Earlier this month a 16-year-old Watsonville teen, sustained serious head injuries which has prompted a warning to parents and their teens that removing brakes and other safety gear from the trendy fixie bikes can lead to serious life-threatening injuries. Fixie, or fixed-gear bicycles have become popular in the Bay Area and other parts of the country, with many […]
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Fremont Pedestrian Critical After Being Struck By Car
A Fremont woman was struck yesterday while crossing Civic Center Drive in Fremont while in the crosswalk. At this time she remains in critical condition. According to Sgt. Mark Dang of the Fremont Police Department, Manchi Wong, 59, suffered a major head injury also called a traumatic brain injury (TBI), after being struck around 5 […]
Car Trapped Under Big-Rig In Hwy 238 Accident
Early this morning a collision on Highway 238 in Hayward between a car and a big-rig left the car trapped under the semi. As of this posting emergency responders were working to free a driver who is trapped in a car underneath a big rig, according to the California Highway Patrol. Around 5:24 a.m., a […]
Pastor Arrested In Fairfield For Multiple Molestation Charges
The current pastor of a church in Fairfield was arrested Thursday on suspicion of molestation. According to police there at least five victims who have alleged that the abuse goes back as far as 1994. Fairfield police were contacted by clergy from the diocese of St. Timothy Orthodox Church, which is located at 4593 Central Way, […]
New Standards For Infant and Toddler Play Yards
New federally mandated safety standards for infant and toddler play yards was approved this week by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). Improvement in the safety of play yards is a much needed tool for the prevention of injuries and deaths to children. The vote was 4 to 0. The new federal standard incorporates […]
