enforcement agencies A law enforcement agency (LEA) is a term used to describe any agency which enforces the law. This may be a local or state police, federal agencies such as the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) or the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). are stepping up efforts to get inebriated inebriated (i·nēˑ·brē·āˈ·t  d),adj intoxicated. drivers off the roads during the holiday season, and at least 18 drivers were arrested on suspicion of DUI at checkpoints late Saturday and early Sunday. At a sobriety checkpoint at Palmer Avenue and San Fernando Road San Fernando Road is a major street in the city and county of Los Angeles. It starts off in Castaic as The Old Road, passing through Santa Clarita and the Newhall Pass, where upon its intersection with Sierra Highway near the junction of the Golden State (I-5) and the in Glendale, 520 vehicles were stopped and two people were arrested on suspicion of drunken driving, said Jason Cox, a community service officer. Fifteen vehicles were impounded and 22 drivers were cited for license violations, he said. Citations for marijuana possession and being drunk in public Drunk in Public is the first CD released by comedian Ron White. It features many of his act from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour with the addition of profanity. It was released on 2003-11-03 on the Hip-O Records label. Track listing All tracks written by White. were also issued, said Cox. - City News Service Arrest follows injury car crash NORTHRIDGE - Police arrested a man on suspicion of drunk driving Sunday in connection with a crash that left a woman injured, a sergeant said. The suspect, whose name was withheld, crashed his car into the rear of a vehicle stopped at the signal at Reseda Boulevard and Parthenia Street shortly after 1 a.m., said Los Angeles police Sgt. John Kielbasa kiel·ba·sa n. A spicy smoked Polish sausage. [Polish kie of the Devonshire Station. The woman driving the car that was struck was taken to a hospital to be checked out, he said. The other driver, who suffered a bump on his head, was taken into custody. - City News Service Gas prices inch up toward Sept. high CAMARILLO - Retail gas prices across the nation creeped up 8 cents, the first increase in about three months, according to a survey released Sunday. The weighted average price for all three grades climbed to $2.24 a gallon on Dec. 16, said Trilby Lundberg, who publishes the semimonthly sem·i·month·ly adj. Occurring or issued twice a month. n. pl. sem·i·month·lies A semimonthly publication. adv. At intervals twice monthly. See Usage Note at bi-1. Noun 1. Lundberg Survey of 7,000 gas stations around the country. Self-serve regular averaged $2.21 a gallon nationwide. Mid-grade cost $2.31 a gallon while the price for premium was $2.41. Prices at the pump have fallen about 88 cents since September, Lundberg said. In California, the average price for self-serve regular was $2.21 a gallon. The best deal was in the San Francisco Bay area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay at $2.16 a gallon. The most expensive was in San Diego at $2.28. - Associated Press 14-year-old girl missing in Athens ATHENS - A 14-year-old girl last seen walking away from the foster home where she was living was missing Sunday, though two children walking with her returned home, a sheriff's lieutenant said. Gracie Morales left her foster home in the 1000 block of West 109th Place in Athens at about 4:40 p.m. Saturday, said Los Angeles County Sheriff's Lt. Anthony Ward. The two other children, Dairionna Sullivan, 11, and Kalin Duhart, 9, left with her, but returned around 6 p.m. on Sunday, he said. Gracie is 5 feet tall, weighs 65 pounds and has brown hair and eyes. She was last seen wearing a green sweater and brown pants. Anyone with information regarding the girl's whereabouts was asked to call (310) 671-7531. - City News Service |
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