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Video appears to show L.A. police cruiser hit another officer during chase 

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

Video obtained by KTLA appears to show the moment a Los Angeles Police Department cruiser rushing to the end of a stolen vehicle pursuit in Sun Valley strikes a fellow officer running across the street. As the dash-cam video unfolds, it sounds like someone inside the police cruiser yells “heads up” just before the collision.  The officer running across the street is thrown forward into the air from the impact, lands on the wet pavement and slides several feet.  “I just hear helicopters then sirens,” Hector Morales said.  Morales, who witnessed the chaos, but did not see the officer go down said LAPD officers at the scene confirmed that it was one of their own vehicles that hit a fellow officer.  “I didn’t see that, but I hear that one of the fellow cops hit him,” Morales said.  The incident occurred on Oct. 13 just after 5 p.m. on Covello Street and Hollywood Way as police were in pursuit of a stolen black pickup truck.   Almost immediately af...

Luis Bates Killed in Utility-Truck Collision on Ramona Expressway [San Jacinto, CA]

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

Two Pronounced Dead after Multi-Vehicle Crash near Warren RoadSAN JACINTO, CA (October 18, 2023) – Monday, an accident on Ramona Expressway resulted in the loss of two lives, including 66-year-old Luis Bates from Artesia. The incident took place at approximately 6:27 a.m. in the westbound lanes of the highway, just west of Warren Road.Officers responded to the scene, where an SUV driver, for reasons currently under investigation, veered into the median while attempting to pass another vehicle. This caused the SUV to collide head-on with a utility truck in the oncoming lanes.Subsequently, the SUV veered back into the eastbound lanes, where it collided with another car. Medical personnel arrived and pronounced two occupants inside the SUV as deceased at the scene.Meanwhile, paramedics rushed two other drivers to a nearby hospital with moderate injuries.In response to the accident, San Jacinto Officials temporarily closed the section of the Ramona Expressway between Bridge Street...

Darrin Lynch Hurt in Pedestrian Collision on US Highway 395 [Adelanto, CA]

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

29-Year-Old Man Hospitalized after Pedestrian Versus Vehicle Collision at Chamberlaine WayADELANTO, CA (October 18, 2023) – Saturday evening, Darrin Lynch was hospitalized following a pedestrian collision along US Highway 395.The collision happened around 8:20 p.m. when a vehicle hit a man attempting to cross the highway at Chamberlaine Way.The involved driver pulled over and contacted 911 for immediate medical assistance.Medical responders transported 29-year-old Darrin Lynch to a hospital for treatment of significant injuries.At this time, it remains unclear why the pedestrian attempted to cross the highway and onto the moving traffic. Adelanto officials continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.Those who witnessed the pedestrian crash are encouraged to contact the Victor Valley Sheriff’s Station at 760-552-6800.Whether you are a driver or a pedestrian, it is important to follow all traffic laws and be cautious of the conditions of the road. If you’r...

Laura Taylor Killed in Hit-and-Run Bicycle Crash on Highway 280 [San Francisco, CA]

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

41-Year-Old Mission District Woman Dies in Bicycle Accident near Alemany BoulevardSAN FRANCISCO, CA (October 18, 2023) – Saturday morning, Laura Taylor lost her life in a hit-and-run incident while riding her bicycle along Highway 280.The incident prompted a swift response from law enforcement, occurring at approximately 12:27 a.m. on October 14th, along the northbound lanes in close proximity to Alemany Boulevard East.According to initial reports, the driver of a vehicle collided with a pedestrian initially believed to be walking in the central median, going against oncoming traffic. Subsequently, it was clarified that the victim was, in fact, riding a bicycle.Around 12:41 a.m., units from the San Francisco Fire Department arrived at the scene, and confirmed the death of one person. The driver responsible for the incident did not stop and fled the scene prior to the arrival of authorities.Later, the Office of the Medical Examiner identified the deceased as 41-year-old Taylor,...

Timothy George Pronounced Dead after Pedestrian Accident on McCall Boulevard [Menifee, CA]

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

47-Year-Old Menifee Man Dies in Auto-Pedestrian Collision Near Sherman RoadMENIFEE, CA (October 18, 2023) – A pedestrian versus auto collision on McCall Boulevard Sunday night took the life of Timothy George.The deadly crash happened shortly after 10:15 p.m. on McCall Blvd, just east of Sherman Road.According to the Menifee Police Department, an eastbound Honda sedan struck the man walking in the westbound lane for unknown reasons.Police said the driver failed to see the pedestrian walking the westbound lanes because the victim was wearing “non-reflective clothing”.After hitting the victim, the driver pulled over to a nearby gas station and called emergency dispatch.Unfortunately, the responding paramedics from the Riverside County Fire Department declared the man dead at the scene. The Riverside County Coroner’s Office later identified the deceased man as 47-year-old Timothy George of Hemet.Anyone with additional information regarding the fatal pedestrian crash is urged to co...

Wednesday 13 on Friday 20

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

Wednesday 13 on Friday 20: It’s been a hot minute since horror-glam-punks the Murderdolls broke up, and frontman Wednesday 13 has been busy performing solo since then. This one is a solo gig, but the Frankenstein Drag Queen From Planet 13 is going to be performing the music of the Murderdolls, a full set of it, for the first time in a while. Should be wild. Gemini Syndrome, Infected Rain, and the Rhythm Coffin also play.We spoke to Wednesday 13 in 2018, not long after his Condolences album was release. He told us that, “Each record I can listen to, and I can tell the difference and the progression. Plus I’ve had a solid band lineup for the past three or four releases, so that’s definitely changed the writing and the way things sound compared to the first few albums, because I pretty much played everything except for the drums on the first few. It’s always evolving and we’re always experimenting, trying to do different things but keep the heart of what Wednesday 13 is. With us, it’s ...

What to watch: Scorsese’s ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ flawed but powerful

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

It’s being hailed as an American classic and a film for the ages, even before  most people have had a chance to see it — but does Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” live up to that hype and, more importantly, does it really need to be 3 hours and 26 minutes long?We’ll weigh in on that as well as on another big-buzz film with a sizable running length, “Anatomy of a Fall.” Also reviewed here: “The Burial” and “Nyad.”“Killers of the Flower Moon”: Martin Scorsese’s good but way-too-long adaptation of David Grann’s exceptional prize-winning nonfiction investigative book strives to be a masterpiece, but falls short of that goal. It tells a somber and sad American tale that’s based on the real-life killings of mostly female Osage Nation members in early 1920s Oklahoma and the greedy, power-mad White rancher at the center of it all, grabbing for land rights.Scorsese is one of our finest filmmakers — as is evidenced in n...

Doctors abandon a diagnosis used to justify police custody deaths. It might live on, anyway

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

Markian Hawryluk and Renuka Rayasam | KFF Health News (TNS)Brooks Walsh hadn’t questioned whether “excited delirium syndrome” was a legitimate medical diagnosis before the high-profile police killings of Elijah McClain in Colorado in 2019 and George Floyd in Minnesota in 2020.The emergency physician in Bridgeport, Connecticut, was familiar with the term from treating patients who were so severely agitated and combative that they needed medication just to be evaluated.But it gave him pause when excited delirium — and not the restraint tactics used by arresting police officers — was mentioned as a possible factor in the deaths of those two Black men. That’s when Walsh took a closer look at the American College of Emergency Physicians’ 2009 position paper on excited delirium, which he and other physicians had relied on to treat such patients, then decided something needed to be done.“I was disappointed by a lot of stuff in that paper: the quality of the evidence that they cite and just...

East Bay hit with magnitude 4.1 earthquake

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

A 4.1-magnitude earthquake struck the Bay Area early Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.Related ArticlesCrashes and Disasters | Another powerful earthquake shakes quake-devastated region in western Afghanistan Crashes and Disasters | Photos: Great California ShakeOut tour stops at San Francisco State Crashes and Disasters | Desperate people dig out dead and injured from Afghanistan earthquakes that killed at least 2,000 Crashes and Disasters | Death toll from strong earthquakes that shook western Afghanistan rises to over 2,000 Crashes and Disasters | Report: Kilauea volcano produces 320+ quakes in 24 hours The quake was initially measured at a 4.5 magnitude when it struck at about 9:29 a.m., but was revised down to 4.1 a few minutes later.The quake was centered about 2½ miles southwest of Isleton. The quake triggered a ShakeAlert notification for users in many Bay Area counties, but peop...

A DeLorean with only 977 miles on it was unearthed in a Wisconsin barn

Published Wed, 27 Nov 2024 11:50:33 GMT

By Leah Asmelash | CNN“Back to the Future” has been a family favorite film franchise for decades, so much so that the car used for the time machine can resell for up to six figures.Now, imagine finding that same model in the back of a Wisconsin barn, with original parts and less than 1,000 miles, partially sunk into the dirt like treasure. Great Scott!That’s exactly what happened to Michael McElhattan, who owns DeLorean Midwest, an auto restoration company in Illinois that specializes in DeLoreans, and his social media partner Kevin Thomas. The car featured in the “Back to the Future” franchise is a DeLorean DMC-12, manufactured for just three years from 1981-1983. With its gullwing doors and brushed stainless steel body, its spaceship-like appearance made the car ideal for the films, the directors have said.Thomas, left, and McElhattan, right, pose with the vehicle.(Mike McElhattan via CNN) Despite mechanical woes, the vehicles have since developed a cult following. And this o...