 Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor REGION – A potential loss of engine power is believed to have contributed to a crash of a medical copter south of Mt. Baldy September 4, according to the National Transportation Safety Board.
A Bell 407 helicopter was being used to shuttle water and equipment in support of a local charity event. Four successful shuttle flights were performed and during a fifth flight to the off-airport landing zone the low RPM warning sounded, according to the preliminary NTSB report. The pilot aborted the approach and attempted unsuccessfully to increase engine power. “The engine power did not recover, and the pilot performed an autorotation to a nearby road. The helicopter rolled upon landing, which resulted in substantial damage,” according to the NTSB preliminary report. The pilot was seriously injured and the helicopter was substantially damaged. The Bell helicopter is registered to Air Methods Corporation in Greenwood Village, Colorado and is part of an air medical transport fleet for Mercy Air.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A 74-year-old cyclist died of natural causes while riding a bicycle on Highway 39 above Azusa July 28.
Initially, the California Highway Patrol reported a collision with a vehicle resulted in the death of Stephen Naftilan. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner revealed he died from acute cardian dysfunction. Naftilan crashed while cycling at 10 a.m. at mile marker 24.10. In a follow-up inquiry, Rodrigo Jimenez of the CHP Baldwin Park Office reported Naftilan "was unable to keep his bicycle upright and the right side of Mr. Doe's bicycle crashed into the asphalt roadway. A passerby and another bicyclist who observed the crash, responded to Mr. Doe and observed he was unresponsive." CPR was administered until Los Angeles County Firefighters arrived. CPR was continued until Naftilan was pronounced dead at 10:52 a.m. Highway 39 from East Fork Road to Roxspring Way was closed until 5:43 p.m. for the investigation. Alcohol and drugs are not considered factors in Naftilan's death, Jimenez said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - A bicyclist reportedly died in a collision on Highway 39 in the Azusa foothills Thursday morning.
Los Angeles County fire fighters and the California Highway Patrol were called to Highway 39 south of East Fork Road around 10:16 a.m. July 28. Few details are available at the time this post was launched. It is unclear how many bicyclists or vehicles were involved, according to Officer Kendricks of the California Highway Patrol. Firefighters arrived on scene and met with someone who was performing CPR on an injured person, according to California Highway Patrol traffic logs. Northbound and southbound lanes of Highway 39 between rocks Springs Way in Azusa to East Fork Road are closed for at least three more hours for an investigation, the CHP said.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor UPDATE, 9:28 p.m.: All six aboard the crashed Sheriff’s helicopter are in stable condition, authorities said Saturday night.
Aerial footage from a broadcast news helicopter showed three crew members walking into Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center after being taken by a Los Angeles County Fire Department helicopter. Aboard the copter were two pilots, three medics and a doctor from UCLA. MOUNTAINS - A Los Angeles County Sheriff’s helicopter crashed in the San Gabriel Mountains injuring the crew aboard Saturday afternoon. The crashed helicopter still poses a fire risk and firefighters have asked all other personnel near the copter to get back, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s radio traffic. The helicopter crashed near Highway 39 and East Fork Road. All five crew members were extricated from the crashed helicopter. There was one critical patient, Two with moderate injuries and two with minor injuries, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. Firefighters were dispatched to the crash around 4:26 p.m.  Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A 55-year-old man was identified as the pedestrian killed by a Metrolink train June 13. Albert Mercado died from traumatic injuries in the crash. The manner of death was ruled a suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The collision occurred around 8:52 p.m. at East Ramona Boulevard and Downing Avenue. The pedestrian, later identified as Mercado, was declared dead at the scene, according to Dispatch Supervisor Martin Rangel of the Los Angeles County Fire Department.
The pedestrian was described as a trespasser on the tracks, according to information published by Metrolink. The train was westbound to Union Station. Email Newsletter! | Advertise! | Donate!  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - The man who piloted a single-engine plane which crashed in the same area of another deadly plane collision at Brackett Field Airport was identified recently.
The fixed-wing plane is registered to the Curtis Hedlund Corporation, according to the Federal Aviation Administration plane registry.
The address, 16206 Arrow Hwy. in Irwindale, houses Hedlund’s business, Boss Air Mechanical, a full-service air conditioning and heating contractor. The Beech V35 aircraft Hedlund piloted crashed just before Noon, October 1. An investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board was nearby investigating the first crash when Hedlund collided with a tree, according to Josh Cawthra of the NTSB. According to a preliminary report issued by the NTSB, Hedlund was arriving to Brackett Field Airport from Blythe, California when the air traffic control tower cleared Hedlund to make a straight-in approach for runway 8-R. Witnesses heard a noise, then observed the Beech V35 bank to the left. Its trajectory steepened before the left wing hit the ground. Shortly after impact, the plane ignited, according to the preliminary NTSB report. The tree the plane struck was 50 feet tall, 900 feet from the approach end of the runway and 185 feet left of the runway centerline.  A pedestrian was fatally struck by a driver on Arrow Highway west of Citrus Avenue Thursday, August 30. PHOTO/Credit courtesy. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - A 33-year-old man was identified as the victim hit and killed as he crossed Arrow Highway August 30.
Christopher Michael Cortez was identified by Rudy Milano of the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. A city of residence for Cortez was not available. Cortez was reportedly jaywalking in the 800 block of East Arrow Highway west of Citrus Avenue when he was hit by a vehicle around 9:50 a.m., according to Sgt. Seth Chapman of the Azusa Police Department. Azusa Police, Covina Police and Los Angeles County Firefighters arrived to the scene and despite efforts to treat Cortez, he died at the scene, according to an Azusa Police written statement. Cortez died of multiple blunt traumatic injuries, Milano said. The driver remained at the scene and is cooperating with traffic investigators, Chapman said.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor TRAFFIC - A Sig Alert is affecting multiple lanes neat the I-10 freeway and 605 interchange and may last until 9 p.m., the CHP said.
The Sig Alert is affecting eastbound lanes of the I-10 freeway east of the 605 and northbound lanes of the 605 freeway to the eastbound I-10, according to Officer Elizabeth Kravig of the California Highway Patrol. A big rig overturned around 4:07 p.m. and initially blocked all lanes of the eastbound I-10 just east of the 605 freeway Sunday. The CHP requested a large tow truck to upright the overturned big rig. It’s unclear if anyone was injured.  PHOTO/Courtesy of Robert Garcia, U.S. Forest Service Chief. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor MOUNTAINS - The “Mountain Fire” above Glendora has charred one acre in a steep ravine since it sparked after a solo vehicle collision early Saturday.
The fire is holding at one acre in heavy brush and steep terrain, according to Chief Robert Garcia of the U.S. Forest Service, which is the agency leading the firefight. The collision occurred just before midnight along Glendora Mountain Road just south of mile marker 8.02. A vehicle went over the side of the road and came to rest 150 yards in a deep ravine. Thick smoke from the fire prevented first responders from finding the vehicle initially, according to Los Angeles County Fire Department radio traffic. The patients, only described as a man and woman, were able to climb out of the vehicle, according to the California Highway Patrol. The patients, both of whom suffered severe burns on their body, were hoisted from the mountainside by helicopter. One patient was taken to Brackett Field in La Verne via helicopter, which was low on fuel, to a second waiting helicopter, which transported the victim to County/USC Medical Center. The second patient was flown directly to County/USC as well.  PHOTO/Stock image. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor LOS ANGELES - Officials named the construction worker killed after being crushed under the forklift he was ejected from in an accident July 20.
Jordan Hoyt, 20, was the worker hilled near a Pomona hillside at Kellogg Drive and the eastbound 10 freeway last Friday, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner. The crash occurred around 9:35 p.m. Hoyt and fellow construction workers were part of a project to add carpool lanes to the I-10 freeway between the 605 and 57 freeways, according to Officer Rodrigo Jimenez of the California Highway Patrol. Hoyt was behind the wheel of a telescopic forklift, travelling east on a dirt road when for unknown reasons, the forklift fell down the hillside. Hoyt was ejected and the forklift fell on him, Jimenez said. A second man was reportedly injured. Kellogg Drive was shut down until about 4:20 p.m. |
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