Earlier this week, there was a major injury crash on Interstate Highway 580. KRON Channel Four News reported that the wreck happened sometime around 1:30 a.m. on Tuesday morning, just west of the Marina Bay. A Sig-alert was issued, and all westbound lanes of the highway in Oakland were closed until about 3:12 a.m. Very […]
Stanford Hospital Tech Accused of Sexual Battery
On Monday, a former Stanford Hospital anesthesia technician pleaded no contest on two counts of sexual battery. KRON Channel Four News reported that the anesthesia tech, 56-year-old Robert Lastinger of Fremont, was fired last year after several nurses reported that he had touched the genitals of male patients post-surgery while they were still under anesthesia. […]
Death at South Beach Construction Site
Last week, a worker was killed at a construction site in San Francisco’s South Beach area. KRON Channel Four News reported that the incident happened at about 2:45 p.m. on Friday at a worksite in the 200 block of Main Street. Very little information has been released about this worksite death, but the victim was […]
Toyotas and Unintended Acceleration
Sudden Unintended Acceleration (SUA) has been in the spotlight for the past few years, but the consumer complaints associated with Toyota vehicles have been rolling in for over a decade. Consumer Reports’ has actually dedicated an entire portion of their website to unintended acceleration issues associated with Toyota vehicles. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration […]
Dangerous Driving at Pier 39
A recent report from KRON Channel Four News looked into the driving habits at one Bay Area intersection. Viewers had previously requested the news station to look into the Pier 39 intersection of Jefferson and Grant due to concerns about pedestrian safety. The reporter on the scene, Stanley Roberts, found that the largest problem at […]
