Teen in intensive care after skateboard mishap...

Teen in intensive care after skateboard mishap

A 17-year-old remained in an intensive care unit at Western

Medical Center in Anaheim on Thursday after he fell while being towed

on a skateboard behind a moving car in Newport Beach, police said.

Adam Stanley Dolewski, of Irvine, was being towed behind his 1993

Isuzu Rodeo driven by an unlicensed 16-year-old driver when the

accident occurred late Wednesday in the Eastbluff neighborhood, said

Newport Beach Sgt. Bill Hartford.

The driver told police that he was towing Dolewski at speeds less

than 10 mph when he looked back and could no longer see the teenager

behind the car.

He did a U-turn and found the teenager unconscious in the street.

Both the driver and a female passenger said they did not see how

the teenager fell, Hartford said.

Dolewski was taken to the hospital with a possible brain injury.

The 16-year-old driver, a Tustin resident, was cited for unlawful

towing, unsafe speed, and driving without a license. He was released

at the scene, Hartford said.

Firefighters to host open houses Saturday

The Costa Mesa Fire Department will mark National Fire Prevention

Week with open houses at several of the city’s fire stations from 10

a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.

The public is invited to learn more about fire safety by visiting

a participating fire station.

The open houses are scheduled to be held at Station One, 2803

Royal Palm Drive; Station Three, 1865 Park St.; Station Four, 2300

Placentia Ave.; Station Five, 2450 Vanguard Way, and Station Six,

3350 Sakioka Drive.

For more information, call the Costa Mesa Fire Department at (714)

327-7406.

K-9s hit the road for Cal State Fullerton show

Canines from both the Newport Beach and Costa Mesa police

departments will participate in the Orange County Police Canine Assn.

Benefit Show at 6 p.m. Saturday at Cal State Fullerton.

A vendor’s fair, featuring law enforcement recruiting booths and

pet adoption, will begin at 3 p.m.

The public can watch police dogs in action and meet K-9 teams from

throughout the county. The show features demonstrations of canine

obedience skills, handler protection and narcotic detection.

The association is a nonprofit organization of law enforcement K-9

handlers. Tickets are $10 at the door. Proceeds go to K-9 medical

care, K-9 training and assistance for families of fallen officers.

For more information, go to o7www.ocpca.orgf7.