MAN ARRESTED IN FATAL HIT-RUN; TERMINAL MANAGER RECOGNIZES LICENSE-PLATE NUMBER OF BIG RIG.Byline: Michael Coit Daily News Staff Writer A Norwalk truck driver was arrested after his boss tipped officers investigating the hit-and-run death of a Canoga Park man on the Ronald Reagan Freeway, authorities said Wednesday. Witnesses reported the license-plate number for the truck suspected of hitting Carlos Gonzalez on the freeway shoulder Tuesday, and the California Highway Patrol highway patrol n. A state law enforcement organization whose police officers patrol the public highways. was investigating when the terminal manager for TeeBerry Express in Santa Fe Springs Santa Fe Springs, city (1990 pop. 15,520), Los Angeles co., SW Calif., inc. 1957. The city lies in an oil and natural gas region and has diversified manufacturing. called to report that a truck had been damaged. About 90 minutes later, Fenton Dee, 52, was arrested on suspicion of felony hit-and-run and felony manslaughter. The terminal manager said he did not hesitate in calling 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 . ``I felt it was an obligation,'' said the manager, who asked not to be identified because of his company's policy. The manager said he suspected Dee after watching a TV news report on the accident. ``I couldn't believe it,'' he said. ``I knew where it had happened. That particular driver had been up there, and circumstances led to where I believed that was it, and then I checked the license-plate number and it matched.'' Dee is being held in lieu of $50,000 bail and is expected to be arraigned today in Van Nuys Municipal Court. Gonzalez, 26, was a salesman for Stravina, a Chatsworth personalized product company. He was not married and is survived by family members in the 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. , said CHP Officer Gordon Verrone. CHP officials said Gonzalez had properly pulled off the freeway on the shoulder of the eastbound lanes near the Tampa Avenue ramps to change his left front tire This article has multiple issues: * It needs additional references or sources for verification. * Its notability is in question. If notability cannot be established, this article may be listed for deletion. about 11:15 a.m. Witnesses said the truck swerved right, then left, jackknifing This article is about vehicle accidents. For the statistics procedure, see Resampling (statistics)#Jackknife. Jackknifing means the accidental of an articulated vehicle (i.e. one towing a trailer) such that it resembles the acute angle of a folding pocket knife. the trailer, which hit Gonzalez and his rental car. ``Once we look at all the evidence and do a reconstruction, we will sit down and look at it and talk to the witnesses and find out if there was any legitimate reason that caused him to lose control of his vehicle,'' said CHP Sgt. Steve Munday. Munday said the suspect told investigators that a big rig Big Rig was a punk band from the San Francisco Bay Area fronted by singer/songwriter Jesse Michaels. Michaels performed with the group after the break up of his previous project, Operation Ivy, and before forming the band Common Rider. pulled in front of him and forced him to use his brakes, causing the trailer to swerve. Munday said witnesses told investigators that the driver did not appear to be avoiding other vehicles. Department of Motor Vehicles In the United States of America, Department of Motor Vehicles (or DMV) is a commonly used name of the government agency of a U.S. state which administers the registration of automobiles (e.g., by issuing license plates), and/or the licensing of drivers (e.g. records show Dee has a license to drive commercial vehicles. His license was suspended twice in the past two years for driving an unregistered vehicle. Munday said investigators eventually would have tracked down the truck, but that the tip was critical to the swift arrest. Meanwhile, CHP officials in Glendale announced the launch of ``Operation Truck Stop'' to reduce the number of freeway crashes involving commercial big rigs. While stating that big-rig drivers are among the most experienced drivers on the road, CHP officials said statistics continue to show that commercial vehicle drivers are at fault more than 50 percent of the time when involved in traffic crashes. The main focus of the enforcement effort will be in Los Angeles County along the Golden State, Long Beach and San Gabriel freeways. Officers will target days and times when collisions most frequently occur, looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. driving behaviors that often cause crashes. |
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