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The Arcadia Police Department has filed murder charges against Lisa Melinda Welchert, an alleged drunk driver involved in a fatal accident on Huntington Drive which killed John Chan.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26882
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
February 18, 1999
March 18, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Item ID
27082AN
Collection
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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27513
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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The family of John Chan has sued the City of Arcadia, three of its police officers, and Lisa Welchert, the driver of the car that killed Chan last February 9.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27174
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 27, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
January 27, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Automobile accidents
Chan, John
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Welchert, Lisa M.
Item ID
27372AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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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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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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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
July 29, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa
Automobile Accident
Drunk Driving
Lawsuits
Murder
Item ID
27174AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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80-year old Henneth Taylor of Sierra Madre was killed by alleged drunk driver Filipe Ramirez Suarez of El Monte.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper28661
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 2004
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Taylor, Kenneth
Suarez, Filipe Ramirez
Automobile accidents - fatal - drunk driver
Item ID
28850AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Christopher Carl Eastland was killed when his disabled car was struck by a Jeep driven by an alleged drunk driver on the eastbound Foothill Freeway (210).

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27836
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2004
Pages
p. A2
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 6, 2004
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Eastland, Christopher Earl
Automobile Accident
Obituary/death notice
Item ID
28033AN
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The family of John Chan has filed a claim aagainst Arcadia and the police, saying officers' negligence led to his death. Chan died in a traffic accident in February.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 1999
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 22, 1999
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Chan, John
Item ID
17517AN
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Arcadia man Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37, pleaded not guilty to fatally hitting 21-year-old road worker Connor McDermott Penhall, in Pomona Superior Court yesterday. The crash happened April 4, 2012, when Sakamoto allegedly drove onto a closed part of the 10 Freeway in Baldwin Park, while drunk. He will next appear in court June 27 to set a date for his preliminary hearing.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32980
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Drunk Driving
Penhall, Connor McDermott
Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko
Item ID
33177AN
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Newspaper Index
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Sara Bravo, the alleged driver of a stolen Acura that caused the death of 3-year-old Talmin Moye II (Jr.) , was charged with second-degree murder, vehicular manslaughter and evading police.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 15, 2005
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Moye, Talmin (II or Jr.)
Bravo, Sara
Arcadia Police Department
Car chases
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Item ID
30007AN
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
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Newspaper Index
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The California Highway Patrol freeway pursuit of suspected drunk driver Alexander Contreras led to the death of an innocent bystander, Michael Kim, 20, of Arcadia.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30783
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1, 17
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
November 2, 2007
Pages
p. News 1, 17
Subjects
Contreras, Alexander
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Drunk drivers
Kim, Michael
Police chases
Item ID
30971AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Bowen Du, the driver, who struck and Alice Zhang, 16, of Arcadia, as she walked across the 600 block of Duarte Road, will face the felony charge of one count of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. If convicted, he faces up to six years in prison. His arraignment is scheduled for August 11, 2011 in Pasadena Superior Court.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32469
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 28, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Patel, Priyanka
Pedestrians--safety
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Item ID
32668AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Doug Lee Stone of Arcadia , who murdered his uncle, Cliff Stone, is seeking an insanity defense in his trial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper25095
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2003
Pages
p. A1
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
February 9, 2003
Pages
p. A1
Subjects
Murder
Stone, Cliff
Stone, Doug Lee
Item ID
25290AN
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Newspaper Index
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James Herbert Bates has pleaded innocent to charges of vehicular manslaughter and has requested a jury trial. A trial date of Ocober 25 has been set.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3513
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
August 8, 1982
Pages
p. A-1
Subjects
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
3398AN
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Newspaper Index
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Articles regarding murder trial

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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1963 p. 1
June 9, 1963 p. 1
June 13,1963 p. 1
June 20, 1963 p. 1
June 25, 1963 p. 1
June 27, 1963 p. 1
August 11, 1963 p. 1
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Arcadia Tribune
Date
June 6, 1963 p. 1
June 9, 1963 p. 1
June 13,1963 p. 1
June 20, 1963 p. 1
June 25, 1963 p. 1
June 27, 1963 p. 1
August 11, 1963 p. 1
Subjects
Doctors, Jack
Doctors, Jean C.
Murder
Nye, Robert L.
Item ID
4168AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia 16-year-old Roger A. Lewis, who was struck by a car while bicycling, has died. The accident occurred over the weekend at Santa Anita Avenue and Duarte Road. The driver who struck Lewis was driving a 2008 Chrysler Sebring. Lewis was a former student at Arcadia High School.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2012
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
October 25, 2012
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Deaths
Lewis, Roger A.
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
33454AN
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Newspaper Index
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Yongjian "Richard" Zhang and Ruixia "Nancy" Zhang, the parents of Alice Zhang, have filed a lawsuit against the City of Arcadia and the driver who struck and killed Alice. The lawsuit, filed in August, alleges that "the dangerous condition" of the crosswalk on the 600 block of West Duarte Road was a significant factor in Alice's death. The Zhangs are asking for unspecified general and special damages. The complaint also alleges that driver Bowen Du's negligence was a "substantial factor" in the teen's death.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
September 30, 2011
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Deaths
Du, Bowen
Lawsuits
Patel, Priyanka
Pedestrians--safety
Traffic Accidents
Zhang, Alice
Zhang, Ruixia "Nancy"
Zhang, Yongjian "Richard"
Item ID
32753AN
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Newspaper Index
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The death of Sean O'Brien who was killed walking across Campus Drive from the High School, has caused increased concern over the need for greater traffic safety measures in the area.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper3511
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 13, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
November 13, 1980
Pages
p. A-1
Announcement Type
Obituary or death notice
Subjects
Traffic Accidents
O'Brien, Sean
Item ID
3396AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Four Chinese investors are plaintiffs suing San Gabriel consulting firm California Investment Immigration Fund. Plaintiffs believed they were investing $500,000 in U.S. businesses in return for green cards. FBI allege the scheme was fraud and raided the firm and homes of lawyer Victoria Chan, her father Tat Chan, his wife Zheng Chan, in April.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A9
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 23, 2017
Pages
p. A3, A9
Subjects
Chan, Tat
Chan, Victoria
Chan, Zheng
EB-5 Visa Program
Fraud
Lawsuits
Li, Song Yao
Li, Ting
Xia, Yeqing
Zeng, Fang
Zhang, Rui
Item ID
35078AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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