SOUTHLAND: BRIEFLY : WOMAN, 77, KILLED IN TRAFFIC COLLISION.MISSION HILLS - A 77-year-old woman was killed Saturday evening in a collision with a drunk-driving suspect who tried to flee, police said. The unidentified woman was ejected and struck her head on the pavement when her car collided with a van at Columbus Avenue and South Brand Boulevard in Mission Hills at about 6:15 p.m., said Sgt. Rod Grahek of the 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. Police Department's Valley Traffic division. The van's driver, an unidentified man, was headed east on South Brand Boulevard. The woman's car was hit by the van after she pulled onto South Brand Boulevard from a stop sign. The van's driver stopped to look at the victim and then drove away, only to pull over half a block down the street because he had injured his leg, Grahek said. The driver was arrested and taken to Providence Holy Cross Medical Center Providence Holy Cross Medical Center is a hospital in Mission Hills, California, USA. The hospital has 254 beds, and is part of Providence Health & Services. History in Mission Hills, where he was treated for a compound fracture compound fracture n. See open fracture. Compound fracture A fracture in which the broken end or ends of the bone have torn through the skin. to his leg. He was also tested for his blood-alcohol level. ?13Daily News Lawyer sues King over nonpayment SANTA ANA Santa Ana, city, El Salvador Santa Ana (sän'tä ä`nä), city (1993 pop. 129,873), W El Salvador. It is the second largest city in the country and the commercial and processing center for a sugarcane, coffee, and cattle region. - Rodney King's lawyer is again suing King for attorney's fees he says King never payed him - plus interest. Milton Grimes, a Santa Ana Heights lawyer, accused King of breach of contract and fraud in the lawsuit filed Thursday seeking more than $810,000. King was awarded $3.8 million by a federal jury in a case stemming from his March 1991 videotaped beating by Los Angeles police officers. The suit was settled in 1995 for $1.69 million. King was then supposed to pay his 28 lawyers, including Grimes, their fees from that settlement. ?13Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Broken pipe spills acid at Pitchess jail SAUGUS - A broken pipe caused a 100-gallon sulfuric acid sulfuric acid, chemical compound, H2SO4, colorless, odorless, extremely corrosive, oily liquid. It is sometimes called oil of vitriol. Concentrated Sulfuric Acid spill at the Peter J. Pitchess Detention Center on Saturday evening, sheriff's deputies said. The spill occurred about 6:30 p.m. when an underground pipe broke at the Pitchess Cogen Plant at the center of the jail, said Los Angeles County sheriff's Deputy Henry Garza. No injuries were reported and the acid posed no threat to the surrounding community, Garza said. The acid, which spilled into a drain, did not affect jail operations and was cleaned up in three hours by the Los Angeles County Fire Department Not to be confused with Los Angeles Fire Department. The Los Angeles County Fire Department (LACoFD), serves unincorporated parts of Los Angeles County, as well as 58 cities and towns that choose to have the county provide fire and EMS services, including the City of La , Garza said. ?13Daily News |
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