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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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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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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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73-year-old Jesus Plasencia Lopez from El Monte has been arrested for a fatal hit-and-run. He allegedly drove a Saturn that hit Guey-Ying Wu and her husband Chia Wu at Santa Anita Avenue and Camino Real Avenue in Arcadia. Lopez is being held at Los Angeles County Jail on $50,000 bail.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29555
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 7, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Fatal automobile accidents
Hit-and-run
Lopez, Jesus Plasencia
Wu, Guey-Ying
Wu, Chia
Arrests
Item ID
29739AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Survivors of a bus crash on Santa Anita Avenue that happened 50 years ago, on July 14, 1959, recall the accident. The bus had been carrying a group of boys from a Catholic summer camp at Chantry Flat. Brakes failed coming down the steep grade of Santa Anita Avenue. The crash killed 3-year-old Cory Matson. The driver was Brady Bolt. Ken Kramer shares his story of the crash in a separate, related article on p. A4.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31567
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
July 14, 2009
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Accidents
Bolt, Brady
Fatalities
Kramer, Ken
Lynch, Jim
Matson, Cory
Item ID
31763AN
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).

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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
Collection
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
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Newspaper Index
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County Supervisor Michael Antonovich offered a $5000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the hit and run driver who struck and killed Fuzhi Ji and his 2-year old grandson.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper23883
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2002
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
June 29, 2002
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Auto accidents
Hit and run
Ji, Fuzhi
Antonovich, Michael
Item ID
24086AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 16-year old boy was in custody Saturday after leading Irwindale police on a chase in a stolen car that ended when his vehicle collided with another car, killing its driver, 32-year-old Michael Lam of Monterey Park.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2006
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 15, 2006
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Lam, Michael
Car chases
Collisions
Deaths
Fatalities
Item ID
30044AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Sixty-four year old Fuzhi Ji and his two-year-old grandson died after a hit and run accident at Santa Anita Avenue and Bonita Street left them with fatal injuries.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30389
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
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Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 20, 2002
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Accidents
Deaths
Ji, Fuzhi
Item ID
30576AN
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Newspaper Index
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A 51-year-old Monrovia man died on Santa Anita Avenue when his pickup truck hit a tree, just south of Colorado Boulevard. His name has not been released yet.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2006
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
January 16, 2006
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Traffic Accidents
Collisions
Item ID
30046AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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38-year-old Jose Ruiz of San Gabriel was struck by a sport utility vehicle while crossing the street at Huntington Drive and Baldwin Avenue. He remains in critical condition.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30851
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
December 17, 2007
Pages
p. News 6
Subjects
Ruiz, Jose
Traffic Accidents
Item ID
31039AN
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32729
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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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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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper29822
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
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Newspaper Index
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A 37-year old Los Angeles man died early Saturday morning after exiting the Foothill Freeway (210) at Baldwin Avenue driving through a perimeter fence and smashing into a concrete wall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30004
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2006
Pages
p. A4
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 23, 2006
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Deaths
Automobile crashes
Traffic Accidents
Hernandez, Edmundo, Jr.
Item ID
30191AN
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Newspaper Index
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Arcadia police chased three burglar suspects in their vehicle until it crashed at Baldwin Avenue and Valley Boulevard in El Monte.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2004
Pages
p. A3
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 7, 2004
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Automobile accidents - car chases
Arcadia Police
Burglars
Item ID
29128AN
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Newspaper Index
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Police arrrested an Arcadia juvenile after he allegedly sideswiped a United States Mail carrier's vehicle and then fled the scene at Second Avenue and El Dorado. His license plate was left at the scene.

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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2001
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 21, 2001
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Traffic Accidents
Mail carriers
Hit and run
Item ID
29999AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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The Arcadia Police Department is conducting a "Good Driver Rewards" program to promote courtesy and good driving habits.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper24830
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 21, 2002
Pages
p. A2
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
Dec. 21, 2002
Pages
p. A2
Subjects
Police Department
Good Driver Rewards
Item ID
25025AN
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Newspaper Index
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The body and car of Arcadia resident Pei-hua Tsai were recovered after his car plunged into the San Gabriel Reservoir last Saturday, March 12, 2005. He was 24 years old. A photo shows the wreckage and divers.

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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2005
Pages
p. A3
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Pasadena Star News
Date
March 18, 2005
Pages
p. A3
Subjects
Tsai, Pei-Hua
Car accidents
San Gabriel Reservoir
Item ID
29636AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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80-year old Arcadian Dolores Munoz has been named Mexican mother of the year.

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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Weekly Section
Date
May 12, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Los Angeles Times San Gabriel Weekly Section
Date
May 12, 2000
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Munoz, Dolores
Item ID
19387AN
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Newspaper Index
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