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A wrongful death lawsuit against Bridgestone-Firestone Company has been filed by an Arcadia family in the death of Robert Kloss and Victoria Kapitan in a rollover accident on the 210 Freeway. The deaths were linked to faulty tires.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 14, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 14, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile Accident
Lawsuits
Kapitan, Victoria
Kloss, Robert
Item ID
27896AN
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Newspaper Index
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Lisa Welchert, who crashed into a station wagon, killing John Chan, while driving drunk, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Item ID
27711AN
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Newspaper Index
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Two men were killed in a head-on auto collision at California and Vaquero St. in Arcadia.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 28, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 28, 1987
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
3400AN
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Newspaper Index
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The family of John Chan, the 44-year-old Arcadian who was killed by Lisa Welchert in a drunk driving traffic accident, filed a claim against the City because they feel the police officers left Welchert apparently passed out in her car and returned to their patrol cars, allowing her to escape from the police in her automobile.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26975
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Automobile Accident
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Item ID
27174AN
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22-year-old Miguel Fernandez of Arcadia was thrown from the back of a pickup truck and killed when the truck careened out of control and flipped upside down at the intersection of Del Mar Boulevard and Hill Avenue.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 5, 1984
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
January 5, 1984
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Fernandez, Miguel
Automobile Accident
Item ID
27515AN
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A man dressed in woman's clothing, Rudolfo Anderson, was arrested by the Arcadia police after he carjacked a Honda Accord at the Santa Anita YMCA in Monrovia and collided with an automobile at First Avenue and Floral.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 23, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
March 23, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile Accident
Carjacking
Anderson, Rudolfo
Item ID
27653AN
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Newspaper Index
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Hunt continues for gunman in Arcadia car-to-car shooting on the 210 Freeway near Baldwin Avenue which left a woman named Betty Hernandez, 36, of Monrovia, dead. This shut down the freeway for several hours on September 4. On September 5, two people were found dead, in the block of 600 West Huntington Drive, an apparent murder-suicide. Both victims were in their 50s.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 9, 2021
Pages
p. 13
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 9, 2021
Pages
p. 13
Subjects
Crimes and criminals
Deaths
Hernandez, Bertha
Hernandez, Betty
Murder-suicide
Shootings
Collection
Newspaper Index
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General information regarding the Foothill [210] Freeway.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1954 p. 1
November 10, 1955 p. 1
April 19, 1956 p. 1
December 17, 1956 p. 1 (description of plans)
January 6, 1958 p. 1
January 9, 1958 p. 1
January 16, 1958 p. 1 (presented o Planning Commission)
February 20, 1958 p. 1
February 27, 1958 p. 1 (protests)
March 6, 1958 p. 1 (cost comparisons)
May 29, 1958 p. 1 ("Taxpayers League"protest)
July 7, 1958 p. 1 (map)
July 10, 1958 p. 1
January 1, 1959 p. 1
March 21, 1960 pp. 3, 7 (map)
November 21, 1960 p. 1
December 29, 1960 p. 1
February 13, 1961 p. 1
May 29, 1961 p. 1
August 14, 1961 p. 1
November 9, 1961 p. 1
April 2, 1962 p. 1
April 5, 1962 p. 1
June 28, 1962 p. 1 (railroad crossing)
August 1, 1962 p. 1
August 30, 1962 p. 1 (state pact with city)
January 20, 1963 p. 1
January 24, 1963 p. 1
January 31, 1963 p. 1 (map showing route)
March 10, 1963 p. 1 (map of interchange)
July 28, 1963 p. 1
August 8, 1963 p. 1
July 12, 1964 p. 1 (map)
August 2, 1964 p. 1
May 12, 1966 p. 1 (final stages of plans)
July 31, 1966 p. 1
September 29, 1966 p. 1 (Arcadia-Azusa link)
December 4, 1966 p. 1 (link to Monrovia)
August 13, 1967 p. 1 (link to Duarte)
August 17, 1967 p. 1 (funds)
October 26, 1967 p. 1 (Rosemead Blvd. to San Dimas Section)
June 30, 1968 p. 1
July 31, 1968 p. 1
August 11, 1968 p. 1
August 14, 1968 p. 1
August 18, 1968 p. 3
August 25, 1968 p. 1
October 27, 1968 p. 1 (section from San Bernardino Freeway to 605)
December 22, 1968 p. 1 (Highland Ave to Duarte link)
December 18, 1968 p. 1 (extension to Rosemead)
October 10, 1969 p. 1
November 26, 1969 p. 1 (open to Grand Ave.)
May 24, 1970 p. 1 (Santa Fe Railroad poles)
May 27, 1970 p. 1
May 31, 1970 p. 1 (poles)
January 13, 1971 p. 1 (dedication)
July 4, 1971 p. 1 (open between Santa Clara to Rosemead)
October 17, 1971 p. 1
October 20, 1971 p. 1
December 8, 1971 p. 1
January 19, 1972 p. 1 (noise abatement)
May 28, 1972 p. 1 (wall to combat noise studied)
July 20, 1972 p. 1 (CHP monitors noise)
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 26, 1954 p. 1
November 10, 1955 p. 1
April 19, 1956 p. 1
December 17, 1956 p. 1 (description of plans)
January 6, 1958 p. 1
January 9, 1958 p. 1
January 16, 1958 p. 1 (presented o Planning Commission)
February 20, 1958 p. 1
February 27, 1958 p. 1 (protests)
March 6, 1958 p. 1 (cost comparisons)
May 29, 1958 p. 1 ("Taxpayers League"protest)
July 7, 1958 p. 1 (map)
July 10, 1958 p. 1
January 1, 1959 p. 1
March 21, 1960 pp. 3, 7 (map)
November 21, 1960 p. 1
December 29, 1960 p. 1
February 13, 1961 p. 1
May 29, 1961 p. 1
August 14, 1961 p. 1
November 9, 1961 p. 1
April 2, 1962 p. 1
April 5, 1962 p. 1
June 28, 1962 p. 1 (railroad crossing)
August 1, 1962 p. 1
August 30, 1962 p. 1 (state pact with city)
January 20, 1963 p. 1
January 24, 1963 p. 1
January 31, 1963 p. 1 (map showing route)
March 10, 1963 p. 1 (map of interchange)
July 28, 1963 p. 1
August 8, 1963 p. 1
July 12, 1964 p. 1 (map)
August 2, 1964 p. 1
May 12, 1966 p. 1 (final stages of plans)
July 31, 1966 p. 1
September 29, 1966 p. 1 (Arcadia-Azusa link)
December 4, 1966 p. 1 (link to Monrovia)
August 13, 1967 p. 1 (link to Duarte)
August 17, 1967 p. 1 (funds)
October 26, 1967 p. 1 (Rosemead Blvd. to San Dimas Section)
June 30, 1968 p. 1
July 31, 1968 p. 1
August 11, 1968 p. 1
August 14, 1968 p. 1
August 18, 1968 p. 3
August 25, 1968 p. 1
October 27, 1968 p. 1 (section from San Bernardino Freeway to 605)
December 22, 1968 p. 1 (Highland Ave to Duarte link)
December 18, 1968 p. 1 (extension to Rosemead)
October 10, 1969 p. 1
November 26, 1969 p. 1 (open to Grand Ave.)
May 24, 1970 p. 1 (Santa Fe Railroad poles)
May 27, 1970 p. 1
May 31, 1970 p. 1 (poles)
January 13, 1971 p. 1 (dedication)
July 4, 1971 p. 1 (open between Santa Clara to Rosemead)
October 17, 1971 p. 1
October 20, 1971 p. 1
December 8, 1971 p. 1
January 19, 1972 p. 1 (noise abatement)
May 28, 1972 p. 1 (wall to combat noise studied)
July 20, 1972 p. 1 (CHP monitors noise)
Subjects
Foothill Freeway - (210)
Item ID
3934AN
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Newspaper Index
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Despite the protests of relatives and friends of the victims, 21 year old Arcadian Jim Bates will face only misdemeanor charges for the freeway deaths of two people. Bates drove across three traffic lanes in an attempt to make the Baldwin Avenue offramp of the Foothill Freeway. The accident happened on April 16, 1982.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 11, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
3397AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Drivers in Arcadia who display courteous driving habits will be pulled over by Arcadia police during the month of April and be rewarded with a free prime rib dinner at the Cask 'n Cleaver Restaurant in a good driving incentive program.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 10, 1988
Pages
p. A-2 photo
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
April 10, 1988
Pages
p. A-2 photo
Subjects
Automobile Safety
Item ID
586AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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An Arcadian was killed by an automobile.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 28, 1982
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 28, 1982
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Fainblit, Wolf
Automobile accidents
Item ID
27264AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Daniel Fox, son of Jim and Toni Fox, has returned home to celebrate Thanksgiving after a car accident. He has been recovering over the last seven months.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
November 28, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Fox, Daniel
Item ID
30910AN
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Lisa Melinda Welchert was convicted on charges related to an Arcadia traffic fatality on February 9, 1999 that killed John Chan. The police were not held liable.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27505
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 4, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 4, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Lawsuits
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Item ID
27703AN
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Newspaper Index
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Motorcyclist Kenneth Doherty, 32, of Los Angeles, died from a hit-and-run collision with a car, described as an electric blue Mitsubishi. The driver of the car left the scene.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 9, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 3
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 9, 2013
Pages
p. 1, 3
Subjects
Deaths
Doherty, Kenneth
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
33691AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 13-year-old female was critically injured after a motorist lost control of a vehicle and struck her in front of Dana Middle School. A surgical team decided to amputate the lower portion of her right leg 5 inches below knee.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 25, 2003
Pages
p. 1, 19
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Dana Middle School
Item ID
32926AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sound walls will be built along the 210 Freeway by Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) at a cost of $549 million. Under state rules, walls can be built wherever freeway noise is above 67 decibels.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 13, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 13, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Noise
Sound Walls
Item ID
30575AN
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Newspaper Index
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Several plans to add additional parking spaces to the downtown area were outlined to interested businessmen. The proposals included re-striping of the existing area and narrowing Wheeler Street, permitting that section to be added to parking lots.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 4, 1976
Pages
p. A-3
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
July 4, 1976
Pages
p. A-3
Subjects
Automobile Parking
Item ID
579AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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All work on the east end of the Foothill Freeway in Pasadena should be completed in mid-February. Trains have been using the freeway median since August 12, 1975.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1975
Pages
p. B-1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
September 21, 1975
Pages
p. B-1
Subjects
Foothill Freeway - (210)
Item ID
1627AN
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Newspaper Index
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Public parking, which is becoming increasingly scarce in the downtown area, was given close scrutiny at the May 18, 1976 City Council meeting. Most Council members seemed to favor a parking structure to alleviate the situation. Comparative costs were given.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1976
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
May 20, 1976
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile Parking
Item ID
578AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia intersection of Huntington Drive and Sunset Blvd. was one of the nine worst in Los Angeles County in 1998 according to a study by the Automobile Association of Southern California.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27139
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 30, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
September 30, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Huntington Drive
Sunset Blvd.
Item ID
27337AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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