Passers-by Rescue Kids After Icy River Crash
In Salt Lake City area a Honda Accord plunged into the Logan River off a 10 foot embankment during slick US 89 conditions. About ten bystanders helped free three children trapped inside the car, with one rescuer using a Glock to break a window after attempts to open doors failed.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Highway Patrol
Logan River
Steve Winward
Roger Andersen
Logan
U.S. 89
Chris Willden
Willden
Department of Defense
River rescue saves children from wreck after New Year’s start
A group of men rushed into icy water to rescue three children trapped in a submerged car after a New Year crash. One girl freed herself from a seat belt, while a passerby performed CPR to revive a boy. Both children were flown to Primary Children’s Medical Center and listed in fair condition. The father and another girl escaped injury as rescuers carried them to safety.
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Willden
Buzzy Mullahkel
North Logan
Deseret News
Salt Lake City
Mullahkel
Ogden
Children’s Medical Center
Bonnie Midget
Logan
Jets scramble as small plane loses contact over California
Federal authorities dispatched fighter jets after a Cessna 172 traveling from Santa Monica to Oakland lost radio contact near Ventura. The plane landed safely at Oakland International Airport around 11:35 a.m. Air traffic control reestablished contact before touchdown, leaving whether interception occurred unclear.
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San Francisco
California
Federal Aviation Adminis
Tration
Mike Fergus
Santa Monica
Oakland
Ventura
Monterey
Oakland International Airport
Fergus
Fresno
New immigration enforcement law faces legal challenges
A new state anti illegal immigrant measure creates a Public Safety enforcement unit and requires employers to verify workers via a federal database. It criminalizes hiring and harboring illegal immigrants and allows felony charges for those who transport them. Judge Gergel blocked parts while others take effect today.
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State Department of Public Safety
Justice Department
American Civil Liberties Union
U.S
Richard Gergel
Gergel
Emory Smith
U.S. Supreme Court
Arizona
South Carolina Passes Driver and Vehicle Identification Laws
Otis Rawl of the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce pushes job creation while new laws affect driver ID for registrations and titles. Sen. Larry Martin notes the bill aids nonresidents with second homes to insure vehicles in state. The rules expand AARP driver safety class eligibility to those 25 and older, shorten courses to six hours, and allow four year renewals for insurance discounts.
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Rawl
Larry Martin
Pickens
South Carolina
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