Minneapolis police arrested a 37 year-old mother, Jacquelyn Wanda Williams, and charged her with violently beating her 6 year-old boy along with her boyfriend on May 27, 2010. KARE11 TV reported that the young boy, living at the 4300 block of the Irving Avenue, was tied with a pole in the basement with a tight telephone cord and was beaten up with the extension cord repeatedly by his mother and her male friend.
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 6 year-old school boy was killed in a bus crash on June 2, 2010, at 8:18 a.m. when the bus driver lost control of the vehicle along southbound of Ohio State Route 60. According to the LancasterEagleGazzette.com, Carol Oyer, the 47 year-old driver of the Tri Valley school bus, lost control near milepost 26.
Dotty Reed, 18 of Auburn, Washington, is accused of causing a brain injury to a nine month old baby when babysitting the young boy. Reed told detectives that she was frustrated with the baby for the past 3 weeks as he was fussy and appeared not to like her.
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 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.