LONG BEACH >> While it’s rather unofficial, Southern California race fans have a new IndyCar Series driver they can call one of their own. Through marriage. Graham Rahal has spent plenty of time in the area for the past several years. No, it wasn’t because he was competing at the Toyota Grand Prix of Long […]
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CHINO >> A landscaper was killed and a second seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when a driver struck a warning-signal trailer, pinning the men between the trailer and their work truck, officials said. Jose Chicas, 31, of Ontario was killed instantly, according to Chino police. The second man, who has not been identified, was flown to […]
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Court records show U.S. soccer star Abby Wambach pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of intoxicants Tuesday in a county courtroom in Portland. The Oregonian reports the plea means Wambach could have her charges dismissed within a year by enrolling in a diversion program available to first-time offenders. A Multnomah County […]
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ONTARIO >> The Ontario Police Department is planning to hold a DUI checkpoint somewhere in the city Friday night to catch impaired and unlicensed drivers. The checkpoint will run from 6 p.m. Friday to 2 a.m. Saturday. The location was not disclosed. Police officials promise only momentary delays for motorists. Trained officers will evaluate anyone […]
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FONTANA >> A 55-year-old Pomona man was killed in a hit-and-run along the 210 Freeway early Sunday, as he exited a car to inspect a flat tire. The vehicle he was in blew its tire about 3:45 a.m. in the eastbound lanes west of the Cherry Avenue exit, according to a California Highway Patrol news […]
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ONTARIO >> Authorities have identified a Mira Loma man who was killed in a two-vehicle crash, coroner’s officials said Saturday. Michael Mays, 26, died Thursday night after colliding with another vehicle on Edison Avenue, just east of Walker Avenue in Ontario, officials said in a news release. Mays, the sole occupant of the car, was […]
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UPLAND >> Upland detectives are searching for the driver who struck and killed a former Upland High School homecoming queen last week and fled the scene. Kristen Diane Pretzer, 47, was found March 30 on the sidewalk in the 200 block of South Mountain Avenue just after 2 a.m., according to Upland police officials. Her […]
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LOS ANGELES — A jury today cleared Caltrans of any wrongdoing in a 2012 freeway crash in West Covina that left a 5-year-old boy a quadriplegic and seriously injured his sister, who were riding in a minivan that was pierced by a guardrail after a tire blowout. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury deliberated for […]
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SAN BERNARDINO >> A child was injured in a solo vehicle crash Wednesday morning in the northbound lanes of the 215 Freeway near Fifth Street. The rollover crash was first reported just before 6:30 a.m., according to California Highway Patrol dispatch. A caller told the CHP dispatch center that a person may have been ejected […]
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