CONEJO VALLEY: BRIEFLY : DRIVER FALLS ASLEEP, CRASH KILLS MAN.CAMARILLO - A 44-year-old man from Long Beach died Monday morning when his son apparently fell asleep at the wheel of a van traveling southbound over the Conejo Grade, authorities said. Russell Dunning was killed instantly after the van in which he was a passenger flipped and hit a sign for the Conejo weigh station A weigh station is a checkpoint along a highway to inspect vehicular weights. Usually, trucks and commercial vehicles are subject to the inspection. Overview Weigh stations are equipped with scales, some of which permit the trucks to continue moving while being weighed, just south of Camarillo Springs Road at 1:10 a.m. Erik Dunning, 19, told officers at the scene he had fallen asleep while driving the two home from a military base where he had recently been stationed, said Officer George Orozco of the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. . The van drifted across three lanes of traffic, hit a guardrail and turned over, Orozco said. Erik Dunning, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered only minor injuries. His father died on impact. Alcohol and road conditions were not considered factors in the crash, and Orozco said officers had not determined whether they would press charges against the driver. SOURCE: - Daily News College scholarship applicants sought 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. - The Conejo Valley The Conejo Valley is a region spanning both Southeastern Ventura County and Northwest Los Angeles County in Southern California, United States. It was discovered in 1542 by Spanish explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, and eventually became part of the Rancho El Conejo land grant by Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), a Colonial patriotic society in the United States, open to women having one or more ancestors who aided the cause of the Revolution. The society was organized (1890) at Washington, D.C. will award a $500 scholarship to a woman returning to school after a break in her education. The purpose is to help a woman complete her undergraduate work at a college or university. Women enrolled in a business, vocational or technical training school also will be considered. For information and a scholarship application, write to DAR Scholarship Chairman, 2074 Hull Court, Simi Valley Simi Valley (sē`mē, sĭm`ē), city (1990 pop. 100,217), Ventura co., SW Calif. in an oil, fruit, and farm region; laid out 1887, inc. 1969. , Calif. 93063. All entries must be received by Nov. 15, 1996. SOURCE: - Daily News |
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