BRIEFLY.Pedestrian killed by freight train MOORPARK - A pedestrian was killed Friday night by a freight train near Moorpark Road and High Street, the Ventura County Sheriff's Department The Ventura County Sheriff's Department (VCSD) provides law enforcement for the unincorporated areas of Ventura County, California, USA, as well as several cities within the county. The cities that VCSD serves are Camarillo, Fillmore, Moorpark, Ojai, and Thousand Oaks. said. Officials haven't been able to determine whether the actions of the victim, Sergio Ramirez Morales, 46, of Moorpark, were intentional or accidental. Witnesses said the crossing arms were lowered and the engineer was blowing the locomotive's horn when Morales crossed the Union Pacific freight's path at 6:25 p.m., a sheriff's department statement said. Paramedics pronounced him dead at the scene. - Daily News Firefighters save pinned trash man NORTH HILLS - Fire personnel rescued a trash truck driver whose leg got pinned Saturday morning between a metal building wall and his truck's door jam, a city fire department spokesman said. The man was operating a large commercial truck for the Athens Rubbish Service when he got out of his vehicle at the Green Arrow This article is about the first Green Arrow, Oliver Queen. For Connor Hawke, see Green Arrow (Connor Hawke). Green Arrow is a fictional character, published by DC Comics. Nursery, 845 N. Sepulveda Blvd., Los Angeles Fire Department The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD), also known as the Los Angeles City Fire Department to distinguish it from the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It is the agency that provides fire protection and emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles. spokesman Brian Humphrey said. A short time later the vehicle began to move forward, he said. ``In his rush to get back behind the wheel, his right foot and his left leg, about four inches above his ankle, was pinned between the door jam and the wall of a metal building,'' Humphrey said. The 53-year-old 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. man was taken to Mission Hospital Regional Medical Center where he was listed in good condition, Humphrey said. - City News Service Man nabbed after roommate killed GLENDALE - A 26-year-old man was arrested in Glendale and brought to Vista, Calif., on Saturday on suspicion of murdering his 53-year-old female roommate, authorities said. Steven Ross Westcott is suspected of assaulting the woman shortly before 6:27 p.m. Friday at the woman's home in Encinitas, San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. County Sheriff's Lt. Dennis Brugos said. Investigators determined Westcott had been staying at the home and sought him as a suspect, Brugos said. Authorities in Glendale took Westcott into custody early Saturday, Brugos said. The woman's name is being withheld pending notification of her kin, a medical examiner A public official charged with investigating all sudden, suspicious, unexplained, or unnatural deaths within the area of his or her appointed jurisdiction. A medical examiner differs from a Coroner in that a medical examiner is a physician. investigator said. - City News Service Five injured when car, bus collide VAN NUYS - Four Orange Line passengers and a motorist were injured Saturday in a collision between a bus and a sedan, a Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman said. The woman motorist was taken to a hospital after complaining of chest discomfort, fire department spokesman Brian Humphrey said. The four bus passengers were taken to hospitals with what appeared to be minor injuries, Humphrey said. The collision occurred about 4:30 p.m. on the busway at Woodman Avenue near Oxnard Avenue. The woman's BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. sedan appeared to have hit the bus on the left side near the driver's seat driv·er's seat n. A position of control or authority. , Humphrey said. The bus driver was not injured. - Daily News Dancing students raise AIDS cash WESTWOOD - Hundreds of UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX students were boogieing Saturday in a dance marathon set to last 26 hours and raise at least $200,000 to fight AIDS. Between 700 and 800 students were dancing Saturday afternoon and more were expected to join the dance party later in the night, said Jennie Herriot, one of the event coordinators. The dance was being held to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation was founded in 1988 by Elizabeth Glaser, Susan DeLaurentis, and Susie Zeegen. Glaser and her husband, actor Paul Michael Glaser, learned that Mrs. Glaser had been infected with HIV through a blood transfusion. . Each dancer commits to raising at least $225 for the charity to participate in the dance. Many raise more than the minimum and Herriot said so far they have raised at least $200,000. The marathon will end at 1 p.m. today with a closing ceremony at which several HIV positive people HIV positive people are people who have the human immunodeficiency virus HIV, the agent of the currently incurable disease AIDS. Over the years of coping with the stigma and discrimination that accompany the diagnosis in most societies, a large number of support groups have will speak, she said. - City News Service Search under way for crime suspect SHERMAN OAKS - Police assisted by dogs searched Saturday night for a Michigan robbery suspect who escaped from a vehicle driven by a private inmate-transportation company employee, officials said. The handcuffed prisoner escaped about 8:20 p.m. after assaulting the driver, causing the car to crash on a San Diego Freeway The San Diego Freeway (Interstate 405, and the part of Interstate 5 south of the El Toro Y[1]) is one of the principal north-south highways in Southern California, and the major beltway of I-5 running through Southern California. off-ramp, Los Angeles police said. The driver was taken to a hospital. Richard Mudica, 33, was being extradited to Michigan on multiple robbery charges, police said. - Daily News |
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