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Santa Fe Springs: Drunk Driver, Beer Truck Crash on I-605

Last call: A suspected drunk driver crashed into a beer truck on Interstate 605 in Santa Fe Springs on Tuesday afternoon. No beer was spilled. •   A beer truck was heading south on I-605 when a suspected drunk driver in an Audi entered the freeway from the I-5 transition road. •   The Audi crashed into the beer truck, and …

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Berkeley: Student Critical after Fall From Frat House

A freshman at U.C. Berkeley is in a coma after suffering a critical head injury Saturday night when he fell while climbing down a drainpipe at a fraternity house. •   A Cal freshman who had been drinking attempted to climb down a three-story frat house by clinging to a drainpipe. •   The pipe broke and he fell to …

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Monterey County: 10 Students Injured in Hwy 101 Van Crash

Ten students were injured Friday when two passenger vans crashed on Highway 101 near Bradley, about 90 miles south of Monterey. •   Two passenger vans carrying 22 University of Washington students to a conference in Santa Maria crashed into each other on Highway 101 in Bradley. •   One of the vans rolled over, ejecting two of the students through the …

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King City: DUI Driver Reached for Phone, 3 Killed in Crash

Three people were killed Wednesday night when a drunk driver reached for her cell phone and slammed her SUV into a funeral caravan on Highway 101 in King City, about 45 miles south of Salinas. •   A drunk driver reached for her phone and lost control of her SUV. It crossed the center median and crashed into several cars. • …

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Los Angeles: 7 Critical After Car Slams Into I-110 Bus Stop

Seven pedestrians were critically injured Wednesday afternoon when a car plowed into a Metro bus stop on the Harbor Freeway — Interstate 110 — in Los Angeles. •   A motorist who was traveling in the carpool lane accidentally turned into a bus-only lane on the freeway. •   When he swerved to avoid hitting a bus, his vehicle went …

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San Diego: Over 450 Distracted Drivers Cited in a Week

Distracted driving is becoming a major cause of car accidents — and it is an epidemic in San Diego County, where more than 450 people were cited and fined for texting while driving in less than a week. •  In just six days, police ticketed 470 drivers for cellphone violations — and logged another 556 cases that weren’t ticketed. • …

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Los Angeles: Nursing Homes Fined Over Patient Deaths

Nursing home negligence: The state fined three Los Angeles County nursing homes as much as $80,000 apiece Tuesday after concluding that inadequate care led to patient deaths at the facilities. •   The California Department of Public Health issued severe citations and heavy fines to three Los Angeles County nursing homes for poor care that led to patient’s deaths. •   …

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Fullerton: 6 Students Injured in School Bus Accident

School bus accident: Six La Sierra High School students were injured Thursday after a pickup truck slammed into their school bus in Fullerton. •   A school bus carrying developmentally disabled students was turning left when it was hit by a pickup truck in an intersection. •   Six of the students aboard the bus suffered minor to moderate injuries and were taken to …

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Carson: Elderly Man Slams Car Into Cafe, Injures Diner

An elderly man who took his wife out to lunch on Valentine’s Day crashed his car into a cafe in Carson and injured a diner inside. •   An 89-year-old man wanted to take his wife to lunch for Valentine’s Day. •   When he turned into the parking lot, his tires hit a curb. He tried to slam on his brakes but …

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