BRENTWOOD — An unidentified woman in her 20s had major injuries after the pickup truck she was driving rolled near the intersection of Deer Valley Road and Briones Valley Road, according to the East Contra Costa County Fire District. The woman was driving a Chevrolet truck at 5:55 p.m. when the truck rolled over and […]
Archives for September 2010
49er Tight End Sued for Vicious Dog Attack
San Jose, CA – A lawsuit was filed last week against Delanie Walker, tight end for the San Francisco 49er’s, for injuries received by Rick Ellis when he was attacked by Walkers’ two pit bulls while he was servicing the pool at Walkers home on March 25, 2010. The lawsuit was filed in Santa Clara […]
DUI Enforcement Operation Nets Hundreds of Bay Area Offenders
In recent weeks authorities have increased drunken driving patrols and DUI/driver’s license checkpoints as part of a summer crackdown campaign. The increased-enforcement period, which is funded by state and federal funds, ended at 11:59 p.m. Monday. During the campaign police agencies conducted several operations including a multi-agency effort that targeted drivers on Interstate 680. They […]
Blemont Man Identifed As Third Victim in Bay Area Plane Crash
San Mateo – Tuesday the San Mateo County Coroner’s office identified the last of three people killed when a twin-engine plane slammed into a Redwood Shores lagoon. The coroner’s office confirmed that 91-year-old Belmont resident Robert Borrmann as the third victim killed in the Sept. 2 accident. Friends and colleagues of Borrmann, founder of R.E. […]
Car booster seats proven to reduce injuries to children in auto accidents
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave its top marks to 21 of 72 booster seats it evaluated for properly restraining children, or about 30 percent, according to results released today. Last year, the Institute only handed out its “best bet” citation to nine of the 60 seats it reviewed, or 15 percent. A 2009 […]