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Mail Carrier Dies Shortly after Dog Attack

Posted on March 30, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

A pit bull attacked and killed a 59-year-old US Postal Service employee in San Diego in March, according to the Los Angeles Times. Diane Jansen was delivering mail on her normal route when the dog attacked. Paramedics rushed her to Palomar Medical Center, where she later suffered a fatal stroke. According to the San Diego medical examiner, most of the dog bites Jansen suffered were to her legs. The accident remains under investigation, it is not currently clear what incited the dog attack. Animal control euthanized the dog with the owner’s permission; no charges have been filed at this time. “The pit bull just shot out of the partially closed garage door,” said Police Lieutenant Chris Wynn. In San Diego alone, there were 45 documented incidents of dogs attacking mail carriers in 2010. Only Houston had more (62). Postal carriers should be free to work their jobs without the fear…
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Body of Man Killed in Motorcycle Accident Identified

Posted on March 26, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

Authorities released the identity of a 27-year-old San Diego man killed in a motorcycle crash on March 10, according to 10News.com in San Diego. A postal worker discovered Cezario Elias Tebcherani’s body on the side of the rode next to his motorcycle off Route 163 in Kearny Mesa, according to the California Highway Patrol. Officers believe the accident occurred between 5 a.m. and 6 a.m. the morning the postal worker discovered the body. It appears Tebcherani lost control of his 1989 Honda motorcycle around a curve and hit a guardrail, bounced off while remaining on the bike, eventually striking another guardrail and falling off the bike. Tebcherani was not responsive when the postal worker discovered his body and called 911. Officials pronounced him dead at the scene, according to the Medical Examiner’s Office. While we may never know exactly what caused him to lose control, it was quite possible due…
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Two Killed, Three Injured in California Car Accident

Posted on March 23, 2012 by bonnicilawgroup

Two men lost their lives in and three others were injured in a car accident in Earlimart, California on March 12, according to RecorderOnline.com. According to reports, a pickup truck and sedan collided then quickly burst into flames. The collision occurred around 7 p.m. on Road 144, according to the California Highway Patrol. The driver of the sedan, 20-year-old Ivan Diaz, and his passenger, Candelario Carranza, 27, were pronounced dead at the scene. The collision ran both the car and the truck off the road into a reservoir, where they caught fire. The driver and the passengers in the pickup were able to escape, but Diaz and Carranza were not. The exact cause of the accident is unknown at this time. Alcohol or drugs may have been a factor, although the CHP has yet to confirm or deny it. If an impaired driver injures or kills someone, the driver is…
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