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Metro Bus Drivers Possibly Intoxicated with Marijuana; Pull Over

Posted on September 10, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

San Diego police are investigating allegations that three Metropolitan Transit System bus drivers were under the influence of marijuana-laced brownies while they were on the job, according to NBC News. Rob Schupp, spokesman for the Metropolitan Transit System, said that three drivers reported feeling sick and dizzy after eating brownies handed out by another employee. Once the drivers realized they were “ill,” all three of them pulled over and replacement drivers were called in. The drivers were administered drug tests, the results are pending. The drivers and the employee were all placed on paid leave pending the results of the investigation. These drivers should be commended for their awareness and reacting quickly to get off the road, possibly saving lives. If this was an intentional act to intoxicate these drivers without their knowledge, the employee who passed out the brownies could face criminal charges. Please visit our website for more…
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Two Women Killed trying to Assist Car Accident Victims

Posted on September 7, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

Two female Good Samaritans died after attempting to rescue others from a traffic accident on August 22, according to the Los Angeles Times. Irma Zamora had jumped out of the car to assist the victims, despite her husband’s warning her to wait in the car as he called 911. Zamora rushed to assist the driver of an SUV who was trapped in his car after striking a fire hydrant and a power pole. Zamora and the other witness trying to assist stepped into a puddle on a front lawn that came into contact with a live wire. “I saw a lady come out of nowhere,” Christie Vergini, another witness, told reporters at Fox News in Los Angeles. “She walked, stepped in the water, fell back on her back with her arms straight out.” The other victim was a woman who lived near the scene of the accident. The driver of…
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Four Killed, Five Injured in San Diego Collision

Posted on September 3, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

Four people, including two children, died and five others were injured in a tragic car accident in Santa Ysabel on August 28, according to Fox News 5 in San Diego. The driver, identified only as a 33-year-old woman, was driving a Honda Odyssey with a 67-year-old female passenger and 6 children in the back. The van, heading west on Route 78, collided head-on with a 2010 Pontiac Vibe traveling in the opposite direction, driven by an unidentified male. The six children in the back of the van were ages 3 to 13, according to the California Highway Patrol. Both of the drivers died, as well as two of the children in the van, an 8-year-old girl and a 9-year-old girl. One of the other children sustained life-threatening injuries. The 67-year-old passenger, the owner of the van, was taken to the hospital with major injuries. There were 2,715 traffic fatalities in…
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