A school bus accident in Oceanside has injured seven high school students and the bus driver with moderate to severe injuries. This accident occurred on June 11, 2010, when the school bus was taking students to a tutoring program.
A school bus accident in Oceanside has injured seven high school students and the bus driver with moderate to severe injuries. This accident occurred on June 11, 2010, when the school bus was taking students to a tutoring program.
Noah Hale, a 3-year old toddler from Descanso, died in tragic swimming pool accident on May 21, 2010, in San Diego when he drowned in a backyard pool in the 24000 block of Sherilton Valley Road. Hale was found unresponsive and face down in the swimming pool by his mother. He was airlifted to a nearby hospital, but he could not revive and died after a short time. It is still not clear how the child came to be in the swimming pool unsupervised.
Twenty-four children from Flory Academy, a science and technology magnet school in Moorpark, were on their way to the California Science Center when their bus suddenly caught fire on the Hollywood Freeway (Highway 1010) at Universal Center Drive at about 9:00 a.m. Cathy Peters, an accompanying teacher noticed smoke coming out of a vent near the driver. She moved the students to the back of the bus with the help of parent volunteers. When the smoke did not stop, the emergency exits were opened and the bus was evacuated.
A school bus accident on the Campo Indian reservation has left eleven children hurt, according to San Diego County’s authorities. State Fire Department spokesperson Mike Mohler said that the bus struck a light pole at approximately 8 a.m. causing the bus to crash. Mohler said that all the eleven children were immediately taken to a local hospital and ten out of them have been released after treating their moderate injuries.
In an effort to promote child safety and prevent injuries, a California bill requiring children to wear helmets while skiing in California has been approved. The bill, put forward by State Senator Leland Yee, was approved by the Senate Health Committee.
The South El Monte, California based baby product company Le Hing, Inc has been asked to recall about 200 baby walkers, all of which have the serial number L-0809EN.
Investigations have revealed that 24-year old Ramon Ayala of Orange Cove might be the driver who fatally injured 12-year old Sage Corpus in a hit-and-run accident. Sage died on April 9 in Fresno County. Police believe that Ramon has a history of dangerous driving and he does not have a driving license. According to Officer Guillermo Garza, Ramon was arrested three weeks before the accident that killed young Corpus for driving on the wrong side and was also found to be under the influence of alcohol. The arrest resulted in Ramon’s driver’s license being revoked.
A Penn High School freshman lost his life in a fatal Needles auto accident that happened on March 28, 2010 along US 95, somewhere north of Needles. The car accident took place at around 5 p.m.
A 13-year old Malibu teenager lost her life in a fatal Los Angeles County child injury accident that occurred on April 3, 2010 on Pacific Coast Highway. The accident happened at around 5 p.m. when the girl was walking back home.
A 7-year old Gerber boy tragically lost his life in a Tehama car accident that took place on Truckee Avenue, east of Interstate 5, around 7 p.m. on March 15, 2010.