Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
MONTEREY PARK - A Southern California Edison employee recorded a video of a flaming garbage truck that rolled down a Monterey Park Street after its brakes failed Monday.
Firefighters were dousing the flaming truck near South Abajo Drive and West Verde Vista Drive around 10:38 a.m. March 18 when the truck slowly started rolling forward. The fire likely compromised the brakes and the truck rolled down the road until came to rest in a residential yard.
Firefighters and SoCal Edison workers ran for cover as the truck began rolling. The truck’s content of yard waste spilled on the road after it stopped. No injuries were reported.
Written by AARON CASTREJON
CityWatch Editor
MONTEREY PARK - There were no apparent injuries after a garbage truck burst into flames, then rolled down a street and landed in a yard Monday morning.
The garbage truck stopped in the front yard of a residence at South Abajo Drive and West Verde Vista Drive around 10:38 a.m.
PHOTO/Embedded from Matt Williams on Instagram.
The garbage truck was stationary on the road when it began to ignite. It then rolled down the road and stopped in the yard. The truck’s content of yard waste spilled on the road after it stopped.
It is unclear if the driver was in the truck when it rolled down the street. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - Police announced the Friday arrest of a Los Angeles man accused of striking and critically injuring a pedestrian. Thomas Lawrence Potter, 52, was identified during the follow-up investigation. He was located and arrested without incident at 3:06 p.m. January 25, according to the Monterey Park Police Department. Potter was booked on suspicion of felony hit and run causing injuries. He is being held in lieu of $50,000. He is scheduled to appear in Alhambra Superior Court Monday.
Potter and his passenger were in a light-colored SUV when the pedestrian was struck mid-block in the 100 block of West Newmark Avenue just before 7:30 p.m. January 18, according to the Monterey Park Police Department. Potter, his passenger and the SUV were all captured on surveillance camera around the time of the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - Police have released images of a man and woman seen fleeing a collision January 18 that left a pedestrian badly injured. The suspect driver and his passenger were in a light-colored SUV when the pedestrian was struck mid-block in the 100 block of West Newmark Avenue just before 7:30 p.m., according to the Monterey Park Police Department. The female pedestrian remains in critical condition.
The SUV fled west on Newmark Avenue to northbound Ramona Avenue. Any witnesses to the collision or anyone who may have information on the suspect is urged to call the Monterey Park Police Department at 626-573-1311. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK – Police have released images of a vehicle fleeing the scene of a crash that left a woman injured January 18. The collision was reported around 7:26 p.m. in the 100 block of West Newmark Avenue. The pedestrian was crossing mid-block when a light-colored SUV with chrome rims approached westbound and hit the woman, according to the Monterey Park Police Department. The woman’s condition was not disclosed.
The SUV fled west on Newmark Avenue to northbound Ramona Avenue. Any witnesses to the collision or anyone who may have information on the suspect is urged to call the Monterey Park Police Department at 626-573-1311. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - An older man’s condition was undisclosed Tuesday after being injured in a collision.
The man was crossing Atlantic Boulevard mid-block between Garvey and Emerson avenues around 6:41 a.m. when he was struck, according to the Monterey Park Police Department. The driver, a 62-year-old driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with investigators, Monterey Park Police said. Alcohol and drugs are not believed to be factors in the crash. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor MONTEREY PARK - A 75-year-old woman hit by a vehicle died of her injuries after being hospitalizedWednesday.
The unidentified woman was struck by a vehicle while crossing Garey Avenue just west of Elizabeth Avenue around 9:58 p.m. The driver, a 69-year-old man, remained at the scene and is cooperating with the investigation. Alcohol and drugs are not suspected factors in the crash, Monterey Park Police said. The cause of the crash is still under investigation. |
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