For those of you who were stuck in traffic several months ago on the 10 Freeway in Loma Linda when a Redlands man crashed into a Toyota stopped on the shoulder, killing a woman and wounding another woman while they were changing a tire, here is an update. The wounded woman suffered a compound fracture to her right leg.
San Bernardino Superior Court sentenced the 24-year old man, to nine months in the county jail. The sentence is in accordance to a plea bargain where he agreed to plead guilty to one count of gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated and one count of driving while under the influence of alcohol causing great bodily injury.
My sympathies go out to the family of the woman that dead.
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A 32-year old woman, was on the north side of Highway 18 in Crestline a few months ago when an car accident took her life. She was driving behind a truck. A truck on the south side, sideswiped the truck on the north side causing his cargo, wooden roof trusses, to fly off the truck and crash through the windshield of the woman’s car. The woman lost control of the car, hit a stone pillar and ended up in an embankment. She died at the scene.
After an investigation, it was determined that the truck on the south side crossed the double yellow line when he waved to a friend on the side of the road. He may have been driving without a wide-load permit. The driver of the truck was charged with vehicular manslaughter and is awaiting a November hearing.
My condolences go out to the family of the woman.
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A California Highway Patrol officer, died near Barstow when he pulled a speeding car over early the other morning on Interstate 15 in Barstow. Another car, driven by 18-year old man, crashed into the patrol car, hitting the officer.
The officer was flown to St. Mary’s Hospital in Apple Valley. He died a short time later from the injuries he sustained; his partner was not hurt. The 18-year old man was arrested for vehicular manslaughter. The man is at the West Valley Detention Center in Rancho Cucamonga where his bail is $500,000. He pleaded not guilty to vehicular manslaughter, child endangerment (12-year old boy was a passenger in his car) and transportation of marijuana. If convicted, he can serve up to eight years in prison.
The officer is the fifth officer to die in the last two months on California roadways. My sympathies go out to the officer’s wife and children, ages 7, 4 and 1.
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Remember a few months ago when a 27-year old bicyclist, was killed by a high-school student, racing on Highland streets with another vehicle? The vehicle drove across traffic and ended on the shoulder where he crashed into a man who was riding his bike. The impact threw him into a field where he died.
At the time, none of the students were arrested, pending an investigation. Once the investigation was completed, a trial was held. Recently, the two 18-year old racers, were charged with vehicular manslaughter. They both face a single felony count.
Again, my sympathies go out to the family of the bicyclist.
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Here is a very sad news report. Not too long ago, a 19-year old San Bernardino, man crashed his truck through a brick wall and into a house, killing a 45-year old deaf woman, who lived there. The truck pinned her against the stove. Reports said that the young man might have been suicidal. The deaf woman sustained massive injuries and died shortly after at Loma Linda University Medical Center.
Witnesses who saw this happen said the man did not attempt to slow down. He, too, was taken to Loma Linda Medical Center; police arrested him on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter. Even though there was beer in his vehicle, police did not think he was under the influence of alcohol.
I feel very badly for deaf woman and her family and friends.
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