POMONA >> A DUI case against a 23-year-old man was dismissed Friday after a jury deadlocked and a mistrial was declared, the man’s attorney said.

The jury deadlocked 9-3 in favor of declaring Max Seeget not guilty and the prosecutor dismissed the case, said attorney David Diamond.

Diamond said jurors did not believe the testimony of a Pomona police officer who said Seeget refused to take a test to measure the alcohol level in his client’s body early on May 11, 2014.

During closing arguments Diamond said his clients was never asked to undergo a test.

Seeget, who lives near Mt. San Antonio College, was at home and had a drink while he was studying for an advanced credential when he decided to go out and purchase fast food, Diamond said.

Seeget followed GPS instructions to a fast food restaurant in Pomona when he came to DUI checkpoint around 1:30 a.m., the attorney said.

During closing arguments the prosecution said Seeget ran a stop sign at the checkpoint but Diamond said Seeget simply rolled through the stop.

Diamond said he will submit a complaint to the Pomona police internal affairs office seeking an investigation of the officer who handled his client’s case. The officer committed perjury when he testified he gave Seeget the opportunity to undergo a test to check how much alcohol was in his system when he was asked to undergo the test, Diamond said.

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO >> Three people were killed and two others seriously injured Thursday night in a two-vehicle collision in San Juan Capistrano.

A dog also died in the head-on collision, which was reported at 7:53 p.m. on Camino Capistrano, south of Avery Parkway, between the 5 Freeway and San Joaquin Hills (73) Transportation Corridor, Capt. Steve Concialdi of the Orange County Fire Authority said.

Three people were pronounced dead at the scene and two — a man and woman, both in their 20s — were taken to a hospital as trauma patients, he said.

The dog was in the same vehicle as the injured victims, Concialdi said.

One of the vehicles involved caught fire after the crash, a witness at the scene reported to the California Highway Patrol.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska >> All nine people aboard a sightseeing plane died in a crash Thursday in southeast Alaska, authorities said, but stormy weather prevented the immediate recovery of the bodies.

“We have nine fatalities,” said Clint Johnson, head of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska office.

Rain and wind forced an end to recovery efforts Thursday night in the rugged terrain about 20 miles northeast of Ketchikan. Officials would mount a recovery attempt again on Friday, he said.

There was no immediate indication of why the DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter turboprop crashed. It was found Thursday against the granite rock face of a cliff, 800 feet above Ella Lake.

Johnson said it was too soon to know circumstances of the crash, including whether the plane flew into the cliff.

The NTSB was assembling a high-level team to investigate the crash, including three members from Alaska and at least two people from Washington, D.C.

“The initial rescue crew that went in had a very tough time because of the terrain,” Johnson said. “It’s a very steep, mountainous area, and weather conditions caused them to stand down.’

Coast Guard Petty Officer Lauren Steenson said the agency received a report around 2:15 p.m. that the plane was overdue. Troopers said an emergency locator transmitter activated in the Misty Fjords National Monument, and a helicopter pilot spotted the downed aircraft above Ella Lake, about 800 miles southeast of Anchorage.

Promech Air, an airline based in Ketchikan, operated the shore excursion sold through Holland America Line, the cruise ship company said in a statement. The eight passengers were guests on the Westerdam, which is on a seven-day cruise that departed Seattle on Saturday.

“We are incredibly distressed by this situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with those onboard the plane and their families,” the statement said. “Holland America Line is extending its full support to traveling companions of the guests involved.”

Promech said that the crash happened about 11:20 a.m., and the plane was one of five Otter aircraft in its fleet.

“There is nothing I can say that can alleviate the pain and overwhelming sense of loss that we and the loved ones of those affected are feeling,” Marcus Sessoms, president of Promech Air, said in a statement. “At this moment, all of us share the pain and anguish of this terrible event. Our thoughts and our prayers go out to everyone touched by this tragedy.”

The Ketchikan Daily News reported the Westerdam had been scheduled to leave the city at 1 p.m., but it remained in port Thursday evening.

The airline’s website advertises tours of the 2-million-acre Misty Fjord National Monument in its float planes.

“Towering granite cliffs, 1,000-foot waterfalls, lush and remote valleys and serene crystalline lakes make up this incredible landscape,” it says.

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Associated Press writer Kathy McCarthy in Seattle contributed to this report.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska >> All nine people aboard a sightseeing plane died in a crash Thursday in southeast Alaska, authorities said, but stormy weather prevented the immediate recovery of the bodies.

“We have nine fatalities,” said Clint Johnson, head of the National Transportation Safety Board’s Alaska office.

Rain and wind forced an end to recovery efforts Thursday night in the rugged terrain about 20 miles northeast of Ketchikan. Officials would mount a recovery attempt again on Friday, he said.

There was no immediate indication of why the DeHavilland DHC-3 Otter turboprop crashed. It was found Thursday against the granite rock face of a cliff, 800 feet above Ella Lake.

Johnson said it was too soon to know circumstances of the crash, including whether the plane flew into the cliff.

The NTSB was assembling a high-level team to investigate the crash, including three members from Alaska and at least two people from Washington, D.C.

“The initial rescue crew that went in had a very tough time because of the terrain,” Johnson said. “It’s a very steep, mountainous area, and weather conditions caused them to stand down.’

Coast Guard Petty Officer Lauren Steenson said the agency received a report around 2:15 p.m. that the plane was overdue. Troopers said an emergency locator transmitter activated in the Misty Fjords National Monument, and a helicopter pilot spotted the downed aircraft above Ella Lake, about 800 miles southeast of Anchorage.

Promech Air, an airline based in Ketchikan, operated the shore excursion sold through Holland America Line, the cruise ship company said in a statement. The eight passengers were guests on the Westerdam, which is on a seven-day cruise that departed Seattle on Saturday.

“We are incredibly distressed by this situation, and our thoughts and prayers are with those onboard the plane and their families,” the statement said. “Holland America Line is extending its full support to traveling companions of the guests involved.”

Promech said that the crash happened about 11:20 a.m., and the plane was one of five Otter aircraft in its fleet.

“There is nothing I can say that can alleviate the pain and overwhelming sense of loss that we and the loved ones of those affected are feeling,” Marcus Sessoms, president of Promech Air, said in a statement. “At this moment, all of us share the pain and anguish of this terrible event. Our thoughts and our prayers go out to everyone touched by this tragedy.”

The Ketchikan Daily News reported the Westerdam had been scheduled to leave the city at 1 p.m., but it remained in port Thursday evening.

The airline’s website advertises tours of the 2-million-acre Misty Fjord National Monument in its float planes.

“Towering granite cliffs, 1,000-foot waterfalls, lush and remote valleys and serene crystalline lakes make up this incredible landscape,” it says.

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Associated Press writer Kathy McCarthy in Seattle contributed to this report.

POMONA >> A jury began deliberation Wednesday in a DUI case in which the attorney for the defendant said Pomona police were sloppy and unprofessional in their work.

In his closing argument Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Osman Abbasi said the case is a simple one. Max Seeget came to a DUI checkpoint in Pomona at 1:30 a.m. May 11, 2014 and allegedly rolled through two stop signs.

Pomona police officers stopped him, noticed he had red, bloodshot eyes and conducted a field sobriety test that Seeget did not pass, Abbasi said.

When officers asked Seeget to take a test to check for alcohol in his system Seeget refused, Abbasi said.

Seeget’s attorney said his client’s case involved one stop sign and he did obey the sign.

David Diamond said in his closing argument there are many reasons why his clients’ eyes could have been red and although he may not have passed every portion of the field sobriety test, that doesn’t mean he was intoxicated.

Also, Seeget did not refuse to be tested to see if he had been drinking because he was never asked to, Diamond said.

Diamond said the officers had conflicting statements in their police reports.

Diamond said two of the officers involved in his clients’ case are the same ones in a case involving an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer. In that case the officers accused the LAPD officer of assaulting them during a traffic accident investigation. The LAPD officer lost his job as a result of the accusations but was able to get his job back when the case went to court and he was acquitted.

POMONA >> A jury began deliberation Wednesday in a DUI case in which the attorney for the defendant said Pomona police were sloppy and unprofessional in their work.

In his closing argument Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney Osman Abbasi said the case is a simple one. Max Seeget came to a DUI checkpoint in Pomona at 1:30 a.m. May 11, 2014 and allegedly rolled through two stop signs.

Pomona police officers stopped him, noticed he had red, bloodshot eyes and conducted a field sobriety test that Seeget did not pass, Abbasi said.

When officers asked Seeget to take a test to check for alcohol in his system Seeget refused, Abbasi said.

Seeget’s attorney said his client’s case involved one stop sign and he did obey the sign.

David Diamond said in his closing argument there are many reasons why his clients’ eyes could have been red and although he may not have passed every portion of the field sobriety test, that doesn’t mean he was intoxicated.

Also, Seeget did not refuse to be tested to see if he had been drinking because he was never asked to, Diamond said.

Diamond said the officers had conflicting statements in their police reports.

Diamond said two of the officers involved in his clients’ case are the same ones in a case involving an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer. In that case the officers accused the LAPD officer of assaulting them during a traffic accident investigation. The LAPD officer lost his job as a result of the accusations but was able to get his job back when the case went to court and he was acquitted.

A man was killed and three others hurt in a crash on Sierra Avenue near the 15 Freeway Tuesday night.

Just after 6:30 p.m., a 2002 Buick LS was traveling southbound Sierra at a high rate of speed from the area of the freeway when the driver lost control, sending the car rolling over, according to Fontana Police officials.

Three occupants of the vehicle, including the 19-year-old driver and two passengers, ages 15 and 20, were taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. An unidentified 42-year-old died at the scene.

Fontana police are investigating the crash.

A man was killed and three others hurt in a crash on Sierra Avenue near the 15 Freeway Tuesday night.

Just after 6:30 p.m., a 2002 Buick LS was traveling southbound Sierra at a high rate of speed from the area of the freeway when the driver lost control, sending the car rolling over, according to Fontana Police officials.

Three occupants of the vehicle, including the 19-year-old driver and two passengers, ages 15 and 20, were taken to Arrowhead Regional Medical Center. An unidentified 42-year-old died at the scene.

Fontana police are investigating the crash.

LOS ANGELES >> James Horner, who composed music for dozens of films and won two Oscars for his work on “Titanic,” died when his plane crashed in Southern California, his agents confirmed Tuesday. He was 61.

Agents Michael Gorfaine and Sam Schwartz issued a statement saying Horner had died, although official confirmation could take several days while the Ventura County coroner works to identify the remains of the pilot, who was the only person on board.

People who fueled the plane at an airport in Camarillo confirmed that he took off in the aircraft Monday morning, said Horner’s attorney, Jay Cooper.

The S-312 Tucano MK1 turboprop crashed and burned in a remote area of the Los Padres National Forest, about 100 miles northwest of Los Angeles.

Horner’s credits ran the gamut From big-budget blockbusters to foreign-language indies. He even composed the theme song for the “CBS Evening News with Katie Couric.”

His work was nominated for 10 Academy Awards. He won two for 1997’s best picture, “Titanic,” for the movie score and its enduring theme song, “My Heart Will Go On,” sung by Celine Dion. It became a best-seller.

“We will always remember his kindness and great talent that changed my career,” Dion said in a statement on her website.

He has been nominated for 10 Academy Awards honoring his work on “Alien,” ‘’Apollo 13,” ‘’Field of Dreams,” ‘’Braveheart,” ‘’A Beautiful Mind,” ‘’House of Sand and Fog” and “Avatar,” and for his original song, “Somewhere Out There,” from “An American Tail.”

“The ‘Avatar’ community has lost one of our great creative lights with the passing of James Horner,” James Cameron and Jon Landau, who respectively directed and produced “Avatar,” said in a statement. “James’ music was the air under the banshees’ wings, the ancient song of the forest, and the heartbeat of Eywa. We have lost not only a great team-mate and collaborator, but a good friend. James’ music affected the heart because his heart was so big.”

“My Heart Will Go On” hit No. 1 around the world and become the best-selling single of 1998. The National Endowment for the Arts and the Recording Industry Association of America included it among its “Songs of the Century” rankings.

A pianist since age 5, Horner studied at the Royal Academy of Music in London and the University of Southern California, eventually earning graduate degrees at the University of California, Los Angeles.

He got his start composing for movies by scoring shorts for the American Film Institute. His first commercial credits came from Roger Corman, who hired Horner to score several films in the 1980s, including “Humanoids from the Deep” and “Battle Beyond the Stars.”

Horner discussed his approach to making music while working on “Avatar.”

“To me, writing and composing are much more like painting, about colors and brushes,” he told the Los Angeles Times in 2009. “I don’t use a computer when I write and I don’t use a piano. I’m at a desk writing and it’s very broad strokes and notes as colors on a palette. I think very abstractly when I’m writing. Then as the project moves on it becomes more like sculpting.”

Horner was known for including passages from his earlier compositions and from other composers in his work.

Horner’s collaborators included George Lucas, Ron Howard, Steven Spielberg and Oliver Stone. Horner worked many times with Cameron, with whom he often discussed the role of music in film.

“My job … is to make sure at every turn of the film it’s something the audience can feel with their heart,” Horner said in 2009. “When we lose a character, when somebody wins, when somebody loses, when someone disappears — at all times I’m keeping track, constantly, of what the heart is supposed to be feeling.”

Horner also wrote the score for the “Southpaw,” a boxing drama starring Jake Gyllenhaal that comes out July 24.