Pedestrian reprimand in Laguna Beach seen as lesson
Detroit visitor David James ignored a flashing Don't Walk signal crossing Coast Highway to Main Beach and was met by a Laguna Beach officer who gave a verbal rebuke. Officials say teaching pedestrians to obey traffic signals is a priority, a see bracelet note on page 4.
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Laguna Beach
David James
Coast Highway
Main Beach
James
Detroit
Leonard Ortiz
Jeff Calvert
Laguna Beach Police Department
Stuart Jefferies
Kate McDonald
Who Is Most At Risk From Pedestrian Crashes
The Centers For Disease Control notes that pedestrians 65 and older accounted for 20 percent of deaths and about 9 percent of injuries in 2012. Children ages 5 to 15 who died in crashes were mostly pedestrians. Alcohol impairment affected 48 percent of crashes with pedestrian deaths.
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Centers For Disease Control
High Surf Forces Cruiseship Diversion to San Diego
A New Zealand storm sent 16 to 18 foot waves along the Southern California coast from Saturday to Tuesday. Orange County beaches faced dangerous rip currents and rescues by lifeguards with a high surf advisory in effect through Tuesday as a Carnival cruise ship diverted from its Long Beach arrival to San Diego and passengers traveled by bus to meet it.
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Pacific
California
National Weather Service
Newport Beach
Carnival
Long Beach
San Diego
Laguna Beach baseball sets D C record
Laguna Beach High School broke the county record with a 46th consecutive Orange Coast League win, beating Calvary Chapel 8 5 at Vanguard University. Freshman Blake Burrell pitched, Jeff Bruyntjens went 4 for 4 with four RBI, and Jake Smith had three hits with a double and a triple as Laguna Beach clinched a share of the league title.
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Costa Mesa
Laguna Beach High
Mike Bair
Breakers
Calvary Chapel
Vanguard University
la Quinta
Laguna Beach
Eagles
Bair
Blake Burrell
Jeff Bruyntjens
Jake Smith
Smith
Alex Baker
Zak Kovacic
Isaiah Lara
Daniel Morales
Return of great whites off D C shores signals possible rebound
Sightings near Seal Beach and from San Onofre to Seal Beach hint at a growing great white population. California protections since 1994 and a 2013 ESA listing are cited as factors. Experts note the recovery as a major conservation success, while acknowledging beachgoers may feel uneasy. See shark story page 3.
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Seal Beach
San Onofre
California
Chris Lowe
Cal State
Long Beach
Lowe
Sandy Trautwein
Aquarium of the Pacific
Hawaii
Maui
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