 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK – A driver is scheduled to be arraigned on a felony hit and run charge today as the man she allegedly hit continues to fight for his life.
The collision occurred January 27 between 5:30 p.m. and 7 p.m. The injured man was found behind USA Gasoline, 20354 E. Arrow Hwy. in Charter Oak. Victoria Wright Fisher, a 73-year-old Glendora woman, was identified as a suspect after the investigation was transferred from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department to the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. Fisher was found and arrested in Covina February 4 at 10:50 a.m. She drove a 2000 Nissan Pathfinder when the collision occurred, according to Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol Baldwin Park Office. The circumstances that led to the collision are not immediately known. It is unclear if alcohol led to the crash. The victim, identified as Oliver, was left with countless injuries: a broken pelvis, 17 broken ribs, a broken ankle, collapsed lungs, a broken leg, a broken clavicle and more. He recently began battling pneumonia, for which he underwent surgery to clear his lungs, according to his sister, Maggie Bunten. Security footage from USA Gasoline reportedly showed the collision. The driver entered the gas station lot from Arrow Highway, drove behind the gas station and struck Oliver. The driver exited the vehicle after the crash, reentered the SUV and drove out to Bonnie Cove Avenue, Bunten told SGV CityWatch. The arrest was made one day after the case files were delivered to the CHP Baldwin Park Office, Jimenez told SGV CityWatch. Fisher was issued a citation and released the same day of her arrest. She is expected to appear in the West Covina Courthouse, according to Los Angeles County booking records.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The 67-year-old pedestrian struck and killed in a collision with an Azusa Police motorcycle officer was recently identified.
Xueqi Li was identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Li died from blunt trauma. His manner of death was listed as accidental. Li was a Covina resident, according to Sarah Ardalani, coroner public information officer. The collision occurred around 9 p.m. in the unincorporated community of Charter Oak January 31. Li was crossing the street when the officer eastbound on Cienega Avenue at Asherton Avenue collided with him, according to a California Highway Patrol press release. Earlier reports indicated the man killed was a bicyclist. The injured 63-year-old officer, a Covina resident, was given a police escort to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. The CHP stopped traffic on the southbound 57 freeway to allow an unobstructed path to the level 1 trauma center. Li was also taken to Pomona Valley where he was pronounced dead. Alcohol and drugs are not suspect factors in the crash.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES – More information was revealed Tuesday in the investigation into an Azusa Police motorcycle crash that killed a pedestrian January 31.
“Our officer is currently recovering from injuries caused by the collision. The officer was headed home after working his shift as a Motor Officer at Azusa PD,” according to the Azusa Police Department in an updated social media post. The pedestrian killed has yet to be identified, but he is described as a 50-year-old Asian man. He was crossing the street when the officer eastbound on Cienega Avenue at Asherton Avenue collided with him, according to a California Highway Patrol press release. The collision occurred around 9 p.m. Earlier reports indicated the man killed was a bicyclist. The injured 63-year-old officer, a Covina resident, was given a police escort to Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center. The CHP stopped traffic on the southbound 57 freeway to allow an unobstructed path to the level 1 trauma center. The pedestrian was also taken to Pomona Valley where he was pronounced dead. Alcohol and drugs are not suspect factors in the crash. Anyone with information on this crash is urged to call the CHP Southern Division Investigative Services Unit at 323-644-9550.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK - A motorcycle officer reportedly with the Azusa Police Department is awake after striking a bicyclist on Cienega Avenue near Sunflower Avenue Monday night.
At 9:45 p.m., CHP officers at the scene were notified by dispatch that the bicyclist hit by the motor officer is dead. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies, Azusa Police, Glendora Police and the California Highway Patrol all responded to the scene just after 9 p.m. A call to the California Highway Patrol Traffic Management Center did not yield very much information. The CHP is trying to confirm if the collision happened in their jurisdiction, according to Officer Elizabeth Kravig. The intersection of Cienega Avenue and Sunflower Avenue is within the county jurisdiction, which would put all traffic collisions under the jurisdiction of the CHP.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor COVINA - Alcohol, drugs and speeding may have led to a fatal crash late Monday night, the California Highway Patrol said.
A 57-year-old Covina man died at the scene in the 4200 block of Sunflower Avenue August 2 after crashing head on into a cinder block wall and metal gate, according to the California Highway Patrol in a written statement. The crash occurred around 11:05 p.m. The unidentified driver was southbound on Sunflower and crashed at the dead end. The CHP had southbound and northbound lanes of Sunflower Avenue closed until 3:40 a.m. The driver was pronounced dead at 11:26 p.m. A pending examination will determine cause of death, according to Sarah Ardalani, public information officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. Anyone with information on this crash is urged to call CHP Officer Xavier Becerra at 626-338-1164.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK - Sheriff’s homicide detectives are investigating what led to a woman’s death after she was discovered at a car wash Thursday morning.
Los Angeles County firefighters responded to a report of an unconscious person at Cypress Street and North Grand Avenue at 1:14 a.m. and found the woman inside a vehicle. They declared her dead on arrival, according to a representative with the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The woman’s vehicle was parked at a car wash in the 19500 block of East Cypress Street, according to Lt. Ed Mackenzie of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. Investigators do not suspect foul play, Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. Identification for the woman is still pending. She was only described as a Caucasian in her 50s, according to Sarah Ardalani, public information officer for the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK - Deputies are investigating what led to a stabbing Sunday night. A passerby called deputies after finding a man with leg wounds near 20230 E. Arrow Hwy around 7:37 p.m. September 20, according to Sgt. Neill of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The victim was treated for multiple stab wounds at the scene and later hospitalized, Neill told SGV CityWatch. The victim was hesitant on providing too many details, Neil told SGV CityWatch, but deputies believe three men and one woman were involved. A motive was not known.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK - Detectives are searching for a motive in a shooting that left a man hospitalized Sunday. One of two people inside a vehicle parked at Charter Oak Liquor, 20040 Arrow Hwy., shot at the man who received a wound to the mid torso area. He walked inside the liquor store where he collapsed, according to Lt. Elisabeth Sachs of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The shooting occurred around 8:13 p.m. August 30.
The victim walked up to a silver four-door Nissan Altima and spoke briefly to the occupants. For unspecified reasons, one of the two suspects shot at the man, Sachs told SGV CityWatch. The suspects, only described as a white male and white female, fled East in the Altima through the parking lot, Sachs told SGV CityWatch.  PHOTOS courtesy of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK – Security cameras captured one of three suspects involved in an early-morning burglary July 5. A crowbar was used to pry into the business in the 20600 block of Arrow Highway around 5:30 a.m. Two of the three suspects entered the business and took a file cabinet containing currency and checks, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The loss to the business was more than $2,000. The cabinet was placed into a white four-door Honda driven by a female suspect. All three suspects escaped in the Honda.
The suspect caught on camera is described as a Hispanic man in his 20s. He wore a black hat, black jacket, blue jean pants and grey shoes. The second suspect is a Hispanic man in his 20s. He wore a multi-color beanie, olive green jacket and tan pants. The female driver is a Hispanic woman in her 20s. She wore a white t-shirt and black shorts. Anyone with information on the suspects is urged to call San Dimas Station Detective Richter at 909-450-2700. Information can be provided anonymously by calling LA Regional Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), through the P3Tips mobile app, or at lacrimestoppers.org.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor CHARTER OAK - A man in his 20s was subdued by deputies Friday afternoon after causing himself numerous lacerations while breaking windows at a residence, a Sheriff’s lieutenant said.
The incident occurred around 5 p.m. in the 5000 block of North Willow Avenue near East Nubia Street, June 5. Originally responding to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon occurring, deputies learned after arriving on scene that the suspect was vandalizing a home by breaking out windows, said Lt. Melikidse of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. The suspect lived at the home where the vandalism occurred, according to Lt. Ed Mackenzie of the Sheriff’s San Dimas Station. “He was having some kind of medical episode. We’re not exactly sure what,” Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. Three deputies were injured while detaining the suspect. One deputy received an abrasion to one of his knuckles, another deputy received a calf injury — both of those deputies declined medical treatment. Another deputy was checked out at a hospital, Mackenzie told SGV CityWatch. The suspect received severe lacerations during the vandalism, Melikidse told SGV CityWatch. The suspect was transported by firefighters to an area trauma center for treatment, according to Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel of the Los Angeles County Fire Department. The suspect remains hospitalized as of Saturday morning. It is unclear if the suspect will be given a mental evaluation. Charges are still pending, McKenzie told SGV CityWatch. “Once he is discharged, we will probably be taking him into custody,” Mackenzie said. |
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