People in San Diego with elderly loved ones or those thinking about their own retirement and nursing care should be aware of a cautionary tale of a man in Minnesota. In the several years before the man's demise, he had his caretaker spend about $2 million of his hard-earned money on her family and her own lavish lifestyle.
ESPN anchor Storm returns after scary burn injury
For people in California, it wouldn't be New Year's Day without the Rose Bowl, and many sports fans and parade watchers generally tune in to catch some of the pageantry every year. This year's parade contained an interesting subplot concerning the Rose Bowl broadcast, as ESPN anchor Hannah Storm returned to television after a horrifying burn injury left her with severe burns and potential scars.
Head-on collision kills one, police suspect DUI
A 53-year-old Oceanside woman was killed only two days before Christmas when a 22-year-old man driving a pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic on Route 76 and smashed head-on into the woman's vehicle. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The car accident also injured her three passengers, the woman's daughter, grandson and husband, who were rushed to Palomar Medical Center for treatment.
Dui driver hits patrol car, injures officer
Late last month a man admitted to driving under the influence of alcohol after his pickup truck smashed into a San Diego police officer's patrol car on Mission Gorge Road near Route 125. The car accident left the officer with serious internal injuries and broken bones and damaged his vehicle so badly that it took first responders nearly an hour to free him by cutting a hole in the car's roof.
