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• Fresno Man Dies in Bay Bridge Crash

  David Rowell | October 01, 2007 10:03 AM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Randy Madrigal, 39, of Fresno, was killed in a motor vehicle accident on the Bar Bridge in San Francisco early Saturday morning. Madrigal was westbound on the bridge when his Toyota Tacoma pickup slammed into the back of a tractor-trailer rig carrying steel rebar. The truck had slowed to exit the Bridge at the Treasure Island off-ramp when Madrigal drove into the back of the truck. Madrigal was...

• Deadly Automobile Accident Kills 3 Children in Tulare County

  David Rowell | September 24, 2007 9:11 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A deadly automobile accident on Saturday killed 3 children in Tulare County. Tulare County Deputy Sheriff Joseph Armstrong was on his way to work in his pickup truck at about 1:00 p.m. when he ran a stop sign and collided with an SUV driven by Tanya Rader. Three children inside the SUV, ages two, three and five, died in the collision. Armstrong and Rader, both seriously hurt, were airlifted to...

• U-Haul Sued for Wrongful Death

  David Rowell | September 16, 2007 9:04 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Demetrio Nagtalon rented a truck from U-Haul in San Francisco in December 2006, to move equipment from a video store he operated. When he had problems with the truck's parking brake, he drove it back to the U-Haul rental center for help. Bobby Johnson, a U-Haul employee, slid under the dashboard with pliers, trying to fix the parking brake. Instead of a repaired truck, Nagtalon ended up with a...

• Fatal Motorcycle Accident on Interstate 80

  David Rowell | September 16, 2007 6:33 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A motorcycle accident on Interstate 80 in Berkeley today resulted in the death of at least one person. The motorcycle driver was westbound on I 80 near Ashby Avenue when he collided with another vehicle about 2:00 p.m. today. The driver died at the scene.For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Two-Year-Old Orphan Files Wrongful Death Suit

  David Rowell | September 16, 2007 6:22 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Tyler O'Neil, a two-year-old survivor of a fatal automobile accident that killed his father, mother and brother, has filed a wrongful death suit against the driver and owner of the tow truck company that killed his family. The driver, Cynthia Charlebois, was southbound on South Chambers Road in Aurora Colorado. Charlebois lost control of her truck, side-swipped a parked car then crossed the...

• Fatal Automobile Accident in Kern County

  David Rowell | September 14, 2007 6:14 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Patricia Tepetl, 27, from Lamont, was killed in a single-car motor vehicle accident on Friday. The woman was southbound on the Tejon Highway when she lost control of her vihicle and it rolled over. Tepetl, who was not wearing a seat belt, was ejected from the vehicle. She was airlifted to Kern Medical Center in Bakersfield, where she was pronounced dead on arrival.For more information on this...

• CSPC Recalls Defective Product

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 9:32 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  On Thursday, the Consumer Products Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of the "IT400 Iced Tea Maker." The defective product, sold at Bon-Ton Department Stores, the JCPenney catalog, and hardware stores nationwide, is a danger to consumers because of a risk of fire. The machine was manufactured in China and was sold between April and July of this year. Consumers should immediately...

• 1 Injured, 1 Dead in Selma Automobile Accident

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 9:30 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Two Tulare women were involved in an automobile accident on Wednesday, when their car struck a tractor-trailer rig on U.S. 99 in Selma. Christine Martins, a passenger in the car, was killed; the driver, Dianna Maurico, suffered major injuries. According to the the California Highway Patrol, Raymond Thiessen of Madera, driver of the big-rig, lost control of his truck and swerved across the...

• Food Safety Inspections No Better After E. coli Deaths

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 8:54 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  Last year, a deadly contamination of spinach by E. coli bacteria led to the death of 3 people and more than 200 sick. Following the outbreak there were widespread calls for better testing of companies handling leafy greens. That hasn't happened, though; State inspectors in California have not been given authority to conduct better inspections, and federal inspections are at the same pre-outbreak...

• Child Dies in Automobile Accident

  David Rowell | September 13, 2007 8:50 PM | 0 CommentsFresno, CA

  A 3-year old Santa Maria child was killed Tuesday in a hit-and-run automobile accident. Witnesses say the driver, 21-year old Miguel Gallardo, was going too fast on the residential street where the slain child lived, and could not slow down when the child ran into the street. Gallardo was arrested on Wednesday and faces felony hit-and-run charges. For more information on this subject matter,...