Boy remains in critical condition A...
Boy remains in critical condition
A 2-year-old boy remained in critical condition Tuesday at UCI
Medical Center in Orange after being thrown 15 feet when he was
struck by a hit-and-run driver Saturday in the Oakview neighborhood.
Charlie Vivar Benitez was riding a small push cart Saturday
evening on Jacqueline Street near Slater Avenue when a car going
westbound on Slater Avenue hit him.
Charlie had gone off of the sidewalk and onto the street when he
was hit, said Huntington Beach Police Sgt. Gary Meza.
He suffered a severe skull fracture and was taken to UCI Medical
Center where he was listed as being in critical condition, said
hospital spokesperson Kim Pine.
Although his mother was nearby, she lost sight of him and there
were no witnesses, police said.
Anyone with information regarding the accident is asked to call
the Huntington Beach Police Department Traffic Bureau at (714)
536-5663.
Marine saves boat from crashing
Marine Safety officers stopped a runaway boat from crashing into
Huntington Harbour jetty last week when they jumped into an un-maned
19-foot boat.
While he hated to describe it as such, Marine Safety Lt. Kyle
Lindo said that the rescue was a definitely a “Baywatch” moment.
Marine Safety Officers Steve Reuter and Brian McConnell responded
to a call of a runaway vessel on Aug. 18. Two Long Beach boaters were
tossed from their boat after hitting a wake at 50 mph. The boat was
heading toward the Huntington Harbour jetty when Reuter and McConnell
spotted it. They pulled up alongside of it and McConnel then jumped
into it and brought it to a stop about a quarter mile from the jetty.
Services awarded
for senior plan
The Huntington Beach Fire Department Emergency Services Office and
Community Services Senior Centers will be presented with the Gold
Award from the California Emergency Services Assn. at the group’s
annual conference on Oct. 10.
Both agencies are being recognized for their work on their
emergency plan for at-risk seniors. Betsy Crimi, senior outreach
center director and Glorria Morrison, emergency services coordinator
developed a plan to address the needs of the city’s elderly residents
during emergency situations such as an earthquake or other natural
disaster.
Crimi and Morrisson enlisted the help of three volunteer
organizations, the Community Emergency Response Team, Radio Amateur
Civil Emergency Services and the Council on Aging Senior Team to help
with the emergency plan. The three groups will act as “senior
response teams” during times of crisis.
--Compiled by Jose Paul Corona
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