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Tatsuhiko Sakamoto, 37 of Arcadia, was charged with gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, felony drunken driving and driving with a blood-alcohol level above .08. He allegedly drove onto a closed freeway in Baldwin Park while drunk and killed a 21-year-old road worker named Connor McDermott Penhall. Penhall is son of hall of fame motorcycle racer and actor Bruce Penhall.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32914
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. A6
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Pasadena Star News
Date
April 7, 2012
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Deaths
Drunk drivers
Penhall, Connor McDermott
Sakamoto, Tatsukiho or Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko
Item ID
33111AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 31, 2012
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
Drunk Driving
Penhall, Connor McDermott
Sakamoto, Tatsuhiko
Item ID
33177AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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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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Newspaper
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
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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.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper27513
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
May 25, 2000
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
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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Birth. To Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Connor.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper9866
Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1950
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Tribune
Date
March 2, 1950
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Connor, Brian Edward
Item ID
9823AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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After actor Mel Gibson was arrested for driving under the influence (DUI) of alcohol, he went into an anti-Semitic tirade. Rabbi Devora Fond of Congregation Shaarei Torah in Arcadia comments, "I believe that when you are drunk, what you truly believe comes out."

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30148
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
August 2, 2006
Pages
p. A1, A4
Subjects
Fond, Rabbi Devora
Gibson, Mel
Actors
Arrests - driving under the influence (DUI)
Item ID
30335AN
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Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Connor, June 24.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper10930
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
July 2, 1951
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
July 2, 1951
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Connor, Peter
Item ID
10833AN
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Newspaper Index
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Birth. To Dr. and Mrs. Joseph Connor, June 16.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper12162
Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
June 22, 1953
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
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Newspaper
Arcadia Bulletin
Date
June 22, 1953
Pages
p. 5
Announcement Type
Birth
Subjects
Connor, Elise Marie
Item ID
12358AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Ryan Marks and Connor Brucker pose with their favorite books at Arcadia Public Library, in celebration of National Library Week.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper31710
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2008
Pages
p. 23
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
April 24, 2008
Pages
p. 23
Subjects
Brucker, Connor
Marks, Ryan
Miller, Terry
National Library Week
Item ID
31907AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Lisa Welchert, an alleged drunk driver who caused the death of John Chan, will face a murder trial.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper26957
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
Pages
p. 1
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
June 3, 1999
Pages
p. 1
Subjects
Chan, John
Welchert, Lisa Melinda
Automobile accidents
Drunk Driving
Murder
Item ID
27156AN
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Arcadia mayor Gail Marshall, a.k.a. "Speed Racer", won the annual Mayor's Cup Challenge at Irwindale Raceway. She drove a Ford Focus.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper30655
Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 9
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Newspaper
Arcadia Weekly
Date
October 24, 2002
Pages
p. 9
Subjects
Marshall, Gail
Race cars
Racing
Item ID
30843AN
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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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
June 19, 2004
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Taylor, Kenneth
Suarez, Filipe Ramirez
Automobile accidents - fatal - drunk driver
Item ID
28850AN
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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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A San Bernardino teen is arrested following crash. Arcadia police find the fatal hit-and-run suspect, a 17-year old boy, hiding in the bushes after pedestrian, a 28-year-old man, is killed crossing Huntington Drive. The suspect drove a gray Dodge Charger, which was found in the 1200 block of Oakhaven Road, with front end damage and a broken windshield.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper36503
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
July 2, 2023
Pages
p. A6
Subjects
Arrests
Crime and Criminals
Fatalities
Collection
Newspaper Index
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Steve DiMartino, 46, of Arcadia, accused of DUI, hit-and-run for crash at Green Street and Lake Avenue in Pasadena that injured two people.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper34875
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2017
Pages
p. A8
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
May 13, 2017
Pages
p. A8
Subjects
Crime and Criminals
DiMartino, Steve
Item ID
35065AN
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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
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Newspaper Index
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Duarte man Ernesto Melgarejo Garcia, 50, accused of driving under the influence (DUI), manslaughter, in crash that killed his wife. The solo vehicle crash took place along Chantry Flat Road at northern edge of Arcadia at 10;30 AM on Saturday, December 23, 2017.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper35047
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2017
Pages
p. A4
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
December 25, 2017
Pages
p. A4
Subjects
Deaths
Garcia, Ernesto Melgarejo
Melgarejo, Cristina
Item ID
35237AN
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Recreation Department Easter Egg event. Two boys and a girl seem to have been each awarded an Easter basket by a man. Onlookers are behind a fence. Names listed on back of photo: Jack Wiltse, Georgia Emmett, Ken Scott, James Edward Connor.

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Date
April 17, 1952
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Date
April 17, 1952
Subjects
Recreation Department Collection
Children
Connor, James Edward
Easter
Emmett, Georgia
Holidays
Scott, Ken
Social life and customs
Wiltse, Jack
Physical Description
5x7 b&w
ID
1893
Collection
Photographs
Images
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A high speed police chase that began in Pasadena, then went through Arcadia, Monrovia, Duarte and several other San Gabriel Valley cities, ended in the driving crashing into another car. The suspect was Edgar Angarita, 45, of Hollywood and the 21-year-old woman from Baldwin Park that he crashed into, are both being treated at the hospital. Police say Angarita was intoxicated. The chase occurred Monday, January 24. He is being held on suspicion of felony evading a police officer, but additional charges may be coming.

https://arcadiahistory.andornot.com/en/permalink/newspaper32305
Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2011
Pages
p. A7
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Newspaper
Pasadena Star News
Date
January 26, 2011
Pages
p. A7
Subjects
Angarita, Edgar
Crime and Criminals
Drunk drivers
Item ID
32504AN
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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
Collection
Newspaper Index
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