11 News covers fiery truck crash

An 18-wheeler fiery crash left the driver badly burned and drivers in commuter chaos in Houston. It happened at 1 a.m. Monday on I-10 East near Hogan.

SOUTH MIAMI-DADE, Fla. (12/07) -- A suspected carjacker and his innocent passenger were killed Friday morning after their vehicle collided with an 18-wheeler at the entrance to the Florida Keys. According to the clerk at the Shell gas station located at 10 SE First Ave. in Florida City, an armed man entered a car occupied by a female passenger while the male driver went to pay for gas, just after midnight. The clerk said the man, who worked with the woman at Ocean Reef Resort in Key Largo, entered the station's convenience store to pay for gas and was returning to his car at Pump 10. Before he could reach his vehicle, the gunman forced his way into the car and fled the scene. A Florida Highway Patrol trooper who happened to be at the gas station pursued the carjacker, who took off southbound in the direction of the Florida Turnpike's endpoint. Roughly 12 miles from where the incident began, the stolen car came to a fiery end after it struck an 18-wheel tractor-trailer head-on on U.S. 1. The impact of the crash killed both the carjacker and the innocent female passenger instantly. The truck's driver was able to jump out before his vehicle went up in flames. Rescue crews transported him to the hospital in unknown condition, but he is expected to be OK. Authorities said the driver survived the accident by exiting his truck moments before the collision. "The operator of the tractor-trailer was treated here by a fire rescue and transported to a local facility," said Miami-Dade Fire Rescue's Eddie Ballester. The road has reopened after police shut it down for 12 hours.

888.400.9721 http://www.ehlinelaw.com/pages/3272/los-angeles-semi-truck-law.htm There are many 18-wheelers on the highways and mixed in everyday traffic congestion, there are times when they need to stop quickly or are traveling in rain that sudden stopping can cause them to jackknife. This while frightening to the driver is also extremely dangerous to other vehicles around them, so dangerous that it can cause accidents that end in severe injuries. When an 18-wheeler jackknifes who is at fault is a question only an experienced Orange County attorney will have the resources to investigate when it happens there. When an 18 wheeler jackknifes the back end of the trailer comes around toward the cab of the truck, this leaves the driver little or no control of this large motorized piece of metal weighting thousands of pounds sweeping down the road aiming at any vehicle in its path. This may not be an every day occurrence for 18wheelers; however when it does happen it often happens so quickly that there is little time to maneuver a vehicle out of its path. Other reasons this may happen is with the schedules these drivers have they often travel at speeds and have a larger load than the truck should, this on crowed highways such as the 405, the 101, the 91 and the 55 freeways are a deadly combination for other motorists on these freeways. In the mild pleasant climate of California including Orange County, there are times when the weather can turn quickly. Heavy rains are difficult enough to drive in and when weather turns with18 wheelers on road, the highways and freeways become a dangerous place. The oils that are left on the roads daily mixed with rain make highway driving almost the same as driving in ice or snow, in other words drivers may not have complete control of their vehicles at all times. Mix this situation with all the tractor-trailers that are on the roads and the danger rating raises rapidly. A large truck such as a tractor-trailer is not capable of stopping as quickly and as an auto, this is partially because of the amount of weight they are carrying that helps to push the rig down the road after the breaks have been applied. Statistics show that the percentages of accidents rise during bad weather, and in many cases it is not only two vehicles on the road that are involved in the accident. When an accident happens in bad weather after the proper medical treatment and police reports an attorney who specializes in this type of law should be consulted. There are many factors that need to be investigated to gain a full understanding of the accident, to protect the person involved in the accident and more over when weather turns with 18 wheelers on the road and involved in an accident there are other factors that must be investigated. There of course are insurance companies that will need to be dealt with, there are injuries from minor ones to whiplash, broken bones, brain injuries and in some cases death. Call experienced Los Angeles truck accident attorneys now. Address 633 W. Fifth St., 28th Fl. Los Angeles, CA 90071; 1875 Century Park East Suite 700 Los Angeles, CA 90067; 14003 Palawan Way Marina del Rey, CA 90292; 620 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach, CA 92660. Phone 888-400-9721. Disclaimer: http://www.ehlinelaw.com/pages/273/Disclaimer.htm

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An accident on Interstate 10 at the Bonnet Carre Spillway early Tuesday caused a fire that engulfed a mail-carrying truck and shut down eastbound lanes for five hours, authorities said. The 18-wheeler hauling mail to New Orleans was completely destroyed in the three-vehicle accident, according to State Police Troop B spokesman Joe Piglia. Postal Inspector Terry Barrett said no mail could be salvaged from the burned truck. Barrett said most of the destroyed mail was sent by parcel post, not first class, and the majority of it ultimately would have been hauled to Miami, although some was destined for local ZIP codes. The crash occurred at 3:19 a.m., and the subsequent traffic shutdown created major delays for commuters headed into the New Orleans area. Traffic on Interstates 10 and 55 had to be rerouted to Airline Highway, officials said. The I-10 eastbound lanes reopened about 8:31 a.m. Piglia said the accident involved a pickup truck driven by Joseph Manchester of Marrero in the left lane, a pickup driven by Michael Butscher of Ponchatoula in the right lane and an 18-wheeler driven by Ozell Williams of Tallahassee, Fla. Manchester's truck hit debris in the roadway and veered to the right, hitting Butscher's truck, Piglia said. Both vehicles then swerved right, hitting the right guardrail. Manchester's pickup deflected off the guardrail and came to rest in the left lane, where it was hit by the mail truck and pushed back onto the right shoulder, authorities said. After the crash, the 18-wheeler ignited and burned, blocking eastbound traffic. Special equipment had to be brought in to remove the burned remains of the truck, Piglia said. All drivers sustained minor injuries, Piglia said. Manchester was treated at East Jefferson General Hospital and released. The other two drivers were treated at the scene. There were no reports by late Tuesday about whether charges would be filed against anyone involved in the crash. Barrett said the truck was loaded in Baton Rouge and was headed to the main processing distribution plant on Loyola Avenue in New Orleans. Authorities said affected local ZIP codes are those starting with the numbers 700, which includes St. Bernard, Plaquemines and Jefferson parishes; 701, covering New Orleans; 703, in Terrebonne, St. Charles, St. John and St. James parishes; and 704 in St. Tammany, Washington and Tangipahoa parishes. Barrett couldn't provide details on how much mail the truck was carrying. Based on reports he received from postal inspectors and employees at the scene, he said the truck didn't appear to be fully loaded. Barrett said the volume of mail requiring transport usually is sharply reduced following a holiday. Monday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day. "When there is any kind of transportation disaster and mail is being carried on any of these conveyances, the Postal Inspection Service responds to secure the mail," he said. "But in this case . . . there was nothing left." He advised postal customers who believe they lost mail in the fire to contact the sender or the U.S. Postal Services Consumer Affairs office. The number for the consumer affairs office is (504) 589-1420 or (800) 275-8777. Interstate crash leads to hot mailby The Times-Picayune Tuesday January 22, 2008, 10:15 PMBy Valerie Faciane Staff writer

18 Wheeler crash

ALBUQUERQUE POLICE ARE CRACKING DOWN TONIGHT IN A PROBLEM PART OF TOWN. DOZENS OF OFFICERS WORKED THE AREA ALONG CENTRAL BETWEEN ASTRISCO AND COORS... AND THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOODS. CRIS ORNELAS RODE ALONG WITH OFFICERS TONIGHT... HE'S LIVE IN THE NEWSROOM WITH OUR TOP STORY. POLICE ARE WORKING THE AREA HOPING TO CLEAN IT UP AND HELP REVITALIZE BUSINESS. TONIGHT SEVERAL DOZEN MORE PEOPLE ARE IN JAIL AS A RESULT. WE RODE ALONG WITH OFFICER BRIAN BERRIOS AS HE WORKED TONIGHTS WEED AND SEED PROGRAM. 'especially because its getting warmer in the summer it gets a little crazier so we'll let our presence be known now'FIRST UP IS THIS GENTLEMAN... POLICE THINK HE LOOKS LIKE A MAN WANTED IN A RECENT BURGLARY. WHEN COPS SEARCH HIS POCKETS THEY FIND POT, A PIPE AND A KNIFE. 'we're gonna give you're girlfriend you wallet the only thing we're gonna take out of here is your id ok the less stuff you take to jail the better'THE MAN CLAIMS HE didn't KNOW POLICE WERE LOOKING FOR HIM. 'did you know you had a warrant out for your arrest? no whats it for? its for aggravated burglary'AFTER A SHORT RIDE IN THE BACK OF A COP CAR THE MAN IS BEING PROCESSED AT THIS MAKESHIFT SUBSTATION. BUT POLICE WERE ALSO LOOKING TO CLEAN UP CENTRAL. A VICE OPERATION THIS EVENING FOCUSED ON DRUGS AND PROSTITUTION IN THE AREA. 'today we had two female prostitutes arrested we had 14 johns guys that were trying to pick up prostitutes that were arrested' POLICE WERE ALSO LOOKING FOR ADULTS WILLING TO BUY BOOZE FOR KIDS. THOSE OFFICERS HAD A WANTED FELON FALL RIGHT INTO THEIR LAP. 'we just had one try and purchase alcohol the gentleman said no I cant i've got a felony warrant for my arrest and we just affected an arrest on him he had a 25-thousand dollar bond' AT LAST CHECK POLICE HAD MADE 52 ARRESTS DURING THIS OPERATION. THE SECOND ANNUAL EARTH HOUR WRAPPED UP IN ALBUQUERQUE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO. THE EVENT IS A WORLDWIDE CAMPAIGN TO BRING AWARENESS TO GLOBAL WARMING. THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE WAS SUPPOSED TO PARTICIPATE. VALERIE CASTRO WAS OUT DURING THAT HOUR TO SEE HOW WELL THE CITY DID. SHE'S LIVE DOWNTOWN WITH THE RESULTS. A SPOKESPERSON FOR THE CITY ANNOUNCED TODAY THAT ALBUQUERQUE WOULD BE PARTICIPATING IN EARTH HOUR AND ENCOURAGED RESIDENTS TO JOIN IN, BUT WE FOUND THE CITY MAY NOT HAVE SET THE BEST EXAMPLE. EARTH HOUR STARTED IN SYDNEY AUSTRALIA LAST YEAR TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT SAVING ENERGY AND THIS IS VIDEO OF WHAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN DURING THAT TIME -- BUT THIS IS WHAT WE FOUND WHEN WE DROVE AROUND BETWEEN 8PM AND 9M IN DOWNTOWN ALBUQUERQUE. CITY HALL HAD SEVERAL LIGHTS ON INCLUDING THOSE IN CIVIC PLAZA. WE WERE TOLD EVERY PIECE OF NON-ESSENTIAL LIGHTING WOULD BE SHUT OFF IN THE CITY BUT WE FOUND METRO COURT WITH QUITE A FEW LIGHT BULBS BURNING ON THIS SATURDAY NIGHT. 'Every non essential piece of lighting in the city of albuquerque is going to be turned off and that's what mayor chavez has signed us up for.'ONCE AGAIN, WE WEREN'T TOLD EXACTLY WHAT NON ESSENTIAL LIGHTING IS. AS FAR AS WE COULD TELL FROM THIS VANTAGE POINT ALBUQUERQUE WASN'T A VERY ACTIVE PARTICIPATE IN EARTH HOUR. WE WERE UNABLE TO REACH MAYOR CHAVEZ FOR COMMENT. LIVE DOWNTOWN...VC... EWN 4. HERE'S A LOOK AT OTHER U-S CITIES THAT MARKED EARTH HOUR TONIGHT. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN LAST YEAR IN AUSTRALIA. THIS YEAR, ORGANIZERS HOPE ONE HUNDRED MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD WILL TAKE PART IN TURNING OFF THEIR LIGHTS AND ELECTRONICS TONIGHT. CREWS IN VALENCIA COUNTY MANAGED TO CONTAIN A GRASS FIRE BEFORE IT REACHED A SCHOOL AND A HOME. THE GRASS FIRE BURNED THIS AFTERNOON IN BELEN NEAR MAIN STREET AND ARAGON. CREWS MANAGED TO CONTAIN IT BEFORE ANY STRUCTURES WERE THREATENED. IT BURNED AROUND THREE ACRES. DRY CONDITIONS IN SOUTHERN NEW MEXICO ARE LEADING TO NEW FIRE RESTRICTIONS. STARTING MONDAY.. SMOKING AND CAMPFIRES ARE PROHIBITED IN THE LINCOLN NATIONAL FOREST. VISITORS CAN USE PRESSURIZED LIQUID OR GAS STOVES.. OR SPACE HEATING DEVICES. A FOREST FIRE MANAGER SAYS LARGER TREES, LOGS, AND BRANCHES ARE VERY DRY ... AND WITH MOISTURE LEVELS SO LOW... THE CHANCES OF A FIRE IGNITING HAVE GREATLY INCREASED. THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE IS ALSO SEEING DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR FIRES. METEOROLOGIST TY SHESKY IS IN THE PINPOINT 4 STORMCENTER WITH MORE. ONCE AGAIN IT LOOKS LIKE GOVERNOR BILL RICHARDSON IS TAKING ON THE ROLE AS HOSTAGE NEGOTIATOR. JUST TODAY WE FOUND OUT THAT THE GOVERNOR JUST RETURNED FROM COLUMBIA AFTER DISCUSSING THREE AMERICANS BEING HELD HOSTAGE THERE. WITHOUT MUCH FANFAIR THE GOVERNOR TRAVELED TO BOGOTA, COLUMBIA AND IS NOW BACK IN THE U-S. THESE ARE PICTURES FROM HIS TRIP... MEETING WITH COLUMBIA'S PRESIDENTS AND OTHER LEADERS. IN A PRESS RELEASE SENT OUT BY THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE TODAY... A SPOKESPERSON SAYS THE TRIP WAS COORDINATED BY THE US- STATE DEPARTMENT---WITH AN INVITATION FROM COLUMBIA'S PRESIDENT. RICHARDSON TRAVELED TO COLUMBIA TO EVALUATE THE PROSPECTS FOR THE RELEASE OF THREE U-S CONTRACTORS. THEY WERE CAPTURED IN 2003 BY GUERILLA GROUP---THE REVOLUTIONARY ARMED FORCES OF COLUMBIA. EARLIER THIS MONTH THE FAMILY OF THE HOSTAGES CONTACTED RICHARDSON ASKING HIM TO HELP GET THEM HOME SAFELY. IN THE RELEASE RICHARDSON IS QUOTED AS SAYING 'While I believe this initial trip was successful, the process of freeing the hostages won't happen quickly.' AFTER HIS MEETING WITH HIGH LEVEL OFFICIALS THE COLUMBIAN GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCED A NEW INITIATIVE TO FREE NUMEROUS IMPRISONED REBELS---IF THE GROUP HOLDING THE AMERICANS---WOULD RELEASE FORMER COLUMBIAN PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE INGRID BETANCOURT WHO IS REPORTED TO BE SERIOUSLY ILL. RICHARDSON SAYS 'I believe that the new initiative proposed by the Colombian Government, is a positive step toward restarting the humanitarian exchange.'TONIGHT A SPOKESMAN FOR THE GOVERNOR SAYS IT'S TOO EARLY TO SAY WHAT'S NEXT IN THE CASE. THE GOVERNOR MOST RECENTLY NEGOTIATED THE RELEASE OF NEW MEXICO HOSTAGE JOURNALIST PAUL SALOPEK IN 2006. HE WAS IN SUDAN WORKING ON A STORY FOR NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC. SALOPEK AND HIS TWO COLLEAGUES WERE ACCUSED OF BEING SPIES. POLICE CONTINUE LOOKING FOR A TEAM OF ARMED ROBBERS THEY SAY HAVE HIT 25 ALBUQUERQUE BUSINESSES. POLICE SAY THE FIVE MEN AND ONE WOMAN ARE A VERY ORGANIZED CREW. THEY APPARENTLY WAIT FOR ALL THE CUSTOMERS TO CLEAR OUT OF A BUSINESS BEFORE GOING IN, DEMAND CASH FROM THE REGISTER, AND CLEAN OUT THE SAFE. 18:28-18:34 'They are in out between 2 and 4 minutes so it seems they have some sort of plan before they go in'THE CREW HAS EARNED THE NAME 'THE BACKPACK BANDITS' BECAUSE ONE OR MORE OF THEM ALWAYS HAS A BACKPACK. POLICE SAY THEY ALWAYS WEAR MASKS OR BANDANAS AND GLOVES... MAKING THEM HARD TO IDENTIFY. THE ONLY VEHICLE DESCRIPTION POLICE HAVE IS A HYUNDAI ELANTRA OR A DODGE INTREPID. POLICE ARE TRYING TO FIND FOUR MORE SUSPECTS INVOLVED IN A SHOOTOUT NEAR A FARMINGTON RESTAURANT. OFFICERS SAY THEY WERE EATING AT A CHILI'S THURSDAY, WHEN THEY HEARD GUNSHOTS OUTSIDE, BELIEVED TO BE FROM A GANG RELATED ARGUMENT. THE OFFICERS SAY WHEN THEY WENT OUTSIDE, EVERYONE WAS GONE EXCEPT FOR 26-YEAR-OLD JESUS LOVATO, WHO POINTED A GUN AT THEM. HE SURRENDERED AFTER ONE OFFICER FIRED A SHOT AT HIM. FARMINGTON POLICE HAVE ISSUED WARRANTS FOR FOUR MORE SUSPECTS. THEY ARE TIMOTHY JARAMILLO, ALEXANDER WENGER, AND SAM AND LEO LOVATO. ANYONE WITH INFORMATION IS ASKED TO CALL FARMINGTON POLICE. THE DRIVER OF A CAR AUTHORITIES SAY CAUSED A FIERY HIGHWAY CRASH IN MASSACHUSETTES, NOW FACES CHARGES. INVESTIGATORS SAY THE CAR HIT A TANKER TRUCK FULL OF FUEL ON INTERSTATE 91, FORCING IT TO ROLLOVER AND CATCH FIRE. THE TRUCK'S DRIVER DIED OF HIS INJURIES SEVERAL HOURS LATER. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR IS CHARGED WITH NEGLIGENT MOTOR VEHICLE HOMICIDE. HILLARY CLINTON AND BARACK OBAMA ARE SCRAMBLING FOR THE LAST REMAINING DELEGATES IN TEXAS. THE STATE HELD ANOTHER ROUND OF CAUCUSES TODAY. THE LATEST RESULTS SHOW CLINTON AND OBAMA ALL TIED UP. HOWEVER, JUST ABOUT EVERY COUNT SHOWS OBAMA BEATING CLINTON IN THE OVERALL RACE FOR DELEGATES. THAT HAS SOME TOP DEMOCRATS CALLING FOR A WINNER TO BE DECIDED SOON, IN ORDER TO PREVENT FIGHTING AT THE PARTY'S NATIONAL CONVENTION THIS AUGUST. BUT OBAMA AND CLINTON BOTH AGREE THAT EVERY STATE SHOULD HAVE A CHANCE TO VOTE BEFORE A NOMINEE IS CHOSEN. Presidential candidate :00-:05) 'The more people get a chance to vote, the better it is for our democracy.' Presidential candidate :28-:32) 'My attitude is - Senator Clinton can run as long as she wants.' THE LAST PRIMARIES AND CAUCUSES WRAP UP IN JUNE. SOME WONDERED IF FORMER PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE JOHN EDWARDS WOULD MAKE AN ENDORSEMENT TODAY... DURING A YOUNG DEMOCRAT'S CONVENTION IN NORTH CAROLINA. INSTEAD, EDWARDS HAD KIND WORDS FOR BOTH BARACK OBAMA AND HILLARY CLINTON. HE SAID OBAMA IS EXTRAORDINARILY TALENTED AND PRAISED HIM FOR BRINGING NEW PEOPLE INTO THE POLITICAL PROCESS. AS FOR CLINTON, EDWARDS COMMENDED ON HER STRENGTH AND LEADERSHIP. THE I-R-S WORKED OVER TIME TODAY, TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE RECEIVE THEIR STIMULUS CHECKS FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. SOME PEOPLE WHO DON'T NORMALLY FILE TAX RETURNS MUST DO SO IN ORDER TO QUALIFY FOR THE CHECKS. THEY INCLUDE RETIREES AND DISABLED VETERANS. THE I-R-S OPENED OFFICES IN NEW MEXICO AND AROUND THE COUNTRY TODAY TO HELP THEM OUT. THE CHECKS, WHICH START GOING OUT IN MAY, GIVE UP TO 600 DOLLARS TO INDIVIDUALS, AND UP TO 1200 DOLLARS TO COUPLES. PEOPLE WITH CHILDREN WILL GET EXTRA MONEY. THERE WAS SOME FANCY DOGGIE DINING TO BE HAD TONIGHT. WE'LL TAKE YOU TO A FUNDRAISER INVOLVING PETS AND THEIR OWNERS. AND... ANOTHER FUNDRAISER HAS PEOPLE HITTING THE PAVEMENT TO FIGHT ALL-TOO-COMMON DISEASES. THESE STORIES ARE COMING UP ON EYEWITNESS NEW FOUR AT TEN. DOGS AND THEIR OWNERS GOT TOGETHER FOR 'YAPPY' HOUR THIS EVENING. IT WAS PART OF THE MAYOR'S ANNUAL DOG BALL TONIGHT AT THE ALBUQUERQUE BALLOON MUSEUM. THE GALA EVENT ALSO FEATURED DINNER, MUSIC, AND DANCING TO RAISE MONEY FOR THE ANIMAL KENNEL KOMPADRES. THE NON PROFIT GROUP WILL USE THE MONEY TO HELP OUT THE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL WELFARE. 8:15-8:21 'folks are having a great time, their pets are having a great time. and we're raising money for a tremendous cause' MAYOR CHAVEZ ALSO TELLS US TONIGHT'S EVENT SAW A SELL-OUT CROWD. 20-THOUSAND DOLLARS A MONTH... THAT'S HOW MUCH THE CITY OF FARMINGTON DISHED OUT FOR ITS NOW OUSTED CITY MANAGER. A STUDY OF CITY RECORDS SHOWS THE CITY SPENT NEARLY 180- THOUSAND DOLLARS ON COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH MIKE MILLER. MILLER WAS CITY MANAGER FOR NINE MONTHS BEFORE THE CITY COUNCIL VOTED TO FIRE HIM.. SAYING HIS AGGRESSIVE MANAGEMENT STYLE WASN'T WORKING OUT. THE MONEY INCLUDES MILLER'S SALARY, A SEVERANCE PACKAGE, TRAVEL AND RELOCATION EXPENSES AND CONTRIBUTIONS TO HIS RETIREMENT ACCOUNT. MILLER WAS ALSO FIRED FROM HIS PREVIOUS JOB AS CITY MANAGER IN COLUMBIA, TENNESSEE. FARMINGTON WILL START TAKING APPLICATIONS FOR A NEW CITY MANAGER STARTING APRIL FIRST... UNTIL THE 15TH. MAYOR BILL STANDLEY SAYS THE COUNCIL SHOULD CONFIRM A NEW CITY MANAGER BY APRIL 22ND. WORLD WAR TWO SOLDIERS FORCED TO WALK 65 MILES WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER IN THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH... WILL BE HONORED TOMORROW. AROUND 18- HUNDRED NEW MEXICANS WERE AMONG THE 70- THOUSAND SOLDIERS CAPTURED BY JAPANESE TROOPS IN THE PHILLIPPINES... AND FORCED TO MARCH TO PRISON CAMPS. FEWER THAN 900 OF THOSE NEW MEXICANS SURVIVED. TO HONOR THE TROOPS, A 26-MILE MEMORIAL MARCH IS BEING HELD TOMORROW AT WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE. HUNDREDS ENJOYED THE WARM WEATHER TODAY, BY WALKING FOR CHARITY. THE 16TH ANNUAL HEART AND STROKE WALK WAS HELD THIS MORNING AT ALBUQUERQUE ACADEMY'S WALKING TRAIL. EVENT ORGANIZERS FROM THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION SAY AROUND 14- HUNDRED PEOPLE SHOWED UP, AND THEY RAISED AT LEAST 80-THOUSAND DOLLARS. THAT MAKES IT A BIGGER SUCCESS THAT LAST YEAR'S WALK. ANOTHER WALK IN ALBUQUERQUE RAISED MONEY TO FIGHT H-I-V AND AIDS. THE ONE MILE WALK KICKED OFF AT CIVIC PLAZA, WITH THE HOPE OF RAISING 60- THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE MONEY WILL GO TO 'NEW MEXICO AIDS SERVICES' FOR EDUCATION AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS. THOUSANDS TOOK PART IN THE NATIONAL MARATHON TODAY IN WASHINGTON D-C. FOR HIS THIRD STRAIGHT YEAR, MICHAEL WARDIAN FINISHED FIRST. HE ALSO SET A NEW COURSE RECORD.. COMPLETING THE MARATHON IN 2- HOURS AND 25- MINUTES. WARDIAN WILL TAKE HOME A TWO- THOUSAND DOLLAR PRIZE. WE'LL TAKE YOU THE BALL PARK AS THE LOBOS PLAYED A THE LOBOS PLAYED A DOUBLE HEADER AGAINST VERMONT... AND THE TAR HEELS PUT ON A SHOW IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT... SPORTS IS NEXT WITH LEE... BUT NOW HERE'S A LOOK AT TONIGHT'S POWERBALL AND NEW MEXICO LOTTERY NUMBERS. THE WAY THE LOUISVILLE CARDINALS HANDLED TENNESSEE YOU WOULD FIGURE THEY COULD HANG WITH NUMBER ONE NORTH CAROLINA... TYLER HANSBOUGH SCORED 20 SECOND HALF POINTS HE FINISHED WITH A DOUBLE DOUBLE ...28-POINTS AND 13 REBOUNDS... === BUT DOWN THE STRETCH THE CARDINALS MAKING THIS A GAME AND IT'S TY LAWSON WITH THE 3-POINTER... === THEN IT'S HANSBROUGH WITH THE PUMP FAKE AND THE JUMPER...THE TAR HEELS ARE HEADED TO THE FINAL-4...THEY BEAT LOUISVILLE 83-TO- 73... in the WEST IT WAS UCLA AGAINST THE XAVIER MUSKETEERS... AND EVEN THE BIG GUY WAS KNOCKING DOWN SHOTS FOR THE BRUINS ...KEVIN LOVE HAD 19-POINTS AND 10-REBOUNDS AS THE BRUIN ARE GOING TO THEIR 3RD STRAIGHT FINAL- 4...THEY BEAT XAVIER 76-TO-57... WOMEN'S NCAA TOURNAMENT IS GOING ON TOO...LOUISVILLE FACING NORTH CAROLINA ...THE LADY TAR HEELS RUNNING THE FLOOR AND IT'S AND IT'S JESSICA BRELAND WITH THE HOOP ...UNC GO ON TO GET THE WIN 78-TO-74... THE TCU HORNED FROGS HAVE A NEW HEAD BASKETBALL COACH TONIGHT...HE IS FORMER KENT STATE HEAD COACH JIM CHRISTIAN... HE LED THE GOLDEN FLASHES TO 28-WINS THIS SEASON BEFORE FALLING TO THE RUNNING REBELS OF UNLV IN THE OPENING ROUND OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT... CHRISTIAN REPLACES NEIL DOUGHERTY... THE LOBOS LOOKING FOR A SWEEP AS THEY PLAYED A DOUBLE DIP AGAINST VERMONT... WE OPEN UP IN THE BOTTOM OF THE 5TH AND MIKE BROWNSTIEN WITH THE FLAIR TO RIGHT... THAT FALLS AND THAT SCORES ONE... THE LOBOS GO ON TO BEAT VERMONT 9-TO-4... IN GAME ONE AND WIN GAME TWO 9-TO-4...BUT RAY BIRMINGHAM SAYS IT'S NOT GOOD ENOUGH ... THE CUBS AND THE MARINERS READY TO HEAD NORTH BUT NOT BEFORE THEY PLAY ONE MORE IN THE VALLEY OF THE SUN ...AND THE CUBS SAY THAT KARRY WOOD IS GOING TO BE THEIR CLOSER AND HE LOOKED GREAT TODAY AS THE CUBS BEAT THE 'M'S' 4-TO-2...THE CUBS OPEN with the BREWERS ON MONDAY... THIS WEEK STOP ON THE PGA TOUR IS THE ZURICH CLASSIC OF NEW ORLEANS AND THE PLAYERS WERE FIGHTING THE RAIN AND LIGHTING MOST OF THE DAY... WOODY AUSTIN MADE THE BIGGEST MOVE OF THE DAY AND ALMOST GET THE HOLE IN ONE AT NUMBER 9... HE IS 4-UNDER ON THE DAY 8-UNDER FOR THE TOURNAMENT...NICOL AS THOMPSON...BRINY BAIRD AND PETER LONARD ALSO ON TOP...

Raw video,LOS ANGELES A 51-year-old man, suspected of drunkenly driving a large Vons delivery truck, was subdued by baton-wielding officers following a freeway chase from Calabasas to Santa Fe Springs Sunday, City News Service reported. Charles Thomas is accused of leading police on a 40-mile chase in his big truck down three freeways to the Vons distribution center, where a video journalist captured pictures of California Highway Patrol officers using batons to subdue him. A CHP press release said Thomas "aggressively exited his vehicle, failing to comply with the verbal commands from officers." Smith, the CHP said, was "taken into custody using departmentally-approved procedures." He suffered minor bruising, and although CHP officers said he did not want treatment, was taken to Norwalk Community Hospital for a check before he was booked at the sheriff's Norwalk station. No officers were injured. Originally, Los Angeles sheriff's deputies in Calabasas were flagged down at about 11:10 p.m. by several motorists who said a possibly-drunken driver in a big rig was weaving on the Ventura (101) Freeway, said sheriff's Sgt. Dan Raimo of the Malibu-Lost Hills Sheriff's Station. Deputies caught up to the eastbound truck near Tampa Avenue in Tarzana and attempted to pull the driver over, Raimo said. But the truck driver refused to yield. CHP officers officers took over the pursuit as the truck left the San Fernando Valley on the Hollywood (101) Freeway, he said. After more than 40 miles of pursuit down the 101 and Santa Ana (5) freeways -- and after running over a spike strip that punctured several tires -- the truck was driven into the large Vons distribution center in Santa Fe Springs at about 12:15 a.m. The Vons truck had not been reported stolen, Raimo said. Thomas, a Carson resident, was booked on suspicion of evasion and resisting arrest. This was filmed on Feb 03/08.

Police Chase Ends In Fiery Crash & Arrests 8/9/06 Noon Yusila Ramirez A South Florida police chase has ended in a fiery crash. Dozens of police cruisers were involved in the chase when the suspects slammed into an innocent driver before crashing their own car which burst into flames. A total of three vehicles were hit including two police cars which were sideswiped by the suspects. According to officers, the suspect driver originally told police he didn't want to stop because he didn't have a driver's license. Police say that's true but he also had marijuana and cocaine in the vehicle which is why they were trying to elude police during Wednesday morning's chase. The high speed chase started in Bal Harbour. Officers tried pulling the suspects over for speeding but the two men in the car took off and sideswiped two cop cars during their escape attempt. The chase came to an end on Northeast 163rd Street and 6th Avenue when the suspects T-boned a pickup truck and then slammed into a pole, causing their vehicle to burst into flames. The two suspects in the car managed to get out and then tried to outrun police again. One suspect was tasered by an officer. Two people were treated for minor injuries. The suspects are now in police custody.

OPRAH WINFREY'S MAGAZINE SHUT DOWN I-35 IN JARRELL TEXAS MONDAY. BOTH SIDES OF THE INTERSTATE CLOSED AFTER THE DRIVER OF AN 18-WHEELER FELL ASLEEP AND CRASHED...AND AS K-E-Y-E'S GREGG WATSON REPORTS WORKERS SPENT HOURS PICKING UP MAGAZINES FROM THE ROADSIDE. OPRAH'S FACE IS PLASTERED ON THE COVER OF HER MAGAZINE AND ALL OVER THE ROAD HERE IN JARRELL. PIECES OF PAPER LITTER THE HIGHWAY AFTER WHAT TROOPERS SAY WAS A CRASH AND DASH. THEY SAY THE DRIVER FELL ASLEEP, HIT A CAR AND LEFT THE SCENE. ANT TO GET YOUR HANDS ON THE DECEMBER ISSUE OF OPRAH MAGAZINE BEFORE IT HITS NEWSSTANDS? THEN GRAB A COPY OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. HUNDREDS HIT THE HIGHWAY IN JARRELL WHEN TROOPERS SAY 36-YEAR-OLD TRUCK DRIVER RAMIRO RODRIGUEZ, FELL ASLEEP, SMASHED A BROKEN DOWN OLDSMOBILE, AND OVERTURNED. THE CRASH BLOCKED BOTH SIDES OF THE ROAD FOR A WHILE BUT TROOPERS TELL US THAT'S NOT ALL. Robbie Barrera DPS Spokesperson "The driver fled the scene he felt there was somebody inside the vehicle injured and he started walking toward Georgetown and Georgetown PD picked him up on the side of the road and took him back to the scene of the crash." HE WAS CHARGED WITH FAILURE TO STOP AND RENDER INFORMATION. MEANWHILE TEX DOT WORKERS SPENT THREE HOURS CLEANING UP OPRAH'S NEWEST ISSUE. TAX PAYERS WON'T HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS. John Hurt Tex Dot Spokesperson "Typically when you have an accident like this the carriers insurance company will be billed for our time and our equipment any material we used like absorbents for fuel spills like we did this morning." THE CRASH HAPPENED ON THE START OF NATIONAL DROWSY DRIVING PREVENTION WEEK. FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES TRUCKERS GET TEN HOURS OF REST PER SHIFT. TROOPERS SAY RODRIGUEZ WAS DRIVING ON EIGHT HOURS REST. Hector Benavives Longhorn Driving School "Driving drowsy can be very dangerous especially if you're going on long trips tend to fall asleep and develop highway hypnosis." TROOPERS SAY RODRIGUEZ PASSED A DRUG AND ALCOHOL SCREENING AND THAT HIS LOG BOOK AND RECORDS WERE UP TO DATE