Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN MARINO - Workers capped a ruptured gas line after a construction accident ruptured it Monday afternoon. The line was ruptured around 1:17 p.m. October 7 in the 1200 block of Virginia Road. Workers continue to make repairs on the line. Northbound Virginia at Mesa will remain closed for possibly four more hours, San Marino Police said. There is no threat to the public. Written by AARON CASTREJON CityWatch Editor SAN MARINO - Two 17-year-old drivers were arrested July 4 accused of taking part in a brief street race that killed a man walking his dog. The crash occurred around 10:38 a.m. Thursday on Huntington Drive near Kenilworth Avenue. The westbound vehicles were racing when a white Mercedes was struck by the other racing car, cut across lanes of traffic and hit the man and dog on a median, according to San Marino Fire and San Marino Police.
The man was tossed 30 feet. The dog was sent 60 feet. Both died at the scene, San Marino Police said. The girlfriend of the man killed was about 100 feet behind and witnessed the crash. Both teen drivers are accused of vehicular manslaughter an are being held in juvenile hall. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN MARINO - A large oak tree has compromised power lines, leaving many in the city without power, San Marino Police said Saturday.
The oak tree fell across the road in the 800 block of Roanoke Road between Granada Avenue and Chelsea Road, leaving 3,800 customers without power, San Marino Police said. The tree reportedly fell around 2:33 p.m., according to the San Marino Fire Department. Southern California Edison is en route to assess the damage to equipment and San Marino workers are en route to remove the tree. Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN MARINO – Police and firefighters arrived to extinguish a truck fire and learned a man burned to death inside Monday morning.
The man found burned to death in the black Toyota truck around 8:39 a.m. allegedly drove to his former employer’s home and intentionally rammed her vehicle as she was attempting to leave, according to Sgt. Tim Tebbetts of the San Marino Police Department. The attack and death occurred in the 1600 block of Shenandoah Road. As the investigation began, the former employer just arrived to the San Marino Police Department after escaping the attack and reported the incident, Tebbetts said. “Witnesses stated after the victim left the scene, they saw the suspect pour a liquid substance over him and the vehicle. The suspect then ignited himself inside the vehicle,” Tebbetts said. Anyone with information on the incident is urged to call San Marino Police Detective Qureshi at 626-300-0726. Information can be provided anonymously by calling Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477). Written by AARON CASTREJON | CityWatch Editor SAN MARINO – Police and San Marino Firefighters are conducting an investigation in the 1600 block of Shenandoah Road.
Shenandoah is closed from Monterey Road and Huntington Drive to all vehicle and pedestrian traffic, San Marino Police said in a written statement. There is no threat to the public. Police have yet to return a request for additional information. |
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