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• Marine Killed in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | February 28, 2007 5:56 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A 20-year-old Marine was killed early morning in a one-car crash on north Interstate 5, south of Genesee Avenue.The man, whose name has not yet been released, was a passenger in the car when the collision occurred just after 3:00am, according to the county Medical Examiner.The car, driven by another Marine, swayed off the road and crashed into a tree, authorities say. The driver was transported...

• Pilot of Small Plane Suffers Head Injury

  Christina Cole | February 18, 2007 6:16 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Head & Brain Injuries

  A pilot suffered a head injury when a private plane collided into a parked plane during take off at the Compton/Woodley Airport.Just before 2pm, fire crews were called to the scene. The pilot lost control of the aircraft when attempting to take off. The plane clipped the tail of a parked Piper before tipping over. At this time it is unknown how serious the Pilot's head injuries are. The...

• Rollover Kills Marine; Eight Injured

  Christina Cole | February 11, 2007 7:09 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

  Eleven Marines are hospitalized and expected to be okay after being involved in a fatal rollover crash of a military truck at Marine Corps Air Station in Miramar.One marine was killed and eight were treated and then released from the hospital when the seven-ton truck, part of a six vehicle convoy, practicing scheduled training, rolled over an embankment on the base Saturday.The Major said the...

• Scotts Valley Football Star Injured in Car Crash

  Christina Cole | February 03, 2007 4:14 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Scotts Valley High standout football player Russell Jenkins, along with his father, Ed, were both involved in a serious two-vehicle crash on a remote stretch of Highway 8 outside San Diego early Sunday. The Jenkins' were on their way home from a recruiting trip to Arizona Western College in Yuma, Arizona where Russell had given the school's head coach a verbal commitment.Their car was hit from...