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Los Angeles deputy is killed 
ANAHEIM Friday July 7th, 2006– David Stan Piquette, 34, was westbound on the 91, east of Kraemer Boulevard, when his department-issued 2004 Ford Crown Victoria slid sideways and wedged between the two trailers of a big rig loaded with dry cement, said California Highway Patrol Officer Chris Johnson.A stove which had fallen into the road likely caused Piquette to swerve or lose control of his car. Both vehicles traveled, out of control, toward the shoulder, where the big rig landed on top of a concrete wall, with the cab on the north side of the wall and the trailers on the freeway side, Johnson said. The car was so wedged between the trailers that it took nearly 1 1/2 hours to get Piquette's body out of the wreckage, Johnson said. Piquette was on his way to work at Los Angeles County Sheriff's Training Academy and Regional Services Center in Whittier, where he taught recruits, reserves and deputies to defend themselves using only their hands. "We're trying to find whoever had the stove. We hope to be able to locate them through paperwork on the stove," Johnson said. He said it was uncertain how long the stove was on the road before the accident. "It may have still been moving when the accident happened." The CHP had sent officers to check a report of debris in the roadway on the westbound 91 between the Tustin Avenue and Kraemer Boulevard exits, Johnson said. As they arrived, they received reports of a possible collision and found the stove in the middle of the highway. They found the wreckage of the big rig and sheriff's car about 300 feet further west. |
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Don't Suffer from a "moving day gone bad", as Tim Greenwood would say on KNX 10.70 - secure your load of household belongings so yours does not become "Freeway Furniture" |
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When cargo or a vehicle part dislodges from a moving vehicle and falls onto the road, it becomes a serious hazard for road users. Even a small item may be dangerous when it is discharged at highway speed prompting erratic avoidance maneuvers, and causing a crash. Vehicle-related road debris (VRRD) is material vehicle parts or cargo that has been unintentionally discharged from a vehicle onto the roadway. Read the entire report here: -AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety
How FreewayFurniture.com came to be: "FreewayFurniture.com" came from the friendship of two Los Angeles radio Personalities. Tim Greenwood was working on his next report of Los Angeles Traffic at CBS Station KNX 10.70 where he'd worked since 1999 through Metro Traffic. Tim's reports are known for personality - with witty phrasing and alliteration used to convey the serious facts of travel at freeway speeds. Jeff Levy had just moved his long running computer talk show "Computer News with Jeff Levy" to KNX 10.70 radio. The combination of the two professionals proved a fantastic recipe. That show, the topic for "Computer News" host Jeff Levy was the internet. Jeff was covering a computer lesson that covered how the web works, explaining URL's, hosting and connection speeds before Tim's traffic report. Keeping the factual information interesting, Tim's report included a roadside fruit vendor selling in lanes "an agressive grocer", "a hot car, not stolen - but on fire - in Pasadena" and a sofa 'stalled' in lanes "and you know those things never use their 4 way flashers"; Also, more freeway furniture on the 57 - chairs in the right lane. I'm Tim Greenwood, Extended Traffic, KNX 10.70" In keeping with the internet theme of the day, when Jeff said "Tim, you use computers to gather traffic information, right? Tim said, "That's right, we have a special connection to highway patrol information, tipster calls, and I'll be sure to check FreewayFurniture.com for the latest and get back to you, Jeff !" The next report Jeff introduced Tim as having the latest from "Freeway Furniture.com." The expression "FreewayFurniture.com" has been tossed around ever since. Magnolia Street Productions, Inc. brings you the FreewayFurniture.com website as a safety oriented information site. We do not advocate retrieval of any item from a road, freeway, ramp or street. You are alive now and we'd like to keep it that way. What we do advocate is preventive maintence to avoid having your furniture, clothing, boxes, toys, and other belongings becoming a road hazard or "freeway furniture." We also recommend you report any road hazard to the California Highway Patrol by calling 1-800-tell-chp (1-800-835-5247). Thank you. |
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