LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – A 3-year-old girl whose skull was fractured by a line drive during batting practice at Dodger Stadium was scheduled for surgery on Tuesday. The accident that caused the surgery occurred Monday when Dodgers catcher Russell Martin hit a line drive in the stands near third base. It hit the girl and knocked her unconscious according to Dodgers spokesman Joe Jareck. The girl was sitting with her father at the time and he rushed he to the first aid station. The Fire Department subsequently transported the girl to ...
ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA – A bus rider called the Sheriff’s Department Tuesday when he thought the driver was under the influence of alcohol. Deputies stopped the bus, route 309 from Oceanside to Encinitas, at around 4:30 p.m. The bus was heading east on Encinitas Boulevard near Calle Magdalena at the time. According to the Sheriff’s Department, the deputies determined the driver showed signs of being under the influence of alcohol. They subsequently conducted field sobriety tests. Based on the results of those tests, the 40-year-old driver was booked on suspicion of driving ...
SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA – A 2-year-old boy died Friday after he was mauled by a pit bull on Thursday night in San Bernardino. Sergeant Travis Walker of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department said the dog was a family pet and it was a tragic accident.
The boy was in the backyard of his family home with the dog when the attack occurred around 7:30 p.m. Thursday night. The home was on the 1500 block of Kendall Drive. The boy sustained major head trauma. He was rushed to Loma Linda University Medical Center where he died around 1:30 a.m.
In this tragic accident, the family’s own pet killed their child. Our hearts go out to the family in their time of need. If you have been injured or lost a loved one to an accident involving someone else’s pet, you may wish to recover money to compensate you for the harm you have suffered.