Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - Police are searching for those behind an attack that left a man with multiple stab wounds Thursday. The victim was behind the wheel of a white SUV found crashed on Indian Boulevard at San Jose Avenue just After 5 p.m. October 3. The SUV, found with bullet holes marring the exterior, rear-ended another vehicle, Claremont Police said.
The 33-year-old driver who was stabbed was hospitalized. His condition is not immediately known. The stabbing occurred at an unknown location prior to the collision. It is unclear if a suspect has been identified. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - A collision has destroyed a power pole, knocked down a transformer and has caused live wires to fall on top of a vehicle Sunday. The crash occurred at 9:19 a.m. Firefighters cannot help the driver of the vehicle until power to the lines is removed at West 6th Street and North Indian Hill Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
Workers from Southern California Edison are en route to de-energize the power lines. It is unclear if any other vehicles are involved in the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - Three students were injured after the bus they were in collided with another vehicle, the California Highway Patrol reported. The collision occurred near North Towne Avenue and Baseline Road around 1:54 p.m. April 29. The three students received minor injuries, according to a representative with the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The California Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. CHP traffic logs do not describe any injuries to the driver of the second vehicle. Los Angeles County firefighters assisted the U.S. Forest Service -- the crash happened in the latter's jurisdiction. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - A male driver died at the scene of a solo crash after the 2015 Hyundai Azera he was driving veered into an embankment Monday morning. The Azera was west on the 210 freeway west of Baseline Road at an unknown high rate of speed when, for unknown reasons, the car veered to the right, went through a dirt embankment and landed on its roof on the concrete right shoulder, the California Highway Patrol said. The crash occurred around 1:20 a.m.
CHP officers determined the Azera was stolen, but the driver has not yet been identified. It is unknown if alcohol or drugs were factors in the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - One person died at the scene of a collision between 10 to 15 vehicles on the westbound I-10 freeway at the Indian Hill Boulevard onramp Sunday morning. Nine other people were injured, two critically, when the vehicles collided just before 2 a.m. March 24. The collisions occurred in the HOV and No. 1 lane. Passersby reported some victims were being pulled out of crashed vehicles by friends or family and were being driven away, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs.
A Sig Alert was issued at 2:12 a.m. for all westbound lanes. The Sig Alert ended at 6:42 a.m. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CLAREMONT - Police arrested a driver Saturday, whom they believe intentionally hit a bicyclist who later died.
Sandra Wicksted, 61, was behind the wheel of a green 1996 Mercury Tracer station wagon when she hit the bicyclist at the intersection of Radcliffe Drive and Mills Avenue at 11:35 a.m. November 3, according to the Claremont Police Department. The bicyclist was identified as 54-year-old Leslie Pray. Firefighters were dispatched to the crash scene at 11:38 a.m. The bicyclist was taken to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center, according to Dispatch Supervisor Melanie Flores of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The bicyclist died a short time later. It was unclear if Wickstead was at the scene of the crash, or fled the area. During the course of the investigation, northbound Mills was closed at Chaparral. Southbound Mills was closed at Baseline Road. Firefighters were called back at 5:24 p.m. to assist police with washing blood off the road, Flores said. Wickstead is being held in lieu of $2 million bail. She is scheduled to appear in Pomona Superior Court November 6. Claremont investigators are searching for witnesses to Wickstead’s driving behavior prior to the crash. Witnesses cal call Claremont Police at 909-399-5411. |
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