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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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 11, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Accidents

Item ID: 3397AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A woman pedestrian was critically injured in a hit and run and an Arcadia police officer suffered injuries in a second mishap, both in heavy traffic outside Santa Anita Park. The female victim also suffered the theft of her purse just minutes before the auto mishap.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 18, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 18, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Accidents

Item ID: 3401AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

James Bates of Arcadia was ordered to spend 6 months in county jail for the freeway deaths of Denise Wilson and David Hawkins. A two-year sentence was suspended. Bates is on five years probation and must abstain from use of alcoholic beverages. Though Bates had been drinking during the afternoon before, his blood alcohol level was only .03 after the 1 A.M. accident.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: October 28, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Accidents

Item ID: 3399AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Residents in the Santa Anita Oaks area should receive some relief from the current traffic problems. Instead of barricading the streets as originally suggested, islands will be constructed to restrict some of the traffic.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 5, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3404AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Both the Board of Education and the City Council have denied $1.5 million in claims against them filed by Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. O'Brien, parents of Timothy Sean O'Brien who was struck and killed by an automobile as he was crossing Campus Drive last November 6th.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: March 5, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Actions and Defenses

Item ID: 5AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 8, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 8, 1982

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Accidents

Item ID: 3398AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: January 28, 1987

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Accidents

Item ID: 3400AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A semi-activated traffic signal will be installed within the next few months at the intersection of Warren Way and Las Tunas Drive in Arcadia.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 12, 1984

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Regulations

Item ID: 3415AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. 1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 9, 1980

Pages: p. 1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Subjects: O'Brien, Timothy Sean

Item ID: 26560AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. 1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. 1

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Subjects: O'Brien, Timothy Sean

Item ID: 26562AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Controversial traffic barrier on San Carlos at Orange Grove Avenue apparently wasn't as useful in reducing speed on San Carlos as has been the installation of stop signs at the intersections of San Carlos with Oaklawn Place and Hacienda Drive.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 11, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 11, 1983

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Regulations

Item ID: 3414AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia Police Department has received a grant of $142,286 to set up a trial traffic safety program. It is enough to purchase one extra car and pay the salaries of three policemen who have indicated an interest. The goal is to reduce personal injury and fatal traffic collisions by 3% each year.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 18, 1977

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Police

Item ID: 2190AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Obituary/death notice.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. D9

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: November 13, 1980

Pages: p. D9

Announcement Type: Obituary or death notice

Subjects: Hood, Ina E.; O'Brien, Timothy Sean

Item ID: 26564AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

A new computer, scheduled to begin operating by January 1, will store information about reported traffic accidents and citations. The computer will be used to analyze traffic problems in the city.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 4, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3408AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The Police Department's request for funds to provide traffic control for the Santa Anita racing season drew vigorous debate at city council meeting. The possibility of indexing (tieing the cost of traffic control to the amount the track pays the city) was considered.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 3, 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3406AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Profile of The Troubadours, a group of 17 high school and college musicians who perform for shut-ins and retirement homes in the Arcadia area.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 7, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: December 7, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Troubadours

Item ID: 3426AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

City Council met with representatives of Santa Anita Park race track to discuss the possibility of raising the admissions tax. Council is concerned with the cost of traffic control. Benefits to the city from the track have increased 22.6% in the past two years and 43% the previous season.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 30 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: August 30 1981

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Taxation

Item ID: 3331AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia's Public Works Department is preparing a new computerized traffic flow system to replace the 20-year-old timed system now in use.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 1, 1979

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Engineering

Item ID: 3402AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

Arcadia police issued 653 speeding tickets in June. In June of 1987, 134 tickets were issued. Other traffic violations and crime statistics are included in the article.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: July 31, 1988

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Traffic Violations

Item ID: 3418AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

The family of David Taylor, an Arcadia High School student who was killed in a bicycle accident last year, has presented a claim of $500,000 to the Arcadia School District. The claim was denied by the school board and turned over to the district's insurance company.

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Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Newspaper: Arcadia Tribune

Date: February 16, 1986

Pages: p. A-1

Subjects: Schools - Arcadia High School

Item ID: 2986AN

Collection: Newspaper Index

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A woman pedestrian was critically injured in a hit and run and an Arcadia police officer suffered injuries in a second mishap, both in heavy traffic outside Santa Anita Park. The female victim also suffered the theft of her purse just minutes before the auto mishap.

Residents in the Santa Anita Oaks area should receive some relief from the current traffic problems. Instead of barricading the streets as originally suggested, islands will be constructed to restrict some of the traffic.

Both the Board of Education and the City Council have denied $1.5 million in claims against them filed by Mr. & Mrs. Paul J. O'Brien, parents of Timothy Sean O'Brien who was struck and killed by an automobile as he was crossing Campus Drive last November 6th.

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.

Two men were killed in a head-on auto collision at California and Vaquero St. in Arcadia.

A semi-activated traffic signal will be installed within the next few months at the intersection of Warren Way and Las Tunas Drive in Arcadia.

Obituary/death notice.

Obituary/death notice.

Controversial traffic barrier on San Carlos at Orange Grove Avenue apparently wasn't as useful in reducing speed on San Carlos as has been the installation of stop signs at the intersections of San Carlos with Oaklawn Place and Hacienda Drive.

Arcadia Police Department has received a grant of $142,286 to set up a trial traffic safety program. It is enough to purchase one extra car and pay the salaries of three policemen who have indicated an interest. The goal is to reduce personal injury and fatal traffic collisions by 3% each year.

Obituary/death notice.

A new computer, scheduled to begin operating by January 1, will store information about reported traffic accidents and citations. The computer will be used to analyze traffic problems in the city.

The Police Department's request for funds to provide traffic control for the Santa Anita racing season drew vigorous debate at city council meeting. The possibility of indexing (tieing the cost of traffic control to the amount the track pays the city) was considered.

Profile of The Troubadours, a group of 17 high school and college musicians who perform for shut-ins and retirement homes in the Arcadia area.

City Council met with representatives of Santa Anita Park race track to discuss the possibility of raising the admissions tax. Council is concerned with the cost of traffic control. Benefits to the city from the track have increased 22.6% in the past two years and 43% the previous season.

Arcadia's Public Works Department is preparing a new computerized traffic flow system to replace the 20-year-old timed system now in use.

Arcadia police issued 653 speeding tickets in June. In June of 1987, 134 tickets were issued. Other traffic violations and crime statistics are included in the article.

The family of David Taylor, an Arcadia High School student who was killed in a bicycle accident last year, has presented a claim of $500,000 to the Arcadia School District. The claim was denied by the school board and turned over to the district's insurance company.