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Driver claiming he's 101 hits pedestrians, mostly children, outside Los Angeles school

A driver who said he was 101 years old jumped a curb and crashed into a group of pedestrians Wednesday afternoon outside a south Los Angeles elementary school, injuring 11 people, mostly children, officials said.

 

Sleeping boy's pelvis broken when tree falls on tent at campground

A boy was in critical condition after a tree fell on him in a Bay Area campground. The 12-year-old was camping with family at campground in San Mateo County when a 40-foot tree fell on the tent in which he and another boy were sleeping.

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1 killed, 4 missing after wave hits yacht during race

A powerful wave swept four crew members off a sailboat during a race near San Francisco, leaving one person dead and four others missing, the Coast Guard said early Sunday. The eight-member crew aboard the 38-foot Low Speed Chase was participating in a yacht race from San Francisco Bay around the Farallon Islands on Saturday afternoon as their craft ran aground. Seas were running high at 10-12 feet when the Low Speed Chase was hit by a larger wave and the four were washed overboard, Coast Guard Petty Officer Levi Read said.

 

Man whose girlfriend was killed by cannon says, 'I'm sorry...'

Cannon

A 39-year-old handyman and explosives enthusiast whose girlfriend was killed when a cannon exploded near the couple's trailer in San Diego County is anguished over the incident, his brother said.

 

3 women on jet ski killed in Calif. crash

Three women riding on a jet ski were killed when they crashed into a boat Saturday at a Los Angeles County reservoir.

 

Plane crashes into spectators at Reno air show

Plane crashes into spectators at Reno air show

"Mass casualties" were reported at an air show after a plane slammed into the box seat area in front of a grandstand at the National Championship Air Races and Air Show in Reno on Friday, a spokesman for the show told CNN.

 

Small plane crashes into Calif. hospital; 2 dead

A small plane crashed into a central California hospital's unoccupied office building and burst into flames just after takeoff.

 

Mexico searches for 7 missing in boating accident

Mexican rescuers were scouring the Gulf of California on Tuesday for seven U.S. tourists whose fishing boat capsized two days ago, saying they were extending their search because the missing tourists could still be alive in the warm, calm waters....

 

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