BRENTWOOD — A man was struck by a vehicle at The Streets of Brentwood shopping center Friday evening, suffering major injuries according to the Contra Costa Fire District. The man was struck about 6:45 p.m. Friday night at the center, which is at 2455 Sand Creek Road, dispatchers said. The victim was taken by helicopter […]
FIXIT Rechargeable Spotlights recalled after burn injuries reported
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Innovage LLC have announced a voluntary recall of FIXIT One Million Candlepower Rechargeable Spotlights. The spotlight’s charging adapter can overcharge the battery, forcing it to rupture and leak battery acid causing a chemical burn injury. Innovage has received 13 reports of incidents involving minor skin chemical […]
California roadway deaths at lowest level since 1950
In figures released Thursday for 2009, statewide traffic deaths fell 10.3 percent — from 3,434 in 2008 to 3,081 last year. That’s the fewest deaths since 1950, when the death toll was 3,054 for California. And for the first time in more than a decade, motorcycle deaths in California have fallen — marking the end […]
One dead and many injured in San Bruno gas line explosion
At least one person has been found dead following a massive blast and fire likely sparked by a broken gas line in a residential area of San Bruno, California. However there have been other reports that three people have been killed, with one body found on a footpath after the huge explosion at around 6pm […]
Woman seriously injured in Brentwood accident
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 […]
