Posted by mariah | Oct 14th, 2010
93-year-old Evelyn Fink died in a head-on collision after driving the wrong way on a Benicia freeway. She drove her Buick Regal against oncoming traffic on Interstate 780 for at least half a mile before crashing head-on into a Honda minivan. The 20-year-old driving the minivan, a small child, and a toddler were not injured.
Posted by mariah | Oct 14th, 2010
A motorcycle and minivan, both traveling along Hegenberger Road, collided in Oakland Friday morning. The impact of the crash damaged a side of the Chevrolet van and the driver was not injured. 27-year-old Robert Adams tried to slam on his breaks before the impact, but ended up sliding right into the minivan. Adams ejected onto the road and was pronounced dead at the scene. His bike was totaled in the collision.
Posted by mariah | Oct 14th, 2010
Four inmates were hospitalized with serious injuries after a fight in a Southern California prison broke out Sunday morning. About 10 to 15 men were involved in the brawl. The most seriously injured were transferred to hospitals, some with puncture and stab wounds, while others were treated at the prison for cuts and bruising. It is not known why the fight was caused.
Posted by mariah | Oct 14th, 2010
According to The San Francisco Chronicle, Monica McCarrick was arrested on suspicion of stabbing both her twin 3-year-old daughters to death before attempting to take her own life and setting her apartment on fire. After killing her daughters, witnesses found her inside her apartment on fire with self-inflicted stab wounds. Neighbors trying to get into the burning apartment say all windows and doors were locked....
Posted by mariah | Oct 14th, 2010
Brendan O’Rourke, a licensed security guard, charged with 14 counts of attempted murder for opening fire at a San Diego elementary school has a bail set at $10 million. He faces 103 years to life in prison. Due to his gun being jammed, only two girls were shot and both escaped with minor injuries. The bullets miraculously went through and through in their arm area, and he continued to shoot at three boys but...
Posted by mariah | Oct 14th, 2010
The California Highway Patrol was investigating how big of a factor prescription drugs played into a series of car collisions with a driver who hit two houses, a parked vehicle, and a fire hydrant. The driver was transported to Mercy San Juan Medical Center with minor injuries. She was driving eastbound on Tierra Vista Way when she ran into a house that had just finished being remodeled. Officers say she backed...
Posted by mariah | Oct 14th, 2010
A gas pipeline explosion devastated a residential neighborhood in the San Francisco bay area and killed eight people. At least 50 people have been injured. The explosion left a giant crater and dozens of destroyed homes that will take over a year to rebuild. The utility that operates the line, Pacific Gas and Electric, is still trying to figure out what caused the steel gas pipe to break and ignite. Federal...