San Bernardino Car Crash Kills Bicyclist
60-year-old Bernard F. Culverson was fatally struck in a serious San Bernardino auto accident that occurred on January 9, 2012, around 5:30 a.m. west on Third Street. According to police, Culverson was...
View ArticleBicyclist Suffers Broken Leg in RiversideDUI Crash
A bicyclist was gravely injured in a serious Riverside DUI car accident that occurred on January 10, 2012, around 12:30 p.m. along the 300 block of East Seventh Street in San Jacinto. According to...
View ArticleProtecting Yourself from Dog Attacks in San Diego
While dogs provide wonderful companionship to families and individuals everyday around the world, man’s best friend can also pose a danger of bites that can leave long-lasting harm to a victim....
View ArticleWoman Fatally Struck in Riverside County Pedestrian Accident
45-year-old Adeline Gonzalez was fatally struck in a tragic Riverside County car crash that involved an SUV, on January 16, 2012, around 6:06 p.m. along Mission Boulevard, about 100 yards west of...
View ArticleElderly Pedestrian Fatally Struck in Palm Springs Car Accident
An elderly pedestrian was fatally struck in a Palm Springs car accident that occurred on January 14, 2012, around 7:49 p.m. in Palm Springs. According to police, the pedestrian was struck by a...
View ArticlePedestrian Fatally Struck in San Diego County Car Accident
A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle on January 19, 2012, around 6 a.m. in Vista. According to San Diego County sheriff's Lt. Jeff Maxin, this pedestrian accident occurred on North Melrose...
View ArticleCommittee Calls for CDC to Lower Threshold on Identifying Child Lead Poisoning
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has been asked by a federal advisory committee to lower its threshold for diagnosing cases of lead poisoning in children. The lowering of the...
View ArticleBicyclist Critically Injured in Sorrento Valley Car Accident
A 45-year-old bicyclist was struck and injured in a serious car crash that occurred on January 19, 2012, around 1 p.m. in Sorrento Valley. According to San Diego police, the bicyclist was riding to the...
View ArticlePedestrian Struck in Lake Elsinore Car Accident
A woman was struck and injured in a severe pedestrian accident that took place on January 22, 2012, around 8:07 p.m. in Lake Elsinore. According to Riverside County sheriff’s officials, the pedestrian...
View ArticleTwo Women and a Toddler Struck by Car in San Marcos
Two women, ages 61 and 40, and a 3-year-old girl were struck while crossing a street on January 24, 2012, around 3 p.m. in San Marcos. According to sheriff's Deputy Tammy Bennetts, the victims were...
View ArticleIndio Pedestrian Fatally Struck by Motorcycle, then Car
44-year-old Brigitte Jasso was struck and killed in a severe pedestrian accident that occurred on January 26, 2012, around along the westbound lanes of Indio Boulevard. According to coroner’s...
View ArticlePfizer Recalls 1 Million Birth Control Packs after Manufacturing Mix-Up
Drug Manufacturer Pfizer, Inc. issued a recall on February 1 of approximately 1 million birth control pills due to a manufacturing problem that led to pills in some of the packets being placed out of...
View ArticleHard-Boiled Eggs Recalled in 34 States
Hard-cooked eggs from a Michael Foods’ Nebraska plant have been subjected to a massive recall due to listeria contamination caused by a repair project that occured in the processing room of the...
View ArticleChild Abuse May Cause Poor Brain Development According to Study
The results of a new study by researchers from Boston’s Harvard Medical School have shown that those who were the victims of abuse during childhood have a higher likelihood that portions of the brain...
View ArticlePedestrian Struck By Train in Sorrento Valley
18-year-old Luis Cortez was struck and injured in a severe pedestrian accident that occurred on February 20, 2012, around 3 p.m. in Sorrento Valley. According to the sheriff's department, Cortez was...
View ArticleWhy are San Diego Construction Sites So Dangerous for Workers?
No matter where one works, people are always at risk for some form of work-related injury due to the various hazards present in workplaces in San Diego and across the country. However, while many...
View ArticlePedestrian Fatally Struck By Car in Riverside County
A woman was killed in a tragic pedestrian crash that occurred on February 26, 2012, around 6:21 p.m. at 7th Street and Grand Avenue. According to Riverside County fire officials, the victim was walking...
View ArticleElders Hit While Crossing Street in Palm Springs
87-year-old Robert Mathiasen and an 83-year-old woman were struck in a tragic pedestrian crash that occurred on February 24, 2012, around 7:28 p.m. in the 2000 block of North Palm Canyon Drive....
View ArticleGoodyear Recalls 40,000 Tires for Dangerous Defect
Akron, Ohio-based tire manufacturer Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has issued a recall through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for 40,915 tires due to a serious defect....
View ArticleNew Study Links Parkinson’s Disease Drug to Faster Brain Injury Recovery
Traumatic brain injuries claim the lives of thousands every year and leave thousands more with long-term debilitating injuries. As such, the hunt for better treatment for traumatic brain injuries...
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